Call to Action 10-11-20

SAVE OUR DEMOCRACY

 VOTE!
Ballots have dropped in Thurston County and will drop the rest of the state this week.
ACTION:

1. Fill out your ballot as soon as you get it. Trump is trying to slow down and weaken the vote and we won’t let him. Use the OI endorsements info as a guide as well as the Washington Voters pamphlet.

https://www.olympiaindivisible.org/endorsed-candidates.html https://www.sos.wa.gov/elections/research/election-results-and-voters-pamphlets.aspx
A sample ballot vote for everything on the ballot prepared by OI can be found here: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/e/2PACX-1vQW_yZ2SN2U6bqAvtBU81IlHhcHLoapcEHzEBDDrI5L1vWkx1syLmJD8C-Hdcm2JZWneJnnh3VRKLJw/pubhtml.

Thurston Sample Ballot of OI Endorsed Candidates
Ballot Measure Statewide

Referendum 90 (Sex Education) - Approve R90

Advisory Votes 32 - 35 - Leave Blank- Tim Eyman advisory votes

Engrossed Senate Joint Resolution 8212 (Family Leave, Long Term Care) - Approve SJR 8212

United States Statewide

President/Vice President - Joe Biden/Kamala Harris

Washington State Statewide

Governor - Jay Inslee

Lt. Governor - Denny Heck

Secretary of State - Gael Tarleton

State Treasurer - Mike Pellicciotti

State Auditor - Pat (Patrice) McCarthy

Attorney General - Bob Ferguson

Commissioner of Public Lands - Hilary Franz

Superintendent of Public Instruction - Chris Reykdal

Insurance Commissioner - Mike Kreidler

Congressional District 10 Mason*, Pierce*, Thurston*

U.S. Representative - Beth Doglio

Legislative District 22 Thurston*

State Senator - Sam Hunt

State Representative Pos. 1 - Laurie Dolan

State Representative Pos. 2 - Jessica Bateman

Thurston Superior Court 

Judge Position 8 - Sharonda Amamilo

Thurston Board of Commissioners

County Commissioner, District No. 1. - Carolina Mejia

County Commissioner, District No. 2 - Michael Steadman

Thurston PUD

Public Utilities District Commissioner, District No. 3 - Chris Stearns

1. Take your ballot to a ballot drop box – locations: https://www.thurstoncountywa.gov/auditor/Pages/elections-dropbox.aspx
2. If you do not receive your ballot this week, check your voter registration for accuracy. And if you’ve moved or changed your name, please update your information. VoteWA.gov. If you’ve not received it by October 20, contact the County Auditor’s office for a replacement.
3. Check with 3 friends and see if they got their ballot. Share our voter info resources with them and encourage them to vote right away. Have them contact 3 of their friends.

 
Thurston County Auditor Mary Hall

• Elections: 360.786.5408
• Deaf & Hard-of-Hearing: 711 Washington Relay 
• Fax: 360.786.5223
• Email: TCAuditor@co.thurston.wa.us

Mason County - During the COVID crisis staff is available Mon-Fri 9 am- 4 pm. In person visits will be limited to the 18 day election period or by appointment.  
Email elections@co.mason.wa.us   Call: 360-427-9670 ext. 470
Auditor's Office 411 N 5th St. Shelton, WA 98584

https://www.masoncountyelections.us/p/blog-page_75.html

PROTECT THE VOTE
 
The “Protect the Results Coalition” will demand a peaceful transition following the results of the 2020 election. If Trump attempts to create a constitutional crisis, we will be prepared. Start by taking the pledge to respond, and let us know that you have taken the pledge. National Indivisible is providing a 3-part training series to help local groups prepare.
ACTION:  Take the pledge, and let us know that you took the pledge. Sign up for the 3-part host training, even if you are not a host, to learn more about preparing for a demonstration on November 4th.
Below are the links to the resources from National Indivisible: 
Protect the Results Toolkit
Protect the Results Event Map -- make sure to register your event
!Sign up for our 3-Part Host Training Series
Supplemental materials 
 
More ACTIONS you can take:

