Weekly Newsletter - March 29

Clockwise from top left: Volunteers see huge success!  At the airport, at Forest Park, in Independence, at the Jefferson County tax office (2 pics) The Missouri Secretary of State’s May 3rd petition turn-in deadline is fixed. To ensure every signature is vetted, our internal deadline for signatures is April 19th. We have 21 days left. If this initiative matters to you, we need you to gather signatures. If we don't hit our targets, the work of thousands of volunteers and the rights of millions of Missourians are put at risk. We are counting on you to take two steps this week: Get trained now by attending a virtual or in-person meeting or by watching a quick 15 minute video. Claim your April 7 election day signature gathering shift With nearly every district still needing at least 10,000 signatures to qualify, we’re officially in crunch time.   The signatures won’t gather themselves and the Secretary of State isn’t waiting. The finish line is in sight, and we’re counting on you to help carry us across! > RSVP FOR APR 7 ELECTION GATHERING Call to Action Ask Three Friends to Gather Signatures We still need lots of signatures in Districts 1, 2, 3, and 5, but we have the STEEPEST hill to climb in Districts 4 and 7.  Help us reach our goal by taking time today to send the text below to 3 friends who live in these areas. "Hey! I’m volunteering with Respect MO Voters and we’re on a tight deadline to collect signatures by April 19 to get on the ballot. We really need more help to hit our goals—could you join me?  Sign up at respectmovoters.org/join and take a quick training. It’s an easy way to make a huge difference right now!" Make Every Day a Potential Signing Day Don't wait for the weekend! Get creative, carry your clipboard with you, and make an impact on your own schedule! Whether you're visiting dog parks, youth sports complexes, grocery stores, or local spring markets, every outing is an opportunity to gather signatures. Need help? Use our event ideas tool to find events with high foot traffic. We’re looking for trusted, real-world connections—places where you already have a relationship and a door we can walk through. That could be a business you frequent, somewhere you work, or a place where you know the owner. If that sounds like you, take a look at the map and share one location per form HERE. This isn’t about cold leads or Google searches. It’s about the relationships that actually open doors. Phone Banking Help us activate more signature gatherers! Sign up to make calls to our existing supporter base to get them scheduled for upcoming shifts.  We’ll provide all the training you need to get started making calls. Coffee & Calls ☕ Tuesday, March 31 11:30am-1pm RSVP NOW > Thursday Phone Bank Thursday, April 2 5pm-6:30pm RSVP NOW Sunday Phone Bank Sunday, April 5 1pm-2:30pm RSVP NOW Days of Action Meet at the start location to be assigned a buddy and receive directions for where to gather. Signature Gatherer Training will be available on-the-spot for new volunteers so you can join in right away and be paired with an experienced Qualified Gatherer. Sign up so we can stay connected that day and have supplies ready for you. RSVP for a day and location that works for you with the button below! > DAYS OF ACTION In the News The Telegraph (election edition front page) - Saving voters' right to petition Cuba Free Press/Steelville Star-Crawford Mirror/The St. James Press - Respect Missouri Voters Donates $642 to Support St. James Caring Center Food Programs Attention: If a reporter wants to do a story, please ask them to fill out the form at http://respectmovoters.org/media so we have their deadline, contact info, and other key information to follow up in an organized fashion.  Other Ways to Volunteer Gathering signatures is the most urgent need right now, and it’s what moves this campaign forward. If you have the capacity to do more or are looking for a different role, there are ways to support the campaign beyond gathering too. From outreach to onboarding to behind-the-scenes support, every role helps more signatures get collected and turned in. You can explore opportunities at respectvoters.org/opportunities or reach out to onboarding@respectvoters.org to find where you fit. Get reminders for any of our regular meetings at respectmovoters.org/reminders 🎉 Volunteer Spotlight  🎉 Charmagne Schneider has been all over eastern Missouri gathering signatures, but her home base is Cape Girardeau. By connecting with people from all walks of life, Charmagne has gathered nearly 350 signatures proving our movement truly is cross-partisan. She's been especially successful at libraries and at Southeast Missouri State University reporting that, "There are a lot of readers there, so they tend to know their rights." Charmagne, very much a don't-tread-on-me type of gal, gets very motivated when she hears about things legislators are doing to prevent any more amendments from passing and will try just about anything.  She recently followed up a lead on a friendly beauty shop, only to find all three stylists had been replaced. She promptly got signatures from all three!   Thank you Charmagne! 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. > DONATE Paid for by Respect MO Voters Campaign, Frederic Steinbach, Treasurer Respect MO Voters Campaign 725 Kingsland Ave Suite 100 St. Louis, MO 63130 United States   If you believe you received this message in error or wish to no longer receive email from us, please (Unsubscribing is not supported in previews).