Tell Your PA Senator to Vote NO on Voter Suppression Legislation NOW

From Common Cause (http://www.commoncause.org):

THIS IS CRITICAL–THE TIME IS NOW!

The Pennsylvania Senate is just one day away from passing a massive $92 million anti-voter package — already passed by the House, this bill would make it significantly more difficult for Pennsylvanians to cast a ballot.

There’s a lot our state could do with $92 million — invest in our children’s educations, spend on infrastructure, or help care for our senior citizens. Funding legislation that would make it harder for Pennsylvanians to vote should not be a priority.

In fact, Pennsylvania has real problems to solve if we want every voter to have access to the ballot. We don’t need to invent problems — largely founded on baseless conspiracy theories about our election systems — so we can institute misguided “solutions” that only obstruct the voting process more.

Tell your state senator that these hyper-partisan efforts to strip Pennsylvanians of our right to vote are unacceptable and should NOT be passed. Find your senator’s phone number here, then log your call at https://actionnetwork.org/forms/log-your-call-we-oppose-this-partisan-backlash-against-the-right-to-vote-2/.

Here’s an idea of what to say: “My name is [Your Name] and I live in [Your Town]. I believe that our government ‘by the people’ is stronger when more people participate in it, and House Bill 1300 would limit that participation, particularly among Black, young, and new voters. Please vote against this bill.”

LOG YOUR CALL

House Bill 1300 would be exceptionally dangerous for Pennsylvania: it adds needlessly strict voter ID and signature match requirements… dramatically limits the use of drop boxes and Satellite Elections Offices… restricts the time Pennsylvanians have to register to vote and request ballots… and even creates bogus, partisan election oversight agencies that could harm our election systems.

But it isn’t just the text of the bill that’s worrying — since it was introduced two weeks ago (with no time for careful deliberation or public input!) lawmakers have also been going out of their way to block Pennsylvanians from speaking out against the bill.

That’s not how our legislative process should work: when we send our elected officials to Harrisburg, we expect them to represent us — not hold secretive, backroom deliberations that prevent us from making our voices heard.

We can’t let them get away with this.

We have one more day to flood Pennsylvania senators’ offices with phone calls from concerned voters. Will you join us? Find your senator’s phone number here, then log your call.

You can say something like this: “My name is [Your Name] and I live in [Your Town]. I believe that our government ‘by the people’ is stronger when more people participate in it, and House Bill 1300 would limit that participation, particularly among Black, young, and new voters. Please vote against this bill.”

LOG YOUR CALL