Hey Indivisibles,

It’s Meagan Hatcher-Mays, Director of Democracy Policy at Indivisible. I have an urgent ask: today is our Protect Our Democracy National Call-In Day and I need you to call Congress and demand that they immediately include election security policies and funding in the next coronavirus relief package. 

Addressing the challenges of this pandemic requires thoughtful and detailed plans that rely on expert opinions and scientific research. Instead, Trump’s lack of planning has cost thousands of lives and immeasurable damage to our communities. He’s got no plan to help us. But do you know what Trump and the GOP do have plans for? Corruption. Voter suppression. Destroying democracy.

Last week I sent you an email about the Republicans’ handling of the Wisconsin primary (hint: it was a fiasco) and how it was a practice run for what to expect from Republicans in November. To put it simply: they’re going to take every chance they can get to steal our democracy.

Wisconsin showed us how urgent the need is for election protections amid the coronavirus pandemic. We’re talking about the possibility of millions of voters, especially in brown and Black communities, losing their right to vote without key policies and funding in place to protect the election. 

There’s some good news though: in classic Elizabeth Warren fashion, she released a comprehensive plan last week that asks for at least $4 billion to implement the reforms needed to ensure Americans can safely vote in the election without sacrificing their health. And just yesterday, Senator Kamala Harris released a similar plan -- making it clear that increasing election security has a wide range of support in the party, and we should continue pushing our elected officials to make this a priority.

All week, the Declaration for American Democracy Coalition has asked that folks around the country light up the phones in Congress in support of Warren’s plan. Activists have made thousands of calls this week, but now it’s our turn to do our part for the coalition and flex our grassroots power.

Click here to call your members of Congress (including Democrats) right away and demand that they fight to include these emergency protections for our election in the next coronavirus bill.

Done with your calls? Click below to multiply your impact by doing more:

• Record a video to demand your senators include election security policies and funds in the next coronavirus bill. Click here to make a video. 
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• Donate to Indivisible Project to help us keep producing resources, supporting advocacy and providing the tools and support you need to push forward an agenda that prioritizes people over profits. 

The stakes are higher than ever for our democracy, but we’re hoping that together, with this digital day of action, we can make an impact on the next coronavirus response bill and protect the right to vote for millions of folks.

In solidarity,
Meagan