Tom Lopach
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VPC commends the Supreme Court for its decision to maintain a preliminary injunction on the USPS’s rule restricting mail voting.
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September 15, 2026 at 6:37 PM
VPC commends the Supreme Court for its decision to maintain a preliminary injunction on the USPS’s rule restricting mail voting.
Read our full statement from @tom-lopach.bsky.social 👇
www.voterparticipation.org/statement-th...
Read our full statement from @tom-lopach.bsky.social 👇
www.voterparticipation.org/statement-th...
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With the midterms just months away, Ohioans are being hit with misinformation from multiple directions. This confusion is designed to do one thing: keep eligible voters from turning out.
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Voting rights are under fire in Ohio. Casting a ballot is how you fight back. • Ohio Capital Journal
With the midterms just months away, Ohioans are being hit with misinformation from multiple directions about the safety of our elections and voting. The most powerful response to confusion and intimid...
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August 21, 2026 at 2:40 PM
With the midterms just months away, Ohioans are being hit with misinformation from multiple directions. This confusion is designed to do one thing: keep eligible voters from turning out.
Read more from VPC's @tom-lopach.bsky.social 👇
ohiocapitaljournal.com/2026/08/21/v...
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Last night, President Trump once again presented baseless claims of voter fraud to the American public. What we really heard? The ramblings of a man deeply afraid of American voters.
Read our full statement from @tom-lopach.bsky.social: www.voterparticipation.org/statement-th...
Read our full statement from @tom-lopach.bsky.social: www.voterparticipation.org/statement-th...
July 17, 2026 at 3:50 PM
Last night, President Trump once again presented baseless claims of voter fraud to the American public. What we really heard? The ramblings of a man deeply afraid of American voters.
Read our full statement from @tom-lopach.bsky.social: www.voterparticipation.org/statement-th...
Read our full statement from @tom-lopach.bsky.social: www.voterparticipation.org/statement-th...
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President Trump’s dismantling of the bipartisan Election Assistance Commission (EAC) should serve as a warning that this administration is attempting to upend America’s democratic electoral process.
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July 10, 2026 at 6:41 PM
President Trump’s dismantling of the bipartisan Election Assistance Commission (EAC) should serve as a warning that this administration is attempting to upend America’s democratic electoral process.
Read our full statement 👇
www.voterparticipation.org/statement-th...
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The Voter Participation Center welcomes today’s Supreme Court ruling in Watson v. Republican National Committee.
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June 29, 2026 at 5:34 PM
The Voter Participation Center welcomes today’s Supreme Court ruling in Watson v. Republican National Committee.
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Young LGBTQ+ Americans are civically engaged and ready to make their voices heard 💪🏳️🌈
Register to vote your values today 👇
www.voterparticipation.org/my-voter-info
Register to vote your values today 👇
www.voterparticipation.org/my-voter-info
June 11, 2026 at 2:55 PM
Young LGBTQ+ Americans are civically engaged and ready to make their voices heard 💪🏳️🌈
Register to vote your values today 👇
www.voterparticipation.org/my-voter-info
Register to vote your values today 👇
www.voterparticipation.org/my-voter-info
Not since the civil rights movement have we had a government work so hard to keep eligible Americans from voting.
Americans — vote this November and protect your rights and our democracy!!!!
www.cnn.com/2026/06/10/p...
Americans — vote this November and protect your rights and our democracy!!!!
www.cnn.com/2026/06/10/p...
Postal Service won’t deliver mail ballots for states that don’t hand over voter lists, under plan for Trump directive | CNN Politics
State election officials could soon face a stark choice: hand over voter lists to the Trump administration or risk losing Postal Service delivery for mail-in ballots.
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June 11, 2026 at 2:53 PM
Not since the civil rights movement have we had a government work so hard to keep eligible Americans from voting.
Americans — vote this November and protect your rights and our democracy!!!!
www.cnn.com/2026/06/10/p...
Americans — vote this November and protect your rights and our democracy!!!!
www.cnn.com/2026/06/10/p...
