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- Sula Costa
- Sula Costa - Costa Consulting CO http://sulacosta.com Contact:worldartshowny@gmail.com
Friday, May 1, 2020
Wednesday, April 29, 2020
When Congress reconvenes, we have the chance to make a huge difference
in the fight for safe elections. Congress should be considering whether
to allocate additional funding for election safety efforts -- this is
the money our states would need to modernize online voter registration,
staff additional early vote locations, or mail absentee ballots to all
registered voters amidst COVID-19.
Contact your member of Congress and demand they #ProtectOurVote by supporting funding for fair and safe elections.
We know that common-sense reforms like expanding vote-by-mail and increasing early-vote are essential to safe, fair, and accessible elections -- but we also know that many entrenched conservative politicians have refused to support these efforts. Some of them have already shown that they would rather make voters choose between their health and their vote by opposing efforts like voting at home. We need to stand up to this blatant voter suppression.
All On The Line is the grassroots advocacy campaign supported by the National Redistricting Action Fund.
Paid for by The National Redistricting Action Fund. Contact your member of Congress and demand they #ProtectOurVote by supporting funding for fair and safe elections.
We know that common-sense reforms like expanding vote-by-mail and increasing early-vote are essential to safe, fair, and accessible elections -- but we also know that many entrenched conservative politicians have refused to support these efforts. Some of them have already shown that they would rather make voters choose between their health and their vote by opposing efforts like voting at home. We need to stand up to this blatant voter suppression.
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TELL CONGRESS WE MUST: → expand vote-by-mail → expand voter registration → provide safe and healthy polling places → increase voter education |
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The fact is, what happened in Wisconsin was the result of a decade’s worth of malfeasance by state and national Republicans. I’m going to lay it out below -- but first, can you make a donation to help the NDRC continue our fight against voter suppression and gerrymandering?
Here’s the timeline:
- In 2011, former Governor Scott Walker signed manipulated maps into law. This gave Republicans lasting majorities in the state legislature, even when they won less than 50 percent of the vote.
- Walker also “reduced the state’s non-partisan elections office to a largely gridlocked bipartisan agency,” according to an expert interviewed by ProPublica.
- In 2018, after Democrat Tony Evers beat Walker (with our help!), the gerrymandered Republican legislature forced through bills that “neutered the authority of the incoming Democratic governor in emergency situations.” Then, a couple of weeks ago, Republican legislative leaders challenged Gov. Evers’ order to postpone the April 7 state Supreme Court election, calling it “executive overreach.”
- Just hours later, the state Supreme Court -- which Republicans have packed with hard-line conservatives -- ruled that the election must proceed despite the public health emergency.
- And Trump and McConnell’s U.S. Supreme Court picks, Neil Gorsuch and Brett Kavanaugh, sided with the Wisconsin Republican legislators, who refused to extend the deadline for absentee ballots -- which some voters hadn’t even received by Election Day!
We’re fighting back, Sula. The NDRC is committed to ending voter suppression and gerrymandering so that what happened in Wisconsin never happens again. Can you make a donation to help us achieve truly fair and safe elections?
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There are now fewer than 200 days remaining until the 2020 elections, and we need to win big in target states all over the country to secure fair maps for the next decade. But recently, our mission has become significantly more challenging -- here's why:
- In the midst of a public health crisis, Donald Trump and his Republican allies are trying to block access to the ballot box by refusing to expand vote-at-home options. Pitch in now to help us stop them!
- The Trump campaign and the RNC have more than $175 MILLION cash on hand, and a lot of that money is sure to boost down-ballot Republicans who could control the next round of redistricting. Pitch in to help us make sure they don't!
- The Roberts-Kavanaugh-Gorsuch Court's decision to stop federal courts from reviewing partisan gerrymandering cases was a setback for our movement. Pitch in to help us double down on our fight in the states!
Please donate now, if you can, to help us reach our $75,000 goal and END Republican gerrymandering.
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Everyone should have the right to vote safely. And we have the power to make that happen -- but as we saw in Wisconsin's election this month, we are fighting against forces who are willing to use the tragedy of a pandemic to compromise our democracy.
At its core, the fight for fair maps is a fight for voting rights. And if we want to protect the integrity of the 2020 election, we need to break down structural barriers and support initiatives like voting-by-mail, online voter registration, and expanded early voting.
We need your support, Sula. The All On The Line team is now dedicating resources to protecting our elections to make sure we are in a good position to end gerrymandering next year. Can I count on you to make a donation to All On The Line to help make this work possible?
If you've saved your payment information with ActBlue Express, your donation will go through immediately.
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Access to safe voting shouldn't be a partisan issue. But map manipulators know that when folks cast votes in down-ballot elections this year, they'll be determining who will have the power to draw electoral maps next year.
If you want to make a difference in this fight, here are three ways you can get started: donate to All On The Line's grassroots work, learn about your state's voting process, and commit to vote in November in the safest way possible.
As always, thank you and stay safe.
Barack Obama
At its core, the fight for fair maps is a fight for voting rights. And if we want to protect the integrity of the 2020 election, we need to break down structural barriers and support initiatives like voting-by-mail, online voter registration, and expanded early voting.
We need your support, Sula. The All On The Line team is now dedicating resources to protecting our elections to make sure we are in a good position to end gerrymandering next year. Can I count on you to make a donation to All On The Line to help make this work possible?
If you've saved your payment information with ActBlue Express, your donation will go through immediately.
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Access to safe voting shouldn't be a partisan issue. But map manipulators know that when folks cast votes in down-ballot elections this year, they'll be determining who will have the power to draw electoral maps next year.
If you want to make a difference in this fight, here are three ways you can get started: donate to All On The Line's grassroots work, learn about your state's voting process, and commit to vote in November in the safest way possible.
As always, thank you and stay safe.
Barack Obama
Paid for by The National Redistricting Action Fund.
It's SUPER important that we get back on track as soon as possible. Please take a second to read over the email below, and when you're done, rush a donation (if you can) to help us win fair maps in 2021 and beyond!
-- Amanda
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From: End Map Manipulation
Subject: We're almost to Phase 3
Sula,
Back when we launched the NDRC with the support of President Obama, we planned our work in three phases:
Supporters like you helped us win our first elections and educate the public and elected officials about the importance of redistricting. That got us to where we are today.
Now we’re in the critical second phase of our work: We’re working with our affiliates to expand into more states and building grassroots power on the ground. We’re developing state-of-the-art mapping tools to help draw fair maps, and we’re preparing to win even more elections. It’s all so we can get to the third phase: Execute.
2021 will be here before we know it and that’s the year we’ve been working toward. That’s the year our movement is going to achieve the most transparent and fair redistricting ever.
But all this can only happen with your help, Sula! We’ve never needed you more. Will you chip in to help us finish growing and get ready to EXECUTE our plan to get fair maps?
-- Team NDRC
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