PM Weekly Memo for Monday September 26, 2022: Six Weeks Until the General Election!
[Pre-header]: Our weekly newsletter covering the 2022 election and news you can use! Progressive Maryland is gearing up for the election. More on the 2022 election and news you can use in this week's memo.
Dear Friend,
We’re working hard on the general election, focusing on voter outreach and education efforts thanks to supporters like you. Electing Wes Moore as Governor, Brooke Lierman as Comptroller, and Anthony Brown as Attorney General will mean great things for our state. We’re calling it the New Era! This New Era can see big investments in our public schools, more support for teachers, school staff and public employees; bolder action on climate initiatives; steps taken to dismantle the racial disparities in our economy, and increased funds for health care services, including mental health and harm reduction programs. We’re also campaigning to pass Ballot Question 4 to legalize cannabis, which many other states have done with positive results and benefits.
Remember to vote for every office on the ballot! Lawmakers at every level of government make decisions that affect our daily lives. With that in mind, we’ve had and will be having numerous individual meetings with state legislators in order to build relationships and gain insights about the upcoming Maryland General Assembly. We need to hit the ground running in 2023! Having a strong showing during the coming weeks and on Election Day strengthens our hand in pushing a bold agenda in Annapolis and on the local level. What do we need? More folks to get more deeply involved in this grassroots movement.
Start by becoming a member of Progressive Maryland: [link removed] “join PM ”
We also invite you to sign up for a Get Out the Vote shift this Thursday with our phone bank team. For those of you who want to take action in person, sign up for a door knocking shift on Saturday, Oct.15 with our canvass team.
Check out the other important events and actions you can take in the memo below. And you can always contact one of our organizers to learn more about our work. Thank you!
In solidarity,
The Progressive Maryland Team
📝 Election Corner
Important Election Dates and Deadlines: Be sure you’re registered, Be sure to make your plan to vote
.
Click here for answers to your questions about voting.
General Election Dates and Deadlines:
Voter Registration can take place:
In person during early voting : Oct 27 - Nov 3
In-person at voting location on Election Day : Nov 8
Online : Oct 18
By mail (postmarked by) : Oct 18
Mail In Ballot Requests and Return Dates Ballot deadlines
Request ballot (received by) : Nov 1
Return ballot by mail (postmarked by) : Nov 8
Return ballot in person : Nov 8
Vote In Person Dates
Early voting : Oct 27 - Nov 3
In-person : Nov 8
Task Forces and Issue Campaigns Updates:
Health Care For All:
Support the campaign to Make Medicines Affordable. Sign up for our National Day of Action on Rx Prices this Thursday October 6, both online and in-person. Join Progressive Maryland leaders and organizers from other national groups who are sharing stories, delivering petitions, and calling on the Department of Health and Human Services to take executive action to lower drug prices. Please share your experience or that of a loved one when it comes to accessing prescriptions. Send a note to Patty.
Progressive Maryland's Drug Task Force, Justice Task Force, and Returning Citizens Task Force:
Invite you to our Town Hall on criminal justice issues.We’ll have presentations and discussions about our legislative priorities and organizing work in 2023. This virtual takes place on Thursday, October 13 from 6:00 - 8:00 pm. Register here:pgmd.us/townhall
Questions? Please contact Kurt or Dev.
Returning Citizens Task Force:
We’re planning our RCTF expungement and voter registration in-person event for Saturday, October 22 (location and times will be shared next week.) If you’d like to help with the event or our voter registration efforts contact Kurt.
We appreciate the growing interest in our RCTF and the work of our grantees! Here’s an article about a recent gathering that Progressive Maryland convened to discuss trauma informed care for formerly incarcerated residents. (reposted in Metro News) [link removed]
Local Chapter Updates:
Progressive Harford County
Our next meeting is Monday, October 17, at 7:00 on zoom. Contact Zack to get involved with our Chapter.
Progressive Prince George’s
Zoning Campaign Update: Thanks to the hundreds of community members who have spoken up and out about CB 91 and CB 92, we’re winning! Our PM chapter, along with PG Changemakers is pushing back against these anti–democratic measures. Council Bill 91, a bill that would have changed the rules to require a Supermajority (8 Council votes) to pass community-centered zoning legislation, has been withdrawn. CB 92 is still being considered and could be voted on this month. This Council Bill would strip away opportunities for the community to weigh in on a development project that’s unwanted, a process that’s been in place and available to residents for years.
To ensure we defeat CB 92:
Add your voice by signing this petition
Fill out this form to Get involved with Progressive Prince George’s.
Send a pre-filled email (or write one of your own!)
State and National News:
It looks as though mail-in ballots will be counted ahead of time rather than only after the polls close -- so there won't be a space for the Dan Cox gremlins to spread falsehoods about results while counting is still grinding on. See below. Applying the schools Blueprint is getting plenty of reviews but is moving forward. And more, new laws took effect Oct. 1 that direct your attention while driving, who's working remotely etc. All this is in News You Can Use. Get that news and more in this week’s Progressive News You Can Use blog.
Progressive Maryland BlogSpace:
We value creating space for our members to express their thoughts on any issues related to our campaigns. Have an idea for a blog post? You can submit writing, film, graphic design, etc. to be published on our website to the blog moderator Woody.
New Today – Voting (and your plan) gets clearer; schools, new laws and more
Mail ballots will be counted on time; caregiving, education recovery and mental health on Assembly agenda
Keeping the US government open; getting our election results without (double over) time for lies
Elected playas in the market? A season of Dem unity post-Hogan?
>>Read more on the homepage of progressivemaryland.org
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