All States Taking Action

We have 7 pilot states for Taking Action to Defend Democracy project.

This post (still in progress) is where we’ll put things that are relevant to all the pilot states.

Interface  roles explained:

We will want to know who is filling each of the roles on the team.

• (exactly one) person to be point-of-contact with Alan and WaterGirl.  Schedule the contact every 2-3 days or as necessary.
• (exactly one) person to be point-of-contact with Matthew [Lisa] and manage the state’s spreadsheet
• (exactly one) person to keep tabs on the state’s page [link here?] and the project’s page [link here?]

Project roles explained:

• one or more people to research legislation, using Voting Rights Lab and similar sources
• one person in particular that can take the first crack at the Voting Rights Lab in the first 2-3 days, so others can fill in the rest from other sites
• one or more people to research elected officials.  Committee ranking members, minority caucus leadership, and their staff people are key here.  Hint: also include Dem Party activists as a potential means of cutting through the clutter.
• one or more people to contact the elected officials.  Ideally should be a resident of the state.  Hint: use the legislative research to inform questions to the electeds, use their answers to inform the legislative research.
• one or more people to identify state activists trying to build resistance against the legislation
• one or more people to contact the activists

Please set up communication channels within your group however you wish.  What works for you is best.

For communication about spreadsheets, please contact the person who presented the spreadsheets at your team meeting.

For communication with the leadership team, regular reports can be posted on the state pages. But please use email when there is an urgent issue or something you need to call to our attention.

When in doubt, email is fine.  Don’t hesitate to contact us when you need to!

Team Roles! (add person’s nym here)

Interface Roles

Contact with Alan & WaterGirl

Contact with your Spreadsheet Person (Matt or Lisa):

Monitor the Team Post:

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Project Roles

Voting Rights Lab Research (in the first 2-3 days):

Research Legislation on other sites:

Research Elected Officials:

Contact Elected Officials:

Identify State Organizations & Activists:

Contact the Activists:

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This list will be on each state page.  Please copy it into a comment and add the names there.