[ [link removed] ]Add your name to the petition: ALL insurrectionists should be
disqualified from running for office again!

Dear MoveOn member,

Two and a half years after the violent, white supremacist-led insurrection
on the Capitol on January 6, and we have yet to see full accountability
for those involved in the Capitol riot and the election denialism that led
to that dark day.

Election deniers and insurrectionists are still attempting to cling to
power, but we are gaining momentum, and we can stop them: In September
2022, a New Mexico judge disqualified insurrectionist Couy Griffin from
holding or seeking local or federal office.^1 This was a huge win for
protecting our democracy, and holding insurrectionists accountable. We can
start seeing more wins like this in the future, but only if we come
together.

[ [link removed] ]Will you sign the petition to demand that ALL insurrectionists be
disqualified from running for office again?

The U.S. Constitution Section 3 of the 14th Amendment declares that anyone
who previously held public office and then engaged in insurrection or
rebellion against the United States is disqualified from holding future
office.

So, why hasn’t every insurrectionist been barred from running for office
then?

Unfortunately, many secretaries of state and other elected officials will
be pressured to hold back on disqualifying insurrectionists from
office—for fear that this will be seen as a partisan issue. But we know
that it’s not. We watched in real time the impacts of pushing election
denialism and conspiracies—and that ultimately led to the violent attack
on the Capitol on January 6. If we continue to let insurrectionists gain
power, they will keep attacking our democracy over and over again.

[ [link removed] ]We have to push secretaries of states and other elected officials to
acknowledge the 14th Amendment—and disqualify all insurrectionists who
violated their oath of office from the ballot. Will you sign the petition
now?

Insurrectionists should have no place in public office. Sign the petition
to hold insurrectionists accountable and prevent further attacks on our
democracy.

[4]Sign the petition

Even with the facts showing that Donald Trump lost the 2020 election,
election deniers are still going with full force and attempting to gain
power by running for office and spreading their conspiracies around the
2020 election—an effort that will push dangerous rhetoric and hate into
elected offices that will further instill division and distrust in our
country’s election process. In 2022, it was reported that 370 GOP election
deniers ran for office, from secretaries of state to Congress to local
elected office.^2 And with 2024 around the corner, we can expect more
election deniers to run again.

[ [link removed] ]But our elected officials can fight back. It’s crucial that we apply
pressure to ensure that insurrectionists stay off the ballot in every
state and national office.

The New Mexico ruling is the perfect example of what can be done if those
in power respect the 14th Amendment and use it to stop further attacks on
our democracy. We know that it’s possible to uphold the 14th amendment on
the ballot and in court. Now it’s time for our secretaries of state and
other elected officials to play their part and remove insurrectionists
from the ballot! Our democracy depends on it.

[ [link removed] ]Sign the petition now to demand that insurrectionists are barred from
holding public office, and share with three friends!

Thanks for all you do.

–Alexis, Kelsey, Mohammad, Chloe, and the rest of the team

Sources: 

1. "New Mexico bars commissioner from office for insurrection," Politico,
September 6, 2022
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2. "The most prominent election-deniers lost their races. But at least 177
have won so far." Insider, December 13, 2022
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