EscInd: Weekly Action Plan for March 21, 2022
Welcome to Escondido Indivisible’s weekly action plan for March 21, 2022! California Primary Election will be on June 7, 2022. Check your registration status and updated district information, and register to vote if you’re eligible and not registered. The Escondido City Council approved the Redistricting Map 2E last week.
Voting Rights
- Read-up on Thousands of Texans had mail ballots rejected in March 1 primary.
- Contact Representative Issa, Senator Feinstein and Senator Padilla and urge them to pass legislation to restore and strengthen the Voting Rights Act of 1965 such as the amended H.R.5314, H.R.4/S.4, H.R.1/S.1 and S.2747. Note that Representative Issa voted no on H.R.5314, H.R.1 & H.R.4 which passed the House but was blocked in the Senate. See Support Democracy Reform with Voting Rights Protections.
COVID-19 & Recovery
- Read-up on The White House is running out of money for its COVID response and The COVID Funding Collapse Is a Disaster.
- Contact Senator Feinstein and Senator Padilla and ask them to support S.3726 which funds research on long COVID-19. Ask for more funding to test, vaccinate and treat COVID-19. See Va. Sen. Tim Kaine still has long covid symptoms, introduces bill to research the phenomenon.
Escondido Budget
- Complete Escondido City’s survey on “local community priorities and City service needs” for the budget as the city is facing “an $8 million budget gap” and call for more funding to community-based programs and services.
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