Republicans use RCV, Congress Comes to You, Twitter Weighs in on VAH
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Hi Friend,

 

I’m stepping in for Brett this Thursday to send you your “Three Things” to
have an eye on this week.


As our Deputy Director for Reforms & Partnerships, I was really excited to see
momentum in the Republican Party for using ranked choice voting in their
primary process (Thing #1). We’ll have a white paper out soon on why ranked
choice voting should be used in our all of presidential primaries.


There’s also momentum building for a truly bipartisan agreement around
COVID-19 funding that was the result of compromises made by members of
Congress, not just between party leadership and the White House (#2). 


And, there’s a big question (#3) about the role media organizations play in
sharing the truth about vote by mail, and we want to know what you think about
that.

Republican candidates call for Ranked Choice Voting.
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An upcoming Republican Party convention in Virginia will determine who the
party’s nominee is for a house of delegates seat. While the candidates may have
different policy priorities, they agree on one thing: the election should be
held with ranked choice voting. The Republican party in Utah justused RCV for
their convention
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Indiana GOP will next month
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, and there’smomentum for RCV in Virginia
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where legislators recently passed a bill that allows municipalities to use the
system.

 

The three candidates running for the seat issued a joint statement that said:
“It doesn’t add any time or effort to the balloting process, it just allows for
a process that ensures the strongest possible candidate emerges as the nominee
and ensures the Republican Party remains unified ahead of a very challenging
election. Without that unity, without that majority, winning in the fall
becomes extraordinarily difficult.”



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Congress comes to you.
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Last week, a bipartisan group of both U.S. representatives and senators
introduced the SMART Actwhich would provide
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funding to state and local governments to backfill lost revenues to COVID-19.
The bipartisan Problem Solvers Caucus was instrumental in helping the bill get
introduced, and the caucus co-chairs Rep. Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ) and Rep. Tom
Reed (R-NY) joined No Labels for a conversation with movement supporters about
the legislation and what they can do to help.



Check out the video on Facebook
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to catch Panera Founder Ron Schaich give the introduction. He said, “Typically
in D.C. things are controlled by the four concerns: the Senate Majority Leader,
the Senate Minority Leader, House Majority leader, and the House Majority
Leader. [But, the SMART Act] is not a Republican issue or a Democrat issue, it
is an American issue.”



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Twitter weighs in on President Trump’s Vote At Home claims
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In an unprecedented move, Twitter, in accordance with new initiatives aimed at
combating misinformation around elections, dubbed some of the President’s
recent tweets about absentee ballots as “unsubstantiated” andprovided a link to
more information
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about mailed ballots.



We know the truth about vote at home systems
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consistently rated by election administrators as more secure because they leave
a paper trail that can’t be hacked. But, concerns about ensuring the integrity
of our elections are real, and it is important county clerks get the resources
they need to hold fair contests this November.



Twitter’s response to the President raises important questions about the ways
in which social media companies regulate their platforms, especially as it
pertains to elections.



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Drop us a line, and let us know: what do you think about Twitter’s move? 


Stay United, 

Tyler


P.S. Check out last week’s weekly update
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recent vote by mail developments

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Tyler Fisher
Deputy Director for Reforms & Partnerships
Unite America
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