WE MUST PROTECT OUR ELECTIONS 

ACTION ONE: CALL YOUR SENATORS

SAMPLE SCRIPT FOR WYDEN AND MERKLEY:

My name is [–] and I’m a constituent from [city], Oregon [zip code]. I am calling because…
For Wyden: I am very worried about Trump’s hateful, racist rhetoric and our election security. I thank the Senator for doing all he has to sound the alarm on election security.  I ask that he
  • Do all he can to get the SAFE (Securing America’s Federal Elections) Act and the PAVE (Protecting American Votes and Elections) Act passed in the Senate
  • Publicly and on all channels call for an immediate impeachment inquiry to investigate the foreign inference in our elections and Trumps obstruction of justice

For Merkley: I am very worried about Trump’s hateful, racist rhetoric and our election security. I ask that he
  • Do all he can do to get the SAFE (Securing America’s Federal Elections) Act and the PAVE (Protecting American Votes and Elections) Act passed in the Senate
  • Publicly and on all channels call for an immediate impeachment inquiry to investigate the foreign inference in our elections and Trumps obstruction of justice

ACTION TWO: CALL YOUR HOUSE REPS

Not sure who your U.S. Representative is? Find out here. 

SAMPLE SCRIPTS FOR REPRESENTATIVES:

My name is [–] and I’m a constituent from [city], Oregon [zip code]. I am calling because…
For Blumenauer and Bonamici: I am very worried about Trump’s hateful, racist rhetoric and our election security. I thank the Representative for supporting an impeachment inquiry and voting yes on the SAFE (Securing America’s Federal Elections) Act .  I ask that he/she
  • Do all he/she can do to pass the PAVE (Protecting American Votes and Elections) Act
  • Publicly and on all channels call for an immediate impeachment inquiry to investigate the foreign inference in our elections and Trumps obstruction of justice
For Defazio: I am very worried about Trump’s hateful, racist rhetoric and our election security. I thank the Representative voting yes on the SAFE (Securing America’s Federal Elections) Act .  I ask that he
  • Do all he can do to pass the PAVE (Protecting American Votes and Elections) Act
  • Publicly and on all channels call for an immediate impeachment inquiry to investigate the foreign inference in our elections and Trumps obstruction of justice
For Schrader and Walden: I am very worried about Trump’s hateful, racist rhetoric and our election security. I am very disappointed to see that he didn’t support the SAFE (Securing America’s Federal Elections) Act.  I ask that he
  • Do all he can do to pass the PAVE (Protecting American Votes and Elections) Act
  • Publicly and on all channels call for an immediate impeachment inquiry to investigate the foreign inference in our elections and Trumps obstruction of justice

ACTION THREE: HELP REGISTER VOTERS 

Indivisible Oregon is organizing letter-writing parties using Swing Left tools to contact voters whose voter registration data may need updating 
Find a letter writing party near you or organize one yourself:https://swingleft.org/events.

BACKGROUND:

Trump has finally said what we all knew to be true. In his and his GOP’s America you are only welcome if you are white. We must elect new president and Congress in 2020 to make it clear this racist man does not speak for our country. But to do this we need secure elections.
The Mueller report clearly outlined that the 2016 election was attacked by a foreign power. Candidate Trump welcomed this foreign interference and when this interference was investigated Trump did everything he could to obstruct the investigation. We must have an impeachment inquiry to investigate the 2016 elections and Trump’s obstruction.
Senator Wyden has been sounding the alarm for months about election security and has bills waiting and ready to address the known issues at hand. The Democratic led House has passed legislation to protect our elections. Senate Majority Leader McConnell refuses to take up these bills leaving our election vulnerable to foreign interference again.
Free and fair elections are the bedrock of a democracy. We must continue to insist Congress immediately start an impeachment inquiry and pass legislation to protect our elections.  Then work to elect a new (non-racist) President in the 2020 elections

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