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We are currently facing the most coordinated assault on voter access in modern American history. The Voter Participation Center and @weareunidosus.bsky.social are proud to be in the fight to protect your right to vote 👇
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June 10, 2026 at 2:12 PM
We are currently facing the most coordinated assault on voter access in modern American history. The Voter Participation Center and @weareunidosus.bsky.social are proud to be in the fight to protect your right to vote 👇
www.ajc.com/opinion/2026...
@tom-lopach.bsky.social @ajc.com
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The US Senate Judiciary Committee is currently having a subcommittee hearing on implementing the Callais decision.
All Republicans on the Senate Judiciary Committee are white.
All of the Republican witnesses at this hearing are white men.
All Republicans on the Senate Judiciary Committee are white.
All of the Republican witnesses at this hearing are white men.
May 19, 2026 at 7:23 PM
The US Senate Judiciary Committee is currently having a subcommittee hearing on implementing the Callais decision.
All Republicans on the Senate Judiciary Committee are white.
All of the Republican witnesses at this hearing are white men.
All Republicans on the Senate Judiciary Committee are white.
All of the Republican witnesses at this hearing are white men.
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A lot has happened, but not much has changed.
May 10, 2026 at 2:24 AM
A lot has happened, but not much has changed.
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Yesterday, the Southern Poverty Law Center was arraigned in federal court.
The charges against @splcenter.org are part of a coordinated and partisan attack on civil rights groups that ensure everyone can live and vote, free from hate and discrimination.
The charges against @splcenter.org are part of a coordinated and partisan attack on civil rights groups that ensure everyone can live and vote, free from hate and discrimination.
May 8, 2026 at 4:27 PM
Yesterday, the Southern Poverty Law Center was arraigned in federal court.
The charges against @splcenter.org are part of a coordinated and partisan attack on civil rights groups that ensure everyone can live and vote, free from hate and discrimination.
The charges against @splcenter.org are part of a coordinated and partisan attack on civil rights groups that ensure everyone can live and vote, free from hate and discrimination.
My statement below:
🚨 The Voter Participation Center Strongly Condemns the Supreme Court’s Decision to Gut Voting Rights in Louisiana v. Callais
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Read our full statement 👇
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April 29, 2026 at 9:17 PM
My statement below:
Rich white people are hell bent on tearing down the progress of the civil rights movement and returning to very bad times.
www.nytimes.com/2026/04/29/b...
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Fidelity Won’t Let Fund Holders Donate to Southern Poverty Law Center
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April 29, 2026 at 4:01 PM
Rich white people are hell bent on tearing down the progress of the civil rights movement and returning to very bad times.
www.nytimes.com/2026/04/29/b...
www.nytimes.com/2026/04/29/b...
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VPC’s President and CEO, @tom-lopach.bsky.social: “When participation requires multiple documents, fees, and long trips to government offices, many eligible voters simply cannot clear all the hurdles.” 👇
newrepublic.com/article/2079...
newrepublic.com/article/2079...
The Trump-Backed Voting Bill Will Suppress the Native Vote
The controversial SAVE America Act would add new requirements that could make it harder for Indigenous voters to cast a ballot.
newrepublic.com
March 19, 2026 at 4:01 PM
VPC’s President and CEO, @tom-lopach.bsky.social: “When participation requires multiple documents, fees, and long trips to government offices, many eligible voters simply cannot clear all the hurdles.” 👇
newrepublic.com/article/2079...
newrepublic.com/article/2079...
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"The people are standing up in this moment and I’m standing with them. No to the so-called SAVE Act, yes to our democracy.” — @warnock.senate.gov
March 18, 2026 at 7:11 PM
"The people are standing up in this moment and I’m standing with them. No to the so-called SAVE Act, yes to our democracy.” — @warnock.senate.gov
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Primaries on March 3 will be the first big test of the impact of the new USPS postmarking policy on mail-in ballots.
VPC's @tom-lopach.bsky.social spoke with @houstonpublicmedia.bsky.social about the potential effect of this policy on voters in Texas 👇
www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/new...
VPC's @tom-lopach.bsky.social spoke with @houstonpublicmedia.bsky.social about the potential effect of this policy on voters in Texas 👇
www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/new...
USPS changes mean Texas mail ballots may need to be sent early to be counted in primary elections | Houston Public Media
The changes, adopted last April and last December, could add at least a day to the time between when a mail-in ballot is sent and when it receives the postmark needed to be legally admissible.
