January 30, 2024
Child Tax Credit, becoming an election worker, Biden fact cards, and more!
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EXPAND THE CHILD TAX CREDIT
According to the Coalition on Human Needs (see “Take Action” on their website), a new tax proposal would improve the Child Tax Credit for some 80% of low-income families and lift 400,000 children above the poverty line. For a 2-child family earning $15,000 a year, the proposal would increase the Child Tax Credit from $1,875 to $3,600 for 2023. Let’s tell our U.S. Representative to co-sponsor The Tax Relief for American Families and Workers Act of 2024, H.R.7024, and tell our U.S. Senator to reach out to Senator Ron Wyden to co-sponsor equivalent legislation in the Senate. Alternatively, we can send letters through the Coalition on Human Needs or through Jewish Women International.
HOW TO BECOME AN ELECTION WORKER
A reader asked how people can become election workers. These positions are also called poll workers and are an essential piece of the election process. While specific duties and compensation vary depending on location, poll workers are the face of the election office during voting. Most jurisdictions task election workers with setting up and preparing the polling location, welcoming voters, verifying voter registrations, and issuing ballots. Poll workers also help ensure voters understand the voting process by demonstrating how to use voting equipment and explaining voting procedures. Poll workers are especially needed for this election year. Requirements to become an election worker vary by state. Let’s scroll down on this page, choose our state, and check to see if we qualify in our state and sign up if we can.
BIDEN FACT CARDS TO PRINT/SHARE
Looking for Biden facts that can easily be printed and shared? One of Heather Cox Richardson’s readers has developed a set of cards just for that purpose. These cards can be printed at home or at a copy center and either used as talking points or simply distributed where you think they will do some good. Included are PDF template files and PDF instruction documents. Let’s check out this Google doc and start printing and sharing!
THE COMPANY YOU KEEP
Shannon Coulter, President and cofounder of Grab Your Wallet, which Rogan’s List has highlighted over the years, has embarked on a new endeavor, The Company You Keep, which is aimed at raising awareness about 34 far right members of Congress who are up for reelection in 2024. It focuses primarily on far right candidates who are predicted to be in close races in November. Let’s check out this new resource and see how we can help.
HELP STOP VOTER SUPPRESSION TACTICS
The night before the New Hampshire Presidential primary, Democrats in the state received robocalls in an imitation of Biden’s voice telling them “It’s important that you save your vote for the November election….voting this Tuesday only enables the Republicans in their quest to elect Donald Trump again.” Biden didn’t appear on the New Hampshire ballot, but a strong write-in campaign for Biden had been underway. We’ll likely see more voter suppression efforts like this as we move toward November’s Presidential election. The New Hampshire Attorney General has announced an investigation regarding these calls. Let’s ask the Department of Justice to do the same. Election security is a nation-wide concern.
STATE-SPECIFIC ACTIONS
CA - LEARN SUCCESSFUL VOTER REGISTRATION DRIVE STRATEGIES WITH FIELD TEAM 6
If we’re ready to take action against voter suppression, then it’s time to register more California Democrats using Field Team 6’s highly successful tactics. With several key swing districts at stake, our state may be the one to flip the House back to Blue, so we need to know and use the best, most effective ways to build a strong base of Democratic voters. Now Field Team 6 is ready to show us how! In a simple, fun and effective 1-hour zoom training, we’ll learn all we need to know about running a successful voter registration drive and have our questions answered too. Starting on Tuesday, Feb 13, this training will continue to be offered on subsequent Wednesdays from 6-7 PT through March, so we’ll have several chances to attend. We can check out and sign up for Field Team 6’s Zoom Training for In Person Voter Registration Drives here.
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