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The question on everyone’s mind. What’s the plan? Who’s got the plan? When will the plan be revealed? I know of no grand plan. I wish I could tell you there was an assemblage of great leaders who are preparing a powerful, unified program, but I can’t.

Here’s what I can tell you - True the Vote is steadily getting after it. What are we specifically doing? We are doggedly and methodically working towards answering some of the questions around what happened in 2020. We are nearly finished with a web app and API that will provide broad access to data and research. We have been sued by and are countersuing Stacy Abrams’ group Fair Fight Action in a battle over citizens’ rights to petition their government without fear of intimidation or abuse. We are scaling up across all fronts: new and better website, training, communications, support. And we would all like for this to happen more quickly, but it takes time. True the Vote is a small (but determined) lot.

While all of the above continues to come together, there are some core constructs that I encourage you to consider. Basic truths and to-dos that apply to us all. This is not the whole plan, but it is surely the beginning of one.

1. Stop pontificating - Your liberty is under broad assault; to speak freely, to assemble, to defend yourself, to a free and fair vote, to due process. Yes, it is really happening. Liberty is swaying like a punch-drunk boxer. Abandon your ringside seat and get in the ring.

2. Own it - Quit waiting for a fast fix from someone else that will make everything better. There isn’t one. You are here now for a reason. We all are. We are the rebel alliance. We are the founders of our way forward. And we have to stick together.

3. Fear not - Fear is expressed in many forms; rage, silence, sorrow…they all come back to fear. Understand, that is what the opposition wants. They want you uncertain and afraid. Don’t fall for it. Freedom is written on your heart. Follow that. Be courageous and kind at the same time.

4. Get local, get granular - Election integrity rolls from bottom to top. Start at the bottom and true it all the way up.

Search online to find your county elections office. You can find the information on the True the Vote website, too, but don’t do it that way…find the answer for yourself.
Call the office on Monday morning and say “I want to get involved in our local elections. Would you please connect me to whomever I can speak with about ways to volunteer?” Listen to what they say. If they give you options to serve, go for it. If they tell you to call a political party to volunteer, call one. Decide to engage and then do it. Every journey begins with a first step, this is yours.
Begin a new beginning. If you’ve not been involved in elections before, moving forward you will be. That’s that. Choose in. If you’ve been involved for years, I still recommend making that call. Let it be symbolic of a fresh start from the ground up. I’m going to do it too. It will be a creation story we all share.

5. Pace yourself, but keep up the pace - There’s a lot of work to be done.

Volunteering in local elections
Organizing in a local election integrity team
Learning your local and state election processes
Supporting solid election reforms (and opposing bad ones)
Helping keep your voter rolls clean
Spreading the word, person to person
Connecting teams by county and by state

You can look to True the Vote to help with much of this. We are working to broaden our platform, provide the resources you and your team will need in the days ahead. But no one group can or should do this alone. There is power in collaboration.

Do not wait on anything to get started, just get started. On Monday, make that call. Inch by inch, person by person, let’s work together smartly and steadily to connect across the entire country. If we do not do this now there may never be another chance.

If you are already leading a county or state election integrity group or would like to add election integrity to your organization’s mission, we would love to work with you. Please contact me here (and please be patient).

No political consultants, party apologists, or patriot pretenders need apply. We’ve tried it your way. America bears unnecessary scars caused by your cowardice. We’ll take our chances without you.

It will be ‘we the people’ who preserve liberty for our children. Keep the faith.

Ever onward,

Working Together For Accountability, Integrity, And Fairness

There is still a great deal more yet to be done in the fight for the vote.

You can be a part of the process along with True the Vote. Just staying informed as citizen by receiving all our news and updates, you'll be helping to ensure the health of our system.

You can be an integral part of citizen-led efforts to ensure the integrity of your local ballot process. And with new apps and new ways to help right in your own backyard, you'll have phenomenal tools to get the job done right.

Don't wait. After all that's happened, after all the hardship of the last year, let's not waste one more minute just watching. Let's start doing something about it, together.