STOP GOP ELECTION SABOTAGE
Crush minority rule, pass the For the People Act, save democracy.
Jump to today’s actions:
BACKGROUND
Issue: The Republican war on democracy is now sabotaging America’s elections by suppressing voters of color and rigging vote counting.
News: The For the People Act (FTPA), which would nullify state voter suppression laws for federal elections, is scheduled for a vote in the Senate today.
Why it matters:
The GOP has been passing bills in statehouses to block certain voters.
Fourteen states have already enacted racist voter suppression laws and hundreds more bills are working through legislatures.
The nationwide, coordinated attack on voting rights is financed by billionaires concerned that the FTPA would plug their pipeline of dark money that buys officials.
Far more quietly, in red states the GOP is transforming the nonpartisan election system so they can:
Determine which ballots to count.
Establish mechanisms, to “institute corrective action,” to overturn results.
Control or replace Secretaries of State.
The GOP’s last weapon to defend their minority rule is to freeze the Senate’s legislative process with a filibuster.
Take action: Call your MOCs to (1) ask that they amend the FTPA to ensure transparent and trustworthy election results, (2) demand they pass FTPA to ensure equal access for voting, and (3) kill the filibuster to end minority rule.
1. Call the Senate.
Script for Oregon Senators
SEN. MERKLEY: Portland office: 503-326-3386 | D.C. office: 202-224-3753
My name is [--] and I'm a constituent from [city], Oregon [zip code].
I fully support the For the People Act but it should be amended to stop the GOP from sabotaging the current nonpartisan election infrastructure so they can produce the outcomes they want.
SEN. WYDEN: Portland office: 503-326-7525 | D.C. office: 202-224-5244
My name is [–] and I’m a constituent from [city], Oregon [zip code].
I fully support the For the People Act but it should be amended to stop the GOP from sabotaging the current nonpartisan election infrastructure so they can produce the outcomes they want.
Script for Republican Senators
D.C switchboard: 202-224-3121
My name is [–] and I’m a constituent from [city], [state], [zip code].
The GOP’s war on democracy, now focused on sabotaging our elections, is traitorous. If you care about democracy, you should object and make public the GOP actions to limit voting and rig vote counting.
2. Call the House.
Script for Suzanne Bonamici (OR-01)
Oregon office: 503-469-6010 | DC office: 202-225-0855
My name is [–] and I’m a constituent from [city], Oregon [zip code].
Thank you for your support of the For the People Act. Unfortunately, it needs to be amended. State GOP legislators are considering bills and enacting laws designed to take over the nonpartisan election system to produce the results they want. The House needs to develop an amendment to the FTPA to nullify those GOP laws for federal elections.
Script for Cliff Bentz (OR-02)
Medford office: 541-776-4646 | DC office: 202-225-6730
My name is [–] and I’m a constituent from [city], Oregon [zip code].
The GOP’s war on democracy, now focused on sabotaging our elections, is traitorous. If you care about democracy, you should object and make public these GOP actions to limit voting and rig vote counting.
Script for Earl Blumenauer (OR-03)
Oregon office: 503-231-2300 | DC office: 202-225-4811
My name is [–] and I’m a constituent from [city], Oregon [zip code].
Thank you for your support of the For the People Act. Unfortunately, it needs to be amended. State GOP legislators are considering bills and enacting laws designed to take over the nonpartisan election system to produce the results they want. The House needs to develop an amendment to the FTPA to nullify those GOP laws for federal elections.
Script for Peter DeFazio (OR-04)
Eugene office: 541-465-6732 | DC office: 202-225-6416
My name is [–] and I’m a constituent from [city], Oregon [zip code].
Thank you for your support of the For the People Act. Unfortunately, it needs to be amended. State GOP legislators are considering bills and enacting laws designed to take over the nonpartisan election system to produce the results they want. The House needs to develop an amendment to the FTPA to nullify those GOP laws for federal elections.
Script for Kurt Schrader (OR-05)
Salem office: 503-588-9100 | DC office: 202-225-5711
My name is [–] and I’m a constituent from [city], Oregon [zip code].
Thank you for your support of the For the People Act. Unfortunately, it needs to be amended. State GOP legislators are considering bills and enacting laws designed to take over the nonpartisan election system to produce the results they want. The House needs to develop an amendment to the FTPA to nullify those GOP laws for federal elections.
3. Take Action
Please keep an eye on our webpage and social media for a list of town halls during the 2-week July 4th Congressional recess.
Please check out Indivisible national’s phone banks for voter outreach and advocacy:
Arizona Phone Banks: June 29 and July 7
Further Reading
They tried to overturn the 2020 election. Now they want to run the next one. - POLITICO
How Republican States Are Expanding Their Power Over Elections - The New York Times
Republican state legislatures move to assert control over election systems - Axios
New GOP voting laws target more than just voter access - NBC News
