Action Alert
As of tomorrow, September 29, there are 35 days until the November Election. Make your plan to vote early and encourage your friends to do so, too. See action item #4 below. Wisconsin Early Voting starts October 20.
Good news
A federal judge temporarily blocked the Trump administration’s housing grant cuts.
Four new whooping crane chicks will take flight after a successful breeding season in Wisconsin’s wetlands. Full story here.
A federal judge permanently dismissed the vandalism case against former Olympian David Hearn with prejudice, barring the U.S. Attorney's Office from refiling charges related to the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool.
A federal judge blocked the Trump administration from pursuing border wall construction in the Big Bend region in Texas.
Major League Baseball leadership is no longer considering holding a game inside a national park after major public backlash at the idea.
Ohio, which raises money for Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library by selling license plates bearing her image, sold twice as many license plates in the month after Parton’s death as the previous eight months combined. The money raised will cover a year’s worth of books for over a thousand children.
Early voting data shows emerging signs of a Democratic advantage in the midterms.
The National Suicide & Crisis Lifeline resumed the specialized services for LGBTQI+ youth in crisis, 14 months after the Trump Administration ended the services.
A federal judge rejected the DOJ’s lawsuit to compel Georgia to provide them with access to its complete statewide voter registration database for a second time.
According to the University of Florida’s Election Lab, more than 650,000 people nationwide have already voted, and an astounding 48 million mail-in ballots have been requested. In Virginia, early voting has tripled 2022’s turnout pace.
A federal judge blocked the Trump administration’s authority to withhold some federal counterterrorism funding from states that don’t meet its election administration demands.
And one last thing to make you smile:
Things you can do right now
The best way to take back the House, Senate, and State offices is to get people to vote - and, preferably vote early.
1. Write Postcards to Get Out The Vote (GOTV).
There will be a postcard writing party at George Culver Community Library on Tuesday, October 6 (tomorrow) from 6-7:30. If you prefer to write your postcards at home, pick some at one of the parties or contact Michele 4gooses@gmail.com
Completed postcards must be returned prior to October 18!
2. Canvas voters in Sauk Prairie.
If you wish to canvas in SP Oct. 4 or 5, Please let Ellen know at eap313@gmail.com.
Additional dates are:
10/10, 10 am and 2pm
10/18, 10am and 1pm
10/24, 1:30 pm after the bridge rally
10/31, 10 am and 2pm
11/1, 10 am and 2 pm
We have people who can drive. We'd like to have two people go to doors each shift.
3. Make Your Plan for No Kings, October 17.
Here are some options:
NO KINGS: VOTE EARLY BARABOO Demonstration and Leaflet Event
10 am - Noon
Sidewalk in front of Campbell Park Swimming Pool, 320 South Blvd, Baraboo.
Indivisible Baraboo
https://www.mobilize.us/mobilize/event/1033720/
Indivisible Sauk Prairie
If you can't make an event, we also have a NO KINGS event you can do from your home, any time between now and the election. Text/email at least 10 people you know, urging them to vote early. Then, ask those people to text ten of their friends. in turn.
Look on Mobilize
Filter for an event that fits your schedule on Mobilize https://www.mobilize.us/
Visibility Brigade: Vote Early, Vote Blue
October 17
Learn more, and contact Michele 4gooses@gmail.com if you are interested in working on this. We could use another 2 - 4 people to work on this.
Filter for an event
Find something that fits your schedule on Mobilize.
4. Volunteer to be a Poll Observer for the Wisconsin Democratic Party
Poll Observers are the eyes and the ears of the Wisconsin Democratic voter protection team on the ground on Election Day, and are the last line of defense against instances of voter suppression and a crucial resource for voters.
Commit to being a trained poll observer for November! Deadline to submit the form is Sunday, October 18th!
5. Volunteer at the Sauk Prairie Food Pantry
Events & Announcements
There’s a lot going on!
A Day of Power - No765Line United Against The Line
Tuesday, October 13, 10 am
Citizens from 10 Counties across Wisconsin will gather at the state capital to meet with legislators. Join us in having the conversations that could stand to impact the fate of the Maribell and BECI 765kV transmission lines. Participants can register to speak with legislators and/or register for a No765Line State of Campaign Address/Press conference at 4:30 pm (location to be disclosed via email).
Presentation by Ben Wikler
Tuesday, October 13, 4–5 pm
Old Feed Mill
114 Cramer st, Mazomanie
The former Chair of the Democratic Party of Wisconsin (2019 - 2025) will discuss his recent book This Is The Plan - How to End America's Meltdown and Save Democracy, which debuted at #3 on the NYT nonfiction list. Sponsored by Mazo Muddlers. Books will be available to purchase.
Culver’s Share Night
Tuesday, October 13, 3:45-8pm
To raise money for the ISP Betty Koehl/Dave Tremble Memorial Scholarship which is awarded to two Sauk Prairie High School Seniors every spring. Will need workers for 2- or 4-hour shifts. Email Michele 4gooses@gmail.com to volunteer 3:45-6 or 6-8pm on that date. It’s fun and easy.
Get Out The Vote Bridge Rally
October 24, 10 am - noon
Sauk bridge in Sauk City
Register:
Candidate Yard Signs
Ellen has them on her porch, including Crowley signs. Contact her at Eap313@gmail.com or 608-963-8451 for the address if you don't know it.
Thank you for all you do - we are nearing the election finish line! Do what feels right for you, but please do something.
Carol, for ISP
