This is the latest post from Jolie Will for what’s happening here in Washington State and what we can do to make our voices heard:

Indivisible Sequim Legislative Action Alerts for the week of February 16  There are several bills before the Washington State Legislature that need your help by FEBRUARY 17. Please review the list below, pick one or all five, and follow the instructions and links to make your voice heard. Thank you! The Indivisible Sequim Legislative Action Team   1) Support HB 1710: Strengthen the WA Voting Rights ActThis bill will require that certain local governments that wish to change their voting policies must first vet those changes to ensure they will not negatively impact voters of color. Changes include: adding or changing at-large seats, redistricting map boundaries, changing language interpretation services for voters, and changing to voting center/ballot box availability.Email or call Representatives Berbaum and Tharinger in support of the bill HERE. DEADLINE: Feb. 17 • 4:00 p.m. 2) Support SB 5892: Protecting our voter registration databaseThe Secretary of State was requested by the federal government to hand overthe state of Washington’s full voter registration database. Fortunately, hedeclined, however he seems to have concerns that rogue county auditors orother county election officials might disclose the information without hisknowledge or consent. This bill is designed to prevent these types ofdisclosures, making it a class C felony to do so.Email or call our Senator Mike Chapman in support of the bill HERE (Senate: On Floor 2nd Reading)DEADLINE: Feb 17 • 5:00 p.m. 3) Support HB 2464: Reporting requirements and law enforcement responses for private detention facilitiesThis bill requires private detention facilities to report serious or undesirable outcomes that occur in the facility to the Department of Health and the law enforcement agency with primary jurisdiction by the end of the next business day.Email or Call House Speaker Laurie Jinkins in support of the bill HERE (House: On Rules Review List For 2nd Reading)DEADLINE: Feb 17 • 5:00 p.m. 4) Support HB 1750: Guidelines for Voting Rights Act claimsIn 2013 the Supreme Court gutted the Federal Voting Rights Act in Shelby vs. Holder. In 2018 WA State passed the Washington Voting Rights Act to protect our state from voter suppression. This bill creates the standards for the courts to rule on voter suppression claims by creating a clear standard of protection to assess voter suppression and vote denial to ensure our communities’ votes are never abridged when attempting to make their voice heard.  Email or Call House Speaker Laurie Jinkins in support of the HERE (House: On Rules Review List For 2nd Reading)DEADLINE: Feb 17 • 5:00 p.m. 5) Support HB 2210: Ranked-Choice VotingRanked-Choice Voting lets you rank candidates in order and your vote moves to your next choice if your top pick is eliminated. Ranked-Choice Voting’s big advantage is that it rewards candidates who can appeal to a wide range of voters, because winning requires building broader coalitions rather than relying on a small but intense base. This encourages positive, grassroots campaigning and empowers voters to vote their conscience freely.Email or Call Representatives Berbaum and Tharinger and House Speaker Laurie Jinkins in support of the bill HERE DEADLINE: Feb 17 • 11:00 p.m.  Our Final Call for Action, is more of a CHALLENGE. Once you have completed the above critical actions, we ask Indivisible Sequim members receiving this mailing to please take a few more minutes to forward this email to (at least) five local friends who may not be members. Ask them to help us support these issues. They are local citizens, Washingtonians, and voters. Their support on these issues is also gravely needed to help dig us all out of this black hole. THANK YOU.