Subject: Election Commission & Healthcare Town Halls - The DMO Digest
From: Nils Robbins <[email-masked]>
To: Peter Chan <[email-masked]>
Date: Mon, 17 Jul 2017 19:27:31 +0000

Democratic Municipal Officials Digest
Week of 7/17/2017

Quick Links  - Tampa's Arthenia Joyner, Mike Suarez sign on to ACLU lawsuit challenging Trump election commission <http://www.tampabay.com/blogs/baybuzz/tampas-arthenia-joyner-mike-suarez-sign-on-to-aclu-lawsuit-challenging/2330051>

  - Denver Mayor Slams State, Federal Inaction In Pitch For Transportation Projects <http://www.cpr.org/news/story/denver-mayor-slams-state-federal-inaction-in-pitch-for-transportation-projects>

  - Republican Lawmakers Take A Raise Away From St. Louis Workers <http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/republican-lawmakers-take-a-raise-away-from-st-louis-workers_us_595f898ee4b0615b9e90dd19?utm_source=Preemption+Watch&utm_campaign=9593804a05-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2017_07_11&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_5829c34a3a-9593804a05-78>

Ideas for Cities
  - Knock 10 <https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/knock-10/id1241443399?mt=8> - Empower your constituents to start canvassing

  - Tiny Homes Are Baby Steps Toward Reversing the Housing Crisis <https://www.citylab.com/equity/2017/07/tiny-houses-are-baby-steps-toward-reducing-blight/533736/>

  - Could a modest summer bus pass program for youth help unlock Denver’s bigger student transportation problems? <http://www.chalkbeat.org/posts/co/2017/07/10/could-a-modest-summer-bus-pass-program-for-youth-help-unlock-denvers-bigger-student-transportation-problems/>

Messaging -Talking Points on the Presidential Advisory Commission on Election Integrity <https://www.dropbox.com/s/tjbdzv5f09excvs/TALKING%20POINTS%20ON%20THE%20PRESIDENTIAL%20ADVISORY%20COMMISSION%20ON%20ELECTION%20INTEGRITY.pdf?dl=0>

  - The Constitution does not give the President, on his own or through a Commission, any authority whatsoever to amass and centralized a national voter database, and that is exactly what this Commission is attempting to do. This is unprecedented.

  - The collection and maintenance of voter registration information is a responsibility that is left to the States, not the Federal Government. There is no authorization, and certainly no legitimate purpose, to assemble and maintain a federal database of every voter in America under the Constitution, in federal law, or even under the Executive Order creating this Commission.

  - The Commission is illegally operating behind closed doors: The Presidential Advisory Commission on Election Integrity is refusing to follow the rules Congress adopted that permit the President to establish Advisory Commissions. These rules prohibit an Advisory Commission from keeping the public in the dark with no input into the Commission’s activities.

  - The Vice Chair individually wants information on every voter in America, despite the fact that some of the information is sensitive and private. The information the Commission has asked the States to send includes very personal and sensitive voter data (name, date of birth, voting history, SSN, DL#, etc.) which, when used together, is the perfect formula for identity theft for any hacker who wants to break into the non-secure server the Commission has asked to be used to send the data. 

  - We are all aware that the President claims that millions voted illegally and that must explain why he lost the popular vote by a margin of three million votes. There is scant evidence of voter fraud in the November election. So, why have the Chair and Vice Chair set out to centralize a voter database? For what purpose? To what end? That is exactly what the American People have a full right to know.

News for Democrats
  - Michigan Democratic Party and Indivisible Michigan groups hosting 12 health care town halls <http://www.dailytribune.com/general-news/20170713/michigan-democratic-party-and-indivisible-michigan-groups-hosting-12-health-care-town-halls>

  - Krista's Fight for Medicaid <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=in0q_FWtb5A&feature=youtu.be>

  - Rating Change: Open Seat Gives Democrats Takeover Opportunity in New Mexico <http://www.rollcall.com/news/gonzales/new-mexico-2nd-district-steve-pearce>

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