BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Swing Blue Alliance - ECPv6.2.6//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://swingbluealliance.org X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Swing Blue Alliance REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20240310T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20241103T060000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240331T123000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240331T153000 DTSTAMP:20240329T100409 CREATED:20240326T000044Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240326T000044Z UID:10006940-1711888200-1711899000@swingbluealliance.org SUMMARY:WINCHESTER\, MA - Time to Vote in VA Congressional District 02 (Again!) DESCRIPTION:
Despite recent laws that make it easier to vote in Virginia\, voting in every election can be a challenge: in Virginia\, major elections are held every year\, instead of every other year\, as in most states. \nVirginia CD-02 is a hotly-contested Congressional District held by Democrat Elaine Luria for two terms before she was unseated in 2022 by Republican Jen Kiggans.
\nThe votes of BIPOC/community of color voters will be critical to protecting democracy in the 2024 elections. \nPrimary voting promotes consistent voting habits\, and greatly increases the likelihood of voting in the fall. \nWe are writing to alert 51\,000 registered community of color voters in VA Congressional District 2 to vote in the June 18 primary. \nOur postcards inform voters of where and when to vote\, and of the key issues at stake (voting rights\, reproductive rights\, Medicare and Social Security.)
\nOur partner is the Center for Common Ground – a non-partisan\, Black and women-led voting rights organization founded in 2018. \nThe Center for Common Ground has been active in Virginia’s 2nd Congressional District (the Virginia Beach area) for many years. \nCfCG works in states where more than 20% of voters are people of color – Alabama\, Arizona\, Florida\, Georgia\, Virginia\, North Carolina\, South Carolina and Texas. \nIts goal is to ensure every voter knows their voice and their votes matter.
\nMaterials in Packet: \n • 25 postcards \n • 25 Postcard Rate Forever Stamps\n • 1 sheet with 25 voter address labels (some addresses may be out-of-state) \n • 1 sheet with 25 labels with voting information \n • Volunteer Instruction Sheet\n • Cost per Packet\, $18 \n ◦ Printer Cost per Packet: $4.00\n ◦ Cost per Stamp: $0.53
\nMailing Requirements for this Campaign: \n - Mail postcards between April 26 and June 3. \n - Mail them from whatever location is convenient.
\nPayments may be by: \n • check; \n • PayPal; \n • Venmo; or \n • cash. \n(Details on each will be provided in a Sign-Up confirmation email.)
\nPick-up location is in Winchester\, MA. \nContact John Healey; OceanWaterLover@gmail.com
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