The expansion signals Democrats sustained interest in focusing on voting rights as a potent political issue as courts have continued to strike down Republican restrictions on voting and as President Donald Trump makes unsubstantiated claims about widespread voter fraud. The Democratic-leaning nonprofit is focusing on a mix of gubernatorial, legislative and secretary of state races in Iowa, New Hampshire, Tennessee, Georgia and Nevada. “We’re opening these offices as a direct response to efforts by politicians to make voting harder and their re-election campaigns easier,” he added. Brian Sandoval (R) vetoed a measure that would make voter registration automatic (it will be on a statewide ballot in 2018). The group said it had knocked on 130,000 doors in Virginia to support the gubernatorial campaign of Lt. Gov.

Source: Huffington Post August 31, 2017 15:56 UTC