Weekly Newsletter - July 12

Left and Right: Aug primary forum in Cedar Hill, Center: Canvassing in St. Louis County Our amazing team of volunteers are out spreading the word and telling voters how important it is to VOTE NO on Amendment 4 by August 4. Election Day will be here before we know it, and early voting opens July 21. The work we do in the next 3 weeks could determine the fate of our freedom to petition in Missouri. This past week, we went door-to-door across the state and voters are very receptive to our message. Communities are getting to know and trust Respect MO Voters, thanks to our record-setting, volunteer-powered signature gathering campaign. Because of the pavement you pounded and our intrepid Outreach Dept., we're being invited to speak as the authority on Amendment 4 at community meetings big and small. Belong to a community organization that needs to hear about Amendment 4? Email outreach@respectmovoters.org to set up a presentation. Call to Action Launch Your Peer-to-Peer (P2P) Fundraising Page Rally friends and family to donate in support of our grassroots effort fighting for the citizen initiative process. Use our instructions to set up your page today. If you previously created an account during our signature gathering phase, you'll need to take a moment to set up a new one. START YOUR FUNDRAISING PAGE "NO on 4" Yard Signs Available Order your "Vote NO on 4" yard sign today! Fill out our form to grab it locally for just $15 at a volunteer hub or at select canvassing events. Local delivery is also available in some areas. Supplies are limited! Your area not covered yet? Check back later we’re working on expanding coverage! YARD SIGN ORDER FORM Prefer home delivery? Order one directly from our webstore for $24 plus shipping. Kirksville Canvass Launch Kirksville - Monday, July 13 3:00 - 6:00 pm Training and materials provided on site. RSVP View more canvass dates and locations here and check back regularly for new events. Day of Action Join us this Saturday for a massive day of action alongside organizations from across the state. Events will kick off with a rally featuring local leaders and community members and then head out to knock doors. Training and materials provided on site. SATURDAY, JULY 18 12:00 - 5:00 pm CLICK/TAP THE NAME OF THE LOCATION TO RSVP Select Respect MO Voters as your “Member Org” when you RSVP. You will receive the exact location after you sign up. Kansas City Columbia Springfield St. Louis County St. Charles County Voting in our state is simple, whichever side earns the most votes wins. But when politicians don’t get the outcomes that they want, instead of enacting popular policies and representing the will of the majority, they try to change the rules and take away voter power.  Here’s an example – a voter approved tax cap that passed in 2016. The measure won by more than 375,000 votes statewide. But it lost the 1st Congressional District — anchored in St. Louis and the northern suburbs of St. Louis County — by roughly 31,500 votes. Under Amendment 4, that single district would have blocked a measure approved by a clear majority of 57% of Missouri voters. This is just ONE example from the last 10 years. Under Amendment 4, initiatives put on the ballot by the people, for the people, and even supported by the majority of the people are almost guaranteed to lose. MORE FACTS ON 4 Share this fact on social media and pair it with a downloadable image. In the News KQ2 St. Joseph - How Amendment 4 would change the initiative petition process - Zach Blanke KSHB 41 Kansas City Star - Missouri voters will decide whether to change initiative petition process with amendment 4 - Charlie Keegan Columbia Missourian - Missouri Realtors rally against Amendments 4 and 5 - John Murphy KMOX - Hancock and Kelley - Amendments 4 & 5  (Last 5 minutes of show) - Michael Kelly, John Hancock Submit a Letter to the Editor LTE INSTRUCTIONS LTE TEMPLATES Helping Hands Looking for a way to make a real impact? There are many roles throughout the campaign for volunteers of all skillsets and capabilities. Find specific volunteer roles that are open here. If you're looking to volunteer and don't know where to start, schedule a guidance call. 🎉 Volunteer Spotlight  🎉 Questions about constitutional law? You might want to ask RB Burford. She practiced government law for most of her career as a lawyer and these days even gives presentations on constitutional law.  But it's not all theory to RB. She also worked her extensive network in Warrensburg to pull in 150 signatures, and helped get boxes out of trucks to deliver hers and the rest of our 360,000 signatures to the Secretary of State on May 3. She even helped film the event. Thanks for supplying legal expertise, RB. And plenty of elbow grease! Respect MO Voters is a cross-partisan, grassroots movement building a more ethical, effective government of, by, and for the people. Join our coalition to protect direct democracy from politicians who want to take away our fundamental freedom to self-government. Together, we will use the citizen ballot initiative process to repair our republic. 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