You either have received your ballot by now, or will receive it in the next few days. Fill it out, and send it back in. Ballot drop boxes are still open, but all ballots in Washington have free postage this year.
Seattle Indivisible has endorsed the following candidates for this election:
https://www.seattleindivisible.com/blog/2018/9/29/seattle-indivisible-midterm-endorsements
Please remember to vote all the way to the end of your ballot. For recommendations on how to vote in every race, Fuse Washington has put together a useful tool, the Progressive Voter’s Guide, with their recommendations: https://progressivevotersguide.com
Once you have voted, please see the election events below to help turn out others to vote.
EVENTS
MyVoiceMyVote: Tomorrow (Monday), October 22
https://www.facebook.com/events/2179967772217280/
From the event listing:
Please join us on Monday, October 22, 2018 / 7-9:00pm at Optimism Brewing for #MyVoteMyVoice, an evening of voter activation and community celebration. Last year we came together as a community to stand against hate with the SEA NO H8 event. This year it’s all about voter activation—activating ourselves, our community and those across the country!
Don’t forget to bring your ballots!
SPEAKERS Include:
7:15pm: WA State Attorney General Bob Ferguson
7:30 Claudia Castro Luna, Washington State Poet Laureate
7:40 Aneelah Afzali, Executive Director of MAPS AMEN
Additional speakers: Erin Albanese, Founder, Lawyer Moms of America & Tahmina Watson, co-founder of Washington Immigrant Defense Network
GREAT MUSIC:
DJ Megabooty of KBCS 91.3 FM’s weekly show, “Megabooty and Funkscribe Present” — soul from the 60’s & 70’s
EATS & DRINKS: Cupcake Royale cupcakes, food truck fare and Optimism brews or non-alcoholic options.
WIN collectable art prints from Amplifier. Their work has elevated protests all over the world with powerful images advocating for human rights & they’re Seattle based!
VOTER ACTIVATION TABLES: with leading businesses and nonprofits:
ACLU of Washington State
Planned Parenthood Votes Northwest and Hawaii
Lawyer Moms of America
MAPS AMEN
Washington Immigration Solidarity Network
Washington Immigrant Defense Network
Civic Link
Vote With Me
Amplifier Art Lab
Indivisible Washington’s 8th District
Seattle Indivisible
91.3 KBCS
Cupcake Royale
Optimism Brewing Company
#MYVOTEMYVOICE: We will be featuring the best #MyVoteMyVoice voter activation video challenge submissions and letting you know how to get involved to have your vote “heard.”
MEET THE FOUNDERS of Lawyer Moms of America, a Seattle-area non-profit helping immigrant children currently in federal detention and sign their pledge to free 12,800 children
9pm: MARCH ON THE BALLOT BOX: we close the night with a live-music accompanied march through the Capitol Hill streets to turn in our ballots at the ballot box. Don’t forget to bring them with you! #MarchOnthePolls
And much more! Or just chill out and enjoy your community!
Sponsors: ACLU of Washington, Amplifier, CivicLink, Cupcake Royale, Lawyer Moms of America, Planned Parenthood Votes Northwest and Hawaii, Vote With Me, SEA NO H8, WA Immigrant Solidarity Network -Red de Solidaridad de Inmigrantes en WA, the Washington State Indivisible Podcast, Indivisible Washington’s 8th District, Seattle Indivisible, KBCS 91.3 FM
This event is open to all and free of charge with tickets from Eventbrite: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/myvotemyvoice-tickets-50893098628 We would like to get a count so please book your free tickets. This event will “sell” out!
Optimism Brewing Company is open to people and dogs of all ages. You must be 21+ years-old and show ID to purchase beer.
Organizers: Margaret Cuevas, SEA NO H8; Kat Martin, Tax March Seattle; Stephan Cox, WA State Indivisible Podcast
For questions, please contact Maggie at maggiecu124(at)gmail.com
At-Home Actions
Indivisible National Phone Banks
Sign up for a shift at https://www.indivisible.org/phonebank/
Sign up to receive notifications from Indivisible: https://act.indivisible.org/signup/gotv-volunteer/
Swing Left National Phone Bank
https://swingleft.org/p/call-voters?source=20180927_tw
TEXT BANK FOR SENATE CAMPAIGNS:
Arizona: https://act.azdem.org/page/s/digivol
Nevada: https://events.mobilizeamerica.io/nvdems/?event_type=3&is_virtual=true
Postcards to Voters
https://postcardstovoters.org/
Postcards to Voters are friendly, handwritten reminders from volunteers to targeted voters giving progressives a winning edge in close, key races coast to coast.
Postcards to Voters provides the names and addresses, you make the cards and mail them on your own time.
Vote with Me
Vote with Me is free phone app that finds the voting records of your contacts, and helps you message them to remind them to vote. People are more likely to listen to voting requests from someone they know.
Cards Against Humanity Hacks the Election
Do you know someone in CA-25, IA-01, IL-06, IL-14, KS-4, or TX-26? Refer them through this website, and Cards Against Humanity will send each of you a midterm expansion pack. You can also buy a pack for $5 to benefit Run for Something.
https://www.cardsagainsthumanityhackstheelection.com/
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