1. Take  the Indivisible and Choose Democracy pledges so as to to be notified of important actions you can take.
2. Attend  organizing/mobilizing training sessions with Indivisible, Choose Democracy, Indivisible, or Flip The West Election Protection.
3. Help build the blue wave (phonebank, text bank)  for Senate races and/or Biden-Harris in key states;
4. Vote smart:
   1. Check your voter registration NOW to make sure you are registered (www.vote.wa.gov);
   2. Promptly and carefully complete your ballot as soon as you receive it;
   3. Put your completed ballot in the security sleeve and then in the return envelope;
   4. Sign and date the outside of the return envelope;
   5.  Promptly USE your local  BALLOT BOX to post your ballot, or mail ASAP; 
   6. Check back with www.vote.wa.gov two days after you post your ballot and click on “Ballot Status” to make sure your ballot was received and scanned without issues;
   7. If you do not receive your ballot by October 20, visit www.vote.wa.gov and click “Online Ballot” to print a replacement ballot. If you do not have a printer, call your county election office and request they mail you a replacement ballot; 
   8. Tell friends and family in Washington to do the same.
5. Encourage everyone you are in touch with to be patient about election results. It will take weeks before all the votes are counted in all the states. In Washington, counties certify results 21 days after a General  Election and the Secretary of State certifies results no  later  than 30 days after a General Election.
6. If you see what you believe to be fake news or misinformation about the election, contact Mary Hall at the Thurston County Election Office: mary.hall@co.thurston.wa.us She can work with Facebook, Twitter, Craigslist etc. to have it taken down.
7. If you see tampering with ballot boxes or intimidation of voters trying to use ballot boxes, contact Mary Hall at the Thurston County Election Office: mary.hall@co.thurston.wa.us
8. Petition Secretary of State Kim Wyman to make a public statement concerning the safety of mail-In ballots and commit to protecting the integrity of the electoral process. Link to model email HERE
9. Sign the petition asking every level of government to publicly commit to honoring the results of the election: CARE2 Petition - Trump Has Admitted He Is Planning a Coup. We Need Every Level of Government to Commit to Stopping Him: https://www.thepetitionsite.com/takeaction/793/924/864/?z00m=32559943&redirectID=3048702857
10. Sign the petition to ask media to refrain from making premature calls of victory on election night: https://www.dailykos.com/campaigns/petitions/sign-the-petition-traditional-media-cannot-make-premature-calls-on-election-night-we-must-have-accurate-and-complete-results?one_click_ab_redirect=true&ab_page_name=gotv2020&ab_refcode=20200923electionnightmedi

 

Andrew Ryan says Protect the Results!
Tom want you to know there are 4 weeks to go until the election. We need to win and make it stick! Watch the video here! https://youtu.be/rB3lEzKea64

Tip the Balance of Power. 
Join our NEW Arizona Training and Phone Bank sessions. Let’s get out the vote for Mark Kelly! 
 
Mondays and Wednesdays at a NEW TIME -- from 12:00 - 2:00 p.m.  It’s fun because we will be doing this together.  Hope to see you soon.
Sign Up Here for any of the OI training and phone bank sessions.
 
Look for a confirmation email from Flip the West. The subject line will read:  Olympia Indivisible Make Calls to Arizona for Mark Kelly!  Your Zoom link will be at the bright blue button “JOIN event @ 12:00 PDT”.  In advance of the training session, Flip the West will send you the “Arizona Tool Kit. ” Find scripts, information on Mark Kelly and other important documents that you can review in advance of the training. For more details check the OI website -  Calling Arizona Voters.

SIGN WAVING
The coordinated campaign for Thurston County Democratic Candidates is hosting 6 sign waving days through the November 3rd elections.

We have multiple days, times and locations to choose from. We look forward to having you join us! 

• Saturdays - Oct. 10, Oct. 17, Oct. 24, Oct 31
• Monday, Nov. 2, Tuesday, Nov. 3

These events will range between 1.5-2 hours in length.

We will be socially distanced with a requirement for masks. We want to ensure you are safe and that the community is safe.
 
We will provide some signs but we ask that you bring your own if possible.

We will be waving for the following Candidates: 

• Carolina Mejia for Thurston County Commissioner District 1,
• Michael Steadman for Thurston County Commissioner District 2,
• Jessica Bateman for LD 22,
• State House Laurie Dolan for LD 22,
• State House Sam Hunt for LD 22
• State Senate Beth Doglio for Congressional District 10, and
• Sharonda Amamilo for Thurston County Superior Court Judge

Sign up here.

Contact Rory Summerson with questions @ 360.888.2073 or by emailing to rory.summerson@gmail.com.