Time to Vote: A JoCo Action Alert
Early voting has begun in most parts of the state. It is vital we don't sit this "off year" out.
Local races are extremely important and will serve as a foundation for democracy as the administration gets increasingly aggressive and desperate.
Members of this administration have called for the arrest of Democratic governors if they interfere with ICE operations: Opinion: Raging Stephen Miller Suggests Putting Blue State Governor in Handcuffs
There are also plans for federal agents to poll watch elections in California and New Jersey, which (as with all the states) are only have local/state elections. There are no federal elections scheduled for 2025. DOJ sends federal election watchers to California and New Jersey counties amid Republican requests
If you are in the Johnson County area, here is a guide from the “Six Degrees of Activism” group in Johnson County which may help you evaluate which candidates to support.
2025 JoCo Voter Guide with Recommended Candidates & Election Resources
(HarvestBlue makes no endorsements. This link is part of the action alert’s original text. Voters should balance all information with their own research)
Encourage your like-minded friends and neighbors to get out and vote this year. We can't underestimate the importance of this election cycle.
Please continue to contact your representatives and more importantly these holdouts on the Kansas redistricting maps which is tentatively planned to begin on Nov. 7th.
The Kansas GOP has not released the map and insider speculation is that this map will most likely be drawn by the Trump administration's staff with little input from Kansas representatives. In all likelihood if the special session is called, the representatives with quickly be called to vote with very little discussion and probably next to no constituent input. We may all get an updated lesson on how “cracking and packing” works in gerrymandering.
Game on, everyone.
This election action alert from a committed Johnson County activist and adapted from their local emails. Opinions expressed are from the author and do not necessarily reflect the opinions of all HarvestBlue members. Text cc 4.0 by-nc-nd. Photo by Cyrus Crossan on Unsplash.
