EscInd: Weekly Action Plan for October 29, 2018
Welcome to Escondido Indivisible’s weekly ACTION plan for October 29, 2018! It’s less than 9 days until the General Election. Every action, every vote will count!
- If you are already a mail ballot voter and have not received your ballot yet, CALL the registrar at (858) 565-5800 and find out why.
- If you missed the voter registration deadline, you can conditional register at the County Registrar of Voters office, 5600 Overland Ave, San Diego, CA 92123.
- And if you’re a registered voter, you can vote vote early from Monday-Friday, 8:00 AM-5:00 PM at the County Registrar of Voters office, 5600 Overland Ave, San Diego, CA 92123.
- Make a voting plan! Voters, who have a plan to vote, vote in much higher numbers. Please figure out when you will sit down and fill out your mail-in or sample ballot. If you are mailing, decide when you will get it done and sent. If you are going to the polls, decide now what time of day and plan for it! EVERY VOTE WILL COUNT!!! EVERY VOTE MATTERS.
Some voter guides:
- Indivisible CA State Strong: November 2018 CA Ballot Voter Guide and Midterm elections
- Indivisible Defending Our Future General Endorsements Comparison Spreadsheet
- League of Women Voters of California: Ballot Recommendations
- San Diego County Democratic Party Voter Guide
- San Diego INDIVISIBLE Downtown: 2018 Midterm Election Voter Guide
- Voice of San Diego: Special Podcast: All 12 State Ballot Measures, Explained and A Reader's Guide to the Local Ballot Measures
- Voter's Edge's Voter Guide
Events | SDC Events Calendar
- Monday, October 29, 2018, 7:00 AM: Sign waving for Consuelo Martinez at Mission and Ash.
- Wednesday, October 31, 2018, 7:00 AM: Sign waving for Consuelo Martinez at Broadway and Washington.
- Wednesday, October 31, 2018: Join Alan Geraci for Assembly for a Wednesday Wave location in San Marcos, Escondido, Fallbrook and Temecula. Call 619-261-2048 to learn more.
- Thursday, November 1, 2018: 4:00 PM: Sign waving for Mac at the Center for the Arts.
- Friday, November 2, 2018, 7:30 AM-8:30 AM: Sign Wave for Paul ‘Mac’ McNamara for Escondido Mayor on the Via Rancho overpass over 15.
- Friday, November 2, 2018, 7:00 AM: Sign waving for Consuelo Martinez at Lincoln and Fig.
- Saturday, November 3, 2018, 10:00 AM: Mega Mall Rally for Ammar, Via Rancho overpass, bring your signs.
- Every day canvassing in Escondido for Mac 4 Mayor. Contact twmiley@gmail.com to join in.
Monday
- Read-up on In Early Voting, County Republicans Have Slight Edge Over Democrats In Casting Ballots and Indivisible CA State Strong’s Midterm elections newsletter.
- Read-up on What happens if Duncan Hunter wins reelection and is convicted? It could depend on who's in charge and The Cruel Congressional Campaign of Duncan Hunter Comes From a Familiar Playbook.
Tuesday
- Read-up on Here's How Russia Runs Its Disinformation Effort Against The 2018 Midterms, California Congressional Race Hacking Under FBI Investigation and Midterms 2018: Cybersecurity and Russian hacking remain a major concern.
- Contact Rep. Hunter and ask him to H.R.6663 which “gives the Department of Homeland Security primary responsibility within the federal government for sharing information about election cybersecurity incidents, threats, and vulnerabilities with federal entities and election agencies.” See Protect Our Elections from Foreign Interference.
Wednesday
- Read-up on What it means for the Trump administration to legally define 'sex' and Trump's Take on Transgender Identity Makes No Scientific Sense.
- Contact Rep. Hunter and ask him to support H.R.2282 which “amends the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to include sex, sexual orientation, and gender identity among the prohibited categories of discrimination or segregation in places of public accommodation”. See Express Outrage over Trump Administration's Proposed Erasure of Federal Transgender Rights.
Thursday
- Read-up on The Government Just Found 14 More Kids In Its Custody Who Were Separated From Their Parents At The Border.
- Comment on Immigration and Customs Enforcement Bureau’s proposed rule to overturn the Flores settlement and detain migrant children and their families indefinitely. Public comments end November 6, 2018. See also Trump immigration officials consider separating families again and Oppose New Family Separation and Indefinite Detention Policies.
Friday
- Contact Rep. Hunter and ask him to support H.R.6545 which re-authorizes the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA). The VAWA was only re-authorized to December 7, 2018. See Pass the Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2018.
- Comment on U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services’ proposed rule to retroactively prohibit citizenship for green card holders who had ever used SNAP food stamps, Medicaid, or a whole array of other social services. Public comments end December 10, 2018. See Trump administration to restrict green cards for those likely to receive public assistance and Protect Legal Immigrants' Rights to Access Healthcare & Benefits.
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