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Preserve Local Elections

Friends --

The results of our ranked-vote poll were clear: "Preserve Local Elections" had exactly half the votes in the first round and a clear majority by the second round. So our Campaign Committee to oppose the Missouri state constitutional amendment to ban ranked choice voting is now named. 

Logo yet to come, of course. We still need to do the legal paperwork before taking donations. We're working on setting up a website, creating videos and other social media, and all the innumerable tasks needed for this campaign that the Missouri legislature has thrust upon us. 

We don't yet know the number of the amendment - it will be in the form of "Amendment X," but the deadline for telling us what number that "X" is is August 27. Hopefully it will happen well before that, but in the meantime, the bumper-sticker yard-sign version of what we're asking people to vote no on isn't available. 

But we can do plenty of public education in the meantime. And everything done earlier has more impact that the same thing done later. We can get to people with a positive message about ranking before they've heard the negative one. 

Two major events:

August 6 Election

In Kansas City, I plan to organize this as I have for previous elections. But we'll also need people in the other parts of Missouri, since this is a state-wide ballot measure. This includes university towns that might have student groups that could help. It can also include people in other states near the Missouri border that want to come and help out for the day. 

This will be by far the largest concentration of people who we know will vote in the Missouri November election. 

If you can volunteer, a little or a lot, please let us know. We get people coming out rather than going in since we're influencing a future vote rather than the one they're doing that day. 

We do need people willing to leaflet on this issue only, not adding in other issues or candidates that might turn off some voters we need to reach. 

State Fair: August 8-18 

This is in Sedalia, Missouri. Last year they had about 350,000 visitors, and it's our best chance to reach people in small towns and rural areas. The timing is perfect for finding organizers for localities around the state in the Fall. We've applied for a booth, and I've reserved a hotel less than a mile away for the full 11 days, to be able to coordinate volunteers to staff the table. 

For most of us this would be quite a trip, so would be a major project. But if anyone is interested in helping, let me know. 

-- Rachel MacNair

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