Urge Ducey to protect voting rights by VETOING HB 2492

 

HB2492 the outrageous voter purge bill we’ve been fighting just passed, and we need all hands on deck to push Governor Ducey to veto it.

This bill establishes the most extreme voter purge in the country – disenfranchising countless eligible voters for no good reason. And with the 2022 elections just around the corner, it’s critical that we act now to protect our freedom to vote.

HB2492 voter registration; verification; citizenship (Hoffman: Blackman, Carter, et al.) This bill requires people who register to vote with a passport, birth certificate, naturalization certificate, or a tribal ID to submit additional documents proving residency. It includes new restrictions for federal-only voters, including that they may not vote. This is a blantent effort to keep native Americans - who helped Biden win Arizona - from voting.  Many people on the reservation don't have street addresses.   

Please call Governor Ducey's office at Correct #:602-542-4331

Here's an idea of what to say:

Hi, my name is [YOUR NAME] and I live in [YOUR TOWN]. As an Arizona voter, I'm deeply disturbed by the voter purge bill that just passed, and I want to urge Gov. Ducey to veto it. HB 2492 would only serve to shut out eligible Arizonans -- and we should be expanding access to the ballot box, not making it harder to vote. I condemn this attack on our voting rights, and ask Gov. Ducey to veto this bill and any other voter suppression bill that comes to his desk.

If you can't get through, try his website:

https://azgovernor.gov/engage/form/contact-governor-ducey

Stand up for Native American voting rights

Petition to state and local election officials: "There’s simply no more essential duty of a democratic government than to provide open and fair elections accessible to ALL eligible voters, including Native Americans. We believe establishing satellite locations for in-person voter registration and in-person early voting locations must happen for Native American votes to be cast and counted." Add your name:

Native Americans face deliberate obstacles to voting. After centuries of genocide and land theft, America only allowed Native peoples to vote starting in 1924. But the years since brought systematic voter disenfranchisement – and got even worse after the Supreme Court gutted the Voting Rights Act.1 The 2018 midterms once more included voter suppression tactics on Native reservations. We need to turn up the pressure on state and local election officials immediately or risk more of the same in years to come. Stand up for Native American voting rights. Click here to sign the petition. There is some good news: Washington Governor Jay Inslee recently signed landmark Native American voting rights legislation into law that advocates hope could serve as a model for the nation.2 That is why we are standing alongside our friends at Four Directions, a leader for Native American voting rights and engagement, to fight to protect and expand access to the ballot box. Today, Native peoples who try to vote face obscene obstacles including:3 No federal protection. Until the Supreme Court gutted the Voting Rights Act, counties with a history of voter suppression had to apply for pre-clearance before passing laws to restrict voting. Now, those protections are gone – and the Trump administration gives a free pass to counties that try to suppress the vote. No physical addresses. In 2018, states like South Dakota rejected absentee ballots because they lacked addresses, despite states' failure to provide Native Americans who live on reservations physical addresses. States with voter ID laws also commonly reject tribal ID cards. No easy-to-access polling places. Last fall, some indigenous peoples had to drive more than 150 miles to get to a polling place – the same strategy of systematically limiting polling places and voting machines that right-wing politicians use to suppress the vote of other communities of color. State and county election officials hold immense power over small decisions that make a huge difference in whether Americans can exercise their right to vote. They aren't used to hearing from advocates – so speaking out now could produce important changes. Stand up for Native American voting rights. Click below to sign the petition: https://act.credoaction.com/sign/native-american-voting-rights/?t=9&akid=32361%2E3130208%2EuWENM4 - Nicole Regalado,CREDO Action Add your name: References: Peter Dunphy, "The State of Native American Voting Rights," The Brennan Center for Justice, March 13, 2019. Massoud Hayoun, "Could Washington State Be a Model for Native Voting Rights Reform?" Pacific Standard, March 20, 2019. Dunphy, "The State of Native American Voting Rights."