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February 26, 2026 at 7:40 PM
Primaries on March 3 will be the first big test of the impact of the new USPS postmarking policy on mail-in ballots.
VPC's @tom-lopach.bsky.social spoke with @houstonpublicmedia.bsky.social about the potential effect of this policy on voters in Texas 👇
www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/new...
VPC's @tom-lopach.bsky.social spoke with @houstonpublicmedia.bsky.social about the potential effect of this policy on voters in Texas 👇
www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/new...
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On @velshimsnow.bsky.social, @mawaldman.bsky.social
explains that the SAVE Act is "very, very carefully crafted to exclude certain groups." That includes voters of color, younger voters, married women who have changed their names, and more.
explains that the SAVE Act is "very, very carefully crafted to exclude certain groups." That includes voters of color, younger voters, married women who have changed their names, and more.
Understanding MAGA's anti-voter agenda: 'Carefully crafted to exclude certain groups'
Right now, President Trump and some Republicans in Congress are pushing the SAVE Act, which would tightly restrict voting access. It’s part of a broader strategy of undermining public access to and tr...
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February 23, 2026 at 3:35 PM
On @velshimsnow.bsky.social, @mawaldman.bsky.social
explains that the SAVE Act is "very, very carefully crafted to exclude certain groups." That includes voters of color, younger voters, married women who have changed their names, and more.
explains that the SAVE Act is "very, very carefully crafted to exclude certain groups." That includes voters of color, younger voters, married women who have changed their names, and more.
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Lawmakers renewed their push to pass the SAVE Act, which would block millions of Americans from voting. It failed before — and it must fail again. Tell Congress to stop this attack on the freedom to vote: bit.ly/4tmVIor
February 15, 2026 at 9:29 PM
Lawmakers renewed their push to pass the SAVE Act, which would block millions of Americans from voting. It failed before — and it must fail again. Tell Congress to stop this attack on the freedom to vote: bit.ly/4tmVIor
Below is my column on how changes at the Postal Service could be part of a larger effort to prevent eligible Americans from voting.
dcjournal.com/how-a-postal...
dcjournal.com/how-a-postal...
How a Postal Rule Clarification Could Cost Votes – DC Journal - InsideSources
On Christmas Eve, the U.S. Postal Service quietly clarified a rule that could determine whether your vote is counted. For decades, the postmark, the
dcjournal.com
January 30, 2026 at 3:51 PM
Below is my column on how changes at the Postal Service could be part of a larger effort to prevent eligible Americans from voting.
dcjournal.com/how-a-postal...
dcjournal.com/how-a-postal...
Opinion | Democrats Will Lose in 2028 Unless They Change Course Now
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January 16, 2026 at 2:43 PM
I had not planned to get invovled in the MT-01 Congressional primary, but Sam Forstag understands that folks need someone paying attention to cost of living, somone who will fight and be loud and not speak just party line BS.
I am supporting Sam and I encourage others to as well.
samformontana.com
I am supporting Sam and I encourage others to as well.
samformontana.com
Sam Forstag for Montana
Sam Forstag is a smokejumper and union leader — a working Montanan who understands the struggle of breaking your back trying to get ahead and still barely getting by.
samformontana.com
January 6, 2026 at 2:08 AM
I had not planned to get invovled in the MT-01 Congressional primary, but Sam Forstag understands that folks need someone paying attention to cost of living, somone who will fight and be loud and not speak just party line BS.
I am supporting Sam and I encourage others to as well.
samformontana.com
I am supporting Sam and I encourage others to as well.
samformontana.com
From a true Senator in a day when we had leaders that knew how to use their voices:
www.tedkennedy.org/ownwords/eve...
www.tedkennedy.org/ownwords/eve...
Speech Against the Invasion of Iraq | In His Own Words | Edward M. KennedySpeech Against the Invasion of Iraq - tedkennedy
www.tedkennedy.org
January 3, 2026 at 9:49 PM
From a true Senator in a day when we had leaders that knew how to use their voices:
www.tedkennedy.org/ownwords/eve...
www.tedkennedy.org/ownwords/eve...