February Action Items
This month, our focus is protecting the integrity of our elections. Despite overwhelming evidence to the contrary, the President of the United States continues to insist that there is widespread fraud in American elections. Though his claims have repeatedly been proven unfounded*, the President is unconstitutionally attempting to assert federal control over state elections.
🟧Educational Resources
The Elections Clause (Article 1, Section 4 of the United States Constitution), empowers each state to establish its own laws and procedures that govern congressional elections. Federal elections are overseen at the state level by the governor, the state attorney general and a chief election official—usually the secretary of state—or a bipartisan elections board.
🔗 NYT: Trump Could Interfere with the Midterm Elections. You Can Help Defend Them
🔗Why Do States Run Federal Elections?
🟦National Action Item
🔗 Find and Contact your elected state officials
Urge your state elected officials to push back against the Trump Administration’s attempt to take federal control of elections. You can use the script below in your calls and/or emails. Along with the script, you can use talking points from the educational resources above.
Hi, my name is [NAME] and I’m a constituent from ____________.
I’m calling to express my concerns about the Trump administration’s ongoing interference with our election systems. I ask that [REPRESENTATIVES NAME YOU ARE CONTACTING] defend the integrity of our elections by publicly condemning the DOJ’s unlawful seizure of state voter records and Trump’s unconstitutional calls to nationalize the election.
Thank you for your time and consideration.
IF LEAVING VOICEMAIL: Please leave your full street address to ensure your call is tallied.
🟨Local Action Item
Poll workers are essential to ensure elections are a success, and many of the country’s precincts struggle to find enough staff. Consider signing up for a non-partisan, paid poll worker position in your area.
🟩Donation Action Item
Choose any of the following organizations to donate to. All of the organizations focus on fair elections and election integrity.
🔗The Election Official Legal Defense Network pairs election officials with pro bono attorneys who can advise them on how to respond to threats and lawsuits. You can donate here.
🔗The Campaign Legal Center founded by a Republican lawyer who served as chairman of the Federal Election Commission, works to ensure that election rules remain fair. You can donate here.
🔗The Carter Center, founded in 1982 by Jimmy Carter, has brought its global election monitoring program to the United States. You can donate to the Carter Center’s democracy program here.
*An Associated Press investigation in 2021 found fewer than 475 instances of potential voter fraud across six battleground states, a number far too small to have affected the election’s outcome. 158,429,631 votes were cast in the 2020 election- so 0.00029% of votes cast. Most instances were isolated and not part of any coordinated effort. The cases involved both registered Democrats and Republicans, and the culprits were almost always caught before the fraudulent ballot was counted. Analysis of US data from other election years shows how minuscule fraud is in American elections (Brookings Institution).
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