TRUMP AGAIN REFUSES TO RESPECT ELECTION RESULT, FALSELY CLAIMS MAIL-IN VOTING FRAUD, TELLS WHITE SUPREMACISTS TO ‘STAND BY’
REPRESENTUS LAUNCHES ONLINE TOOLKIT FOR VOTERS TO COMBAT MISINFORMATION
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Rachel Barnhart
rbarnhart@represent.us / (413) 333-5656
WASHINGTON, D.C. (September 30, 2020): In response to President Donald Trump’s explicit threats to the election, including last night’s statement during the debate that “This will not end well,” RepresentUs is launching an online toolkit for Americans to save our democracy.
“The U.S. election crisis moved to Code Red last night when President Trump again refused to heed the election result and commit to a peaceful transfer of power, and he told violent white supremacists to ‘stand back and stand by,’” said Josh Silver, Co-Founder and CEO of RepresentUs. “President Trump is hedging against a potential defeat by sowing widespread distrust in our elections as a pretense to contest the election. This is unprecedented in American history. If you’re not worried about a coup d’etat by this President, you’re not paying attention.”
In response to the unfolding crisis, RepresentUs has launched a six-step, “Save the Vote” campaign to empower Americans to take practical steps to avoid a constitutional crisis this November:
- Tell every top state election administrator to count the votes—including overseas military—before declaring a winner.
- Demand state lawmakers respect the verified vote count.
- Fight disinformation and lies about safe voting options.
- Make sure you are registered to vote.
- Volunteer to work at the polls.
- Vote as early as possible.
“The U.S. has precipitously fallen from a beacon of freedom and democracy to the brink of authoritarianism,” said Silver. “President Trump: stand back and stand by, and let the American people exercise their fundamental right to vote. Win or lose.”
About RepresentUs
RepresentUs is the leading anti-corruption organization that is unrigging America's broken political system. Co-Founded in 2012 by Josh Silver and Joshua Graham Lynn, they are leading a non-partisan movement of Americans dedicated to putting power back in the hands of the voters. Corruption and a rigged system have halted progress on the issues that Americans care most about, from healthcare to education to government spending.
Through the continued passage of state and local laws that fix our broken elections, fight against gerrymandering, stop political bribery, and end secret money, RepresentUs advocates for the federal passage of the bi-partisan American Anti-Corruption Act to restore a government that is once again by and for the people. To date, the movement has passed 114 transformative anti-corruption acts and resolutions in cities and states across the country—and in 2018 passed more anti-corruption reform than in any other year in America's history.
For more information about RepresentUs, please visit represent.us.
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RepresentUs is the nation’s leading right-left anti-corruption group, bringing together conservatives, progressives, and everyone in between to pass anti-corruption laws in cities and states around the country.