Subject: Important Colorado recall election update: read this now
From: "Amy Runyon-Harms, ProgressNow Colorado" <[email-masked]>
To: [email-masked]
Date: Fri, 30 Aug 2013 10:43:40 -0500 (CDT)

ProgressNow Colorado

Dear Friend,

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We are in the final stretch: in Pueblo, the polls are open today!
There are less than two weeks until the special elections in Colorado
Springs and Pueblo are over. Court battles are dramatically changing
how this election will be conducted, and it's critical that
everyone in Senate Districts 3 (Pueblo) and 11 (Colorado Springs)
knows how and when to vote NO on the recall.

Visit Just Vote Colorado for the full list of voting locations
and available hours for both recall elections.
http://progressnowcolorado.pnstate.org/site/R?i=jAeSHTxnPOfy2jice0dKUw

The rules for voting in this election are changing rapidly as a
result of court rulings. The procedures for voting are now different
in Pueblo vs. Colorado Springs. In Pueblo, the polls are open today,
Labor Day, and through next week, and absentee ballots are
available. El Paso County is still awaiting the results of a
lawsuit from a minor party candidate, but is accepting absentee ballot
requests. For the latest information or to ask nonpartisan voting
experts a question, please visit justvotecolorado.org.
http://progressnowcolorado.pnstate.org/site/R?i=tM4HPBMPmdhXF7YjeHSpAg

I won't lie to you: the recent court decision to prevent ballots
from being automatically mailed to most voters as they would in normal
elections, even for thousands of so-called "permanent"
vote-by-mail voters, is a serious setback that makes the job of
fighting off these dangerous recall elections that much harder.
It's more important than ever that we remember the true reasons
why Senate President John Morse and Senator Angela Giron are being
recalled.

"Our family has been infinitely touched by gun violence, and
without reasonable legislation in place, the number of families
personally affected by gun tragedies will continue to grow,"
said Dave Hoover, the uncle of Aurora shooting victim A.J. Boik.
"These recalls are the gun lobby's vindictive attempt to
overturn what has been done in the interest of public safety, which is
pass reasonable laws that are supported by the majority of Coloradans.
Senators Morse and Giron had the guts to stand up and do the right
thing, and now the NRA is going after them with a vengeance."

No matter what the extreme right says or does, we must fight off these
wasteful and unnecessary recall elections. This is the greatest test
progressives in Colorado have faced since taking power in this state
almost ten years ago. Don't wake up on September 11th wishing
you had done more! Make sure you vote. If you don't live in
these districts, tell your friends who do to vote no on the recalls,
and volunteer for Morse and Giron in these final days. And now more
than ever, we need you to give what you can.

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The time is now to stand up for what's right. In less than two
weeks, it will be too late. Thank you for your work with us over the
years to bring about the progressive gains we've made in
Colorado. Now, at this critical moment, we must come together to
defend our shared progressive values by defeating these misguided
recalls.

Sincerely,

Amy Runyon-Harms

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