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John,

This week, Republicans in the Kansas legislature will be holding hearings on multiple voter suppression bills. Contact your legislator by Thursday, February 10th and let them know why you stand against these bills and the attack on democracy!

This comes after last year's slew of voter suppression laws passed by Kansas Republicans that will disenfranchise Kansans in the upcoming elections. This session, not much has changed. Republicans are continuing to try to pass unnecessary, strict voting laws that make it harder to vote and perpetuate the Big Lie .

Here's what's on the docket for this week:

*
SB
388
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:
Requiring
USPS
for
mail
in
ballots,
therefore
restricting
the
use
of
dropboxes
for
mail
in
ballots *
How
it
harms:
Limiting
the
use
of
secure
ballot
drop
boxes
for
mail
in
ballots
makes
it
harder
and
less
accessible
for
Kansans
to
submit
their
ballots,
especially
the
elderly,
the
poor,
people
of
color,
working
families
and
those
in
urban
areas.


*
HB
2570
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:
Increased
election
audits
to
promote
the
Big
Lie *
How
it
harms:
Kansas
already
has
audits
—
or
reviews
—
of
our
elections.
The
Republican-led
Secretary
of
State's
Office
even
declared
Kansas'
elections
are
safe
and
secure.
This
bill
is
nothing
more
than
Kansas
Republicans
fueling
the
Big
Lie
and
scaring
the
public.


*
HB
2555
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:
Purging
voters *
How
it
harms:
Purging
Kansans
simply
because
they
haven't
voted
in
recent
years
is
undemocratic,
and
the
"use
it
or
lose
it"
policy
is
especially
harmful
towards
minority
groups
and
students
who
could
be
wrongly
purged.
Voter
purges
are
incredibly
dangerous:
they
can
kick
off
voters
if
they
have
the
same
name,
get
rid
of
multiple
voters
all
at
once,
and
voters
typically
don't
find
out
they
were
purged
until
Election
Day
—
by
then,
it's
too
late
to
register
in
Kansas.



Here's what you can do about it:

Contact [[link removed]] your legislators [[link removed]] to let them know you stand firmly against these voter suppression bills! Here's what you can say:

Dear [insert Representative/Senator name]

I am writing to you today to express my concerns on [bill number]. This bill is completely unnecessary, and makes it harder for Kansans to participate in our democracy. Our elections are safe and secure, so the legislature should be more focused on expanding voting, rather than preventing it. This law especially hurts communities of interest, the elderly, the poor, students and others. I'm urging you to not support this bill.

Thank you for your time,

[insert your name]



The hearings for these bills are on Thursday, February 10th — be sure to contact [[link removed]] your legislators [[link removed]] in time and make your voice heard!



Onward,
KDP Team




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