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@mapresearch.bsky.socialToday and every day, MAP honors the freedom of expression and the pride in being our authentic selves. And in our work, we strive towards a thriving, inclusive, and equitable America for all people. Happy #NationalComingOutDay! 🏳️🌈 🏳️⚧️
@mapresearch.bsky.socialMost people cast their first ballot because someone they trust reached out and invited them. Who are you bringing to the polls with you this year?
⬇️ Here's some advice on how to talk about voting. Visit NationalVoterEducationWeek.org/share to learn more.
@mapresearch.bsky.socialToday is the last day of #NationalVoterEducationWeek!
If you're already registered to vote and have a voting plan, you can help others get #VoteReady, too. See below for tips on connecting with friends and family about voting.
@mapresearch.bsky.socialMAP updates the Democracy Maps in real time as legislatures across the country pass laws impacting voting, elections, and our democracy.
⬇️ Learn more and access all of our maps via our website.
mapresearch.org/democracy/
@mapresearch.bsky.socialAt MAP, our Democracy Maps help detail this vast and unique landscape. Tracking more than 50 laws and policies related to voting and elections, the Democracy Maps reveal the incredible differences in access to voting and election independence across the country.
@mapresearch.bsky.socialToday's theme for #NationalVoterEducationWeek focuses on understanding the voting process. Each state has different voting laws, which are important to know before you cast your ballot.
@mapresearch.bsky.socialDid you know? Nearly half (45%) of the voting-eligible population in the U.S. lives in states whose early voting period is 7 to 14 days.
🔗 Access our real-time Democracy Map below, as well as additional tools to get #VoteReady at NationalVoterEducationWeek.org/plan.
mapresearch.org/democracy-ma...
@mapresearch.bsky.socialDay 3 of #NationalVoterEducationWeek is all about making your plan to vote.
Want to vote by mail? Early? On Election Day? These are valid options, depending on where you live, but today, you can decide how you want to vote, decide when you will vote, and add it to your calendar.
@mapresearch.bsky.socialToday, you can get #VoteReady by viewing your ballot and learning more about your local and state elections.
🔗 Click below to learn more.
nationalvotereducationweek.org/ballot
@mapresearch.bsky.socialFor day two of #NationalVoterEducationWeek, we're focusing on your ballot. 🗳️
This fall, your community is voting on candidates and measures that shape housing, schools, public safety, and more. And from ballot measures to initiatives, referendums, and more, there are lots of things to consider.
@mapresearch.bsky.socialFor example, you can view the landscape of voter registration deadlines by state using our Democracy Map.
⬇️ Click below to learn more.
@mapresearch.bsky.socialUsing MAP's website, you can read more about your state's voter registration laws and policies by visiting our Democracy Maps, briefs, and additional resources.
🗳️ Visit our site: mapresearch.org/policy-and-i...
@mapresearch.bsky.socialFrom October 5 through 9, MAP is celebrating #NationalVoterEducationWeek! This week, we're helping our community get #VoteReady, starting today with today's theme: voter registration.
🔗 You can check your status at NationalVoterEducationWeek.org/register
@mapresearch.bsky.socialThis report demonstrates a rapidly shifting patchwork of state laws and illustrates how basic rights and protections for LGBTQ people are increasingly dependent on where they live.
⬇️ Read about the report in @assignedmedia.org via @billiejsweeney.bsky.social assignedmedia.org/breaking-new...
@mapresearch.bsky.socialOverall, this research reveals a complex story of asymmetric polarization: states moving farther and farther apart from each other, but at varying speeds and scales.
@mapresearch.bsky.socialBy examining these changes, the report demonstrates how 2020 marked the beginning of a new era of anti-LGBTQ politics, characterized by speed, breadth, extremism, and, perhaps more so than anything else, its near-laser focus on transgender people.
@mapresearch.bsky.socialOut today: a new, in-depth report from MAP is the first to take a careful and comprehensive look at how state LGBTQ policies across the country have changed from January 2020 to July 2026.
@billiejsweeney.bsky.socialReposted by @mapresearch.bsky.social“Things like banning transgender kids from playing sports in schools or from being able to access medical necessary healthcare – those things didn’t even exist in 2020,” Logan Casey, MAP’s director of policy research, told me.
@mapresearch.bsky.socialBut if these initiatives are successful, it may mean these attacks—both in state houses and at the ballot box—continue for the foreseeable future.
Learn more in MAP's new analysis.
mapresearch.org/brief/the-re...
@mapresearch.bsky.socialIf voters reject these policies, it may signal to the politicians and lobbyists pushing these anti-transgender efforts that their attacks are unwelcome, potentially stemming the tide of this broader wave of attacks that has unfurled since 2020.
