Hi John,

Politicians know the power we, the people have, and they're terrified
we'll use it. That's why they're trying so hard to steal our voices and
our power at the ballot box. This fight is on full display right now in
Utah and Ohio. Here's a quick explanation of what's going on, and why it
matters. 

First up, Utah. The state legislature recently held an emergency session
and [ [link removed] ]approved an amendment to the constitution to be voted on this
November, giving the legislature the ability to amend or even repeal
voter-approved initiatives. Essentially, if the politicians don't like how
people have voted, they can ignore those initiatives entirely, or change
them to be something the legislature likes more. That's the opposite of
democracy 😡.

And then in Ohio, [ [link removed] ]the ballot board gave a very misleading and
inaccurate description of the anti-gerrymandering initiative on the ballot
in November. The proposal is to create a 15-person citizen commission
(five Democrats, five Republicans, and five independents) to draw
Congressional and state legislative districts in Ohio. But the language
that voters will see in November is deeply misleading, enough that there's
a Supreme Court suit against the board to try and ensure that voters see
fair and impartial language at the ballot box. 

[ [link removed] ]Map of the United States with all the states with democracy-related
ballot initiatives highlighted

[ [link removed] ]We're tracking updates on these initiatives and every other democracy
reform initiative on the ballot this November. Even if these reforms
aren't on the ballot in your state, your support still matters. Big things
happen when we start small, and passing laws city by city and state by
state is how real, meaningful change happens. We can't wait for
politicians to fix our system—it's up to us 💪.

Together, we can make a difference. 

Megan Caska
[5]Megan VP of Political
RepresentUs


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