Jan 13, 2021 | Democracy Happy Hour

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Washington State Democracy Week Virtual Rally

Fix Democracy First hosts a weekly Democracy Happy Hour on Wednesdays @ 5-6pm PT. Grab a drink and join us and learn about the latest democracy efforts, challenges, solutions, as well upcoming events and actions.

Recordings and chat from Wednesday, Jan 13th, 2021:

Links Shared:

Native Land Acknowledgement

Interactive Map for Indigenous Lands - https://mymodernmet.com/interactive-map-indigenous-lands/ -
Native Land - https://native-land.ca/

Voting Rights Restoration

WA Voting Rights Restoration Coalition – Free the Vote Washington - https://www.freethevotewa.org/
Social media toolkit: bit.ly/VRRtoolkit
Webinar video: https://youtu.be/kXze427Pfcc?t=219
Action center: https://p2a.co/9AiFtAQ
Committee Sign In - Remote Testimony - bit.ly/VRRHearing
HB 1078 - https://app.leg.wa.gov/billsummary?BillNumber=1078&Year=2021&Initiative=False
House State Government Hearing, Jan 14th @ 10 am – Watch hearing on TVW - https://www.tvw.org/watch/?eventID=2021011165
Sign-in in Support for Hearing - https://app.leg.wa.gov/CSIRemote/Testimony/Form?chamber=House&meetingFamilyId=28199&agendaItemFamilyId=138298&remoteLocationId=52&testify=False
Tell Your Legislators to Vote YES on HB 1078 - https://p2a.co/9AiFtAQ
Comment on Bill to Legislators - https://app.leg.wa.gov/pbc/bill/1078
Voting Rights Restoration Community Webinar - https://www.youtube.com/watch?t=219&v=kXze427Pfcc&feature=youtu.be

Citizen Initiative Review

League of Woman Voters of WA - https://lwvwa.org
League of Women Voters Election Advocacy Agenda - https://www.lwvwa.org/2021Issues
Healthy Democracy - https://healthydemocracy.org/cir/
What is the Citizens Initiative Review Commission? – Oregon - https://olis.leg.state.or.us/liz/2019R1/Downloads/CommitteeMeetingDocument/173979
Evidence from Oregon shows that Citizens’ Initiative Reviews can improve voters’ decision-making about ballot measures - https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/usappblog/2017/12/13/evidence-from-oregon-shows-that-citizens-initiative-reviews-can-improve-voters-decision-making-about-ballot-measures/

Preclearance & WA Voting Rights Act Case

One America - https://weareoneamerica.org/
Saldaña bill would protect voting power of underrepresented groups - https://senatedemocrats.wa.gov/saldana/2020/02/12/saldana-bill-would-protect-voting-power-of-underrepresented-groups/
What is the Washington Voting Rights Act? - https://www.aclu-wa.org/pages/voting-rights-faq
Groups poised to sue Yakima County Commissioners over alleged violations of Voting Rights Act - https://www.yakimaherald.com/news/local/groups-poised-to-sue-yakima-county-commissioners-over-alleged-violations-of-voting-rights-act/article_db7577d0-5ac0-59f6-8d85-817adba89df3.html
Washington's Latinx and Native voters are fighting for their votes to matter - https://crosscut.com/politics/2020/03/washingtons-latinx-and-native-voters-are-fighting-their-votes-matter

Local Options for Ranked Choice Voting

FairVote Washington - https://fairvotewa.org/
HB 1156 - https://app.leg.wa.gov/billsummary?BillNumber=1156&Year=2021&Initiative=False
Comment on Bill to Legislators - https://app.leg.wa.gov/pbc/bill/1156

Census & Redistricting

Washington Census Alliance - https://www.wacensusalliance.org/
Find out more about WCA, our work in the census, and what comes next - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3u5ZI_EBEo4
LWVWA - Redistricting - lwvwa.org/redistricting
LWV of WA Speak Up School - https://lwvwa.org/speakup
Politics of the Possible - politicsofthepossible.com
Alison McCaffree - amccaffree@lwvwa.org
2021 Redistricting Washington State - Data Lenses Project - https://storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/405503752de6412b926c41df6a405cd3
Changes ahead for Washington state’s political landscape: Redistricting may bring some drama - https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/politics/washington-unlikely-to-gain-congressional-seat-but-2021-redistricting-may-still-bring-drama/
Skagit LWV Action/Advocacy group hosts Alison McCaffree with Redistricting 101 on Monday, Jan. 18, 10 am via Zoom. Meeting ID is 728 6695 7807. All welcome - league membership not necessary!

Youth Engagement

Washington Bus - http://www.washingtonbus.org/

National Legislation

Declaration for American Democracy coalition - https://dfadcoalition.org/
John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act – HR 4 - https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/4
For the People Act – HR 1 - https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/1
Make your voice heard and tell President-elect Biden and Congress to move swiftly to pass the For the People Act (H.R.1):
https://dfadcoalition.org/takeaction/
Actions:

Call Congress: National Call Number 1-888-246-5947. You will hear a brief recording with talking points and are automatically connected to your Representative in Congress.
Set Up a Virtual Lobby Visit: Sign up for a virtual lobby visit with your members of Congress prioritizing the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act and the For the People Act in the 117th Congress, or if appropriate, thanking them for their past support! - https://dfadcoalition.org/takeaction/?eType=EmailBlastContent&eId=86d68324-85fc-449e-92fe-a731024e9887#visit
Write a Letter to the Editor: Write and submit Letters to the Editor in support of John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act and the For the People Act - https://dfadcoalition.org/takeaction/?eType=EmailBlastContent&eId=86d68324-85fc-449e-92fe-a731024e9887#lte
Sign Petition: Sign the petition to tell President-elect Biden and Congress they must enact democracy reform and pass the For the People Act and the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act - https://dfadcoalition.org/?eType=EmailBlastContent&eId=86d68324-85fc-449e-92fe-a731024e9887
Share on Social Media: Share this information on your social media accounts and make sure to use the hashtag #WeDemandDemocracy

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Democracy Happy Hour – Jan. 13, 2021