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John,

A few weeks back, we reached out and asked if you had any questions for
Beto. Nearly 2,000 folks reached out
with questions – ranging from book recommendations to questions on how to
defend our democracy.

After going through every question, our team picked out some of our
favorites for Beto to answer. You can read some of his answers below!
[ [link removed] ]But first, if you can, please consider making a donation of
$3 or more today to fund the important work that Beto
outlines in his answers.

How do I get trained to help register voters for future elections?

Texas was already the toughest state in which to register to vote and cast
a ballot, and with the recent passage of the SB 1 voter suppression bill,
it’s only become harder. By getting certified as a [ [link removed] ]Volunteer Deputy
Registrar (VDR), you can make the process easier for folks by registering
voters in your community – and help us take back our state in 2022.

I encourage you to [ [link removed] ]click here to find all the information you need to
become a VDR in your county. And then I hope you will consider joining our
team of [ [link removed] ]Powered by People Ambassadors – our statewide team of over
1,000 VDRs who have registered about a quarter-million Texans to vote in
just the past year and a half. You can [ [link removed] ]click here to learn how to
become an Ambassador with us.

What are you reading these days? Any good books to recommend?

I am reading Woody Guthrie’s “Bound for Glory” to my son Henry.

How are donations spent in this organization?

Donations from our supporters help ensure we have a steady stream of
resources to register, engage, and turn out the voters who will make the
difference in 2022 – everything from voting rights rallies to phone banks
to in-person canvasses and voter registration events. Donations also allow
us to support exciting Democratic candidates and organizers in Texas, who
are helping bring about the change we want to see in Texas.

Powered by People volunteers are doing this work in some of the toughest,
hardest to reach areas with some of the lowest turnout rates in the entire
country. Take Laredo, for example: like other communities along the
border, voter turnout in Laredo was just about 50% in 2020. Instead of
hiring a bunch of political analysts to tell us why people down there
aren’t voting, we’re reaching out and asking the voters themselves.
Through phone banks, deep canvassing, and having these conversations
one-on-one, we’ve learned a lot about what issues matter most to folks,
and what it’s going to take for them to vote in the future. [ [link removed] ]You can
read a recent Laredo Morning Times article about our Laredo-based
volunteers here.

[ [link removed] ]Like Beto said, action is the antidote to despair,
John. And donations from our
supporters help ensure we are able to support our volunteers in taking
action. So please, make a donation of $3 today to fund this
important work ahead of 2022.



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We hope that Beto’s answers to your questions help inspire you on a path
of action ahead of the 2022 midterms. This work couldn’t be more urgent,
and every donation you can give or hour you spend making calls helps make
a huge difference in our mission to flip Texas blue and defend our
democracy.

Thanks again for your support,
John. We’ll be sending out
another round of Beto’s answers soon!

–Powered by People

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