Seattle has seen an unprecedented flood of money from Amazon and other corporations in an attempt to purchase democracy and roll back the progressive victories the City Council has made. Advocates have launched a national petition that you can sign herehttps://actionnetwork.org/petitions/tell-amazon-hands-off-our-democracy …
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In Tucson, AZ voters will decide on limiting police from racial profiling or asking residents about immigration status. An LP member is also running for Mayor in an historic election!https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/politics/arizona/2019/11/05/tucson-sanctuary-city-election-immigration-prop-205/4156676002/ …
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Voters in NYC will decide on whether to adopt ranked-choice voting, which can bring equity and level the playing field for progressive candidateshttps://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2019/11/1/20941870/ranked-choice-voting-new-york-city …
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There are several key District Attorney races around the country, where voters could elect prosecutors focused on criminal justice reform and ending mass incarceration, especially in Virginia, Pittsburgh, and San Francisco.
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We're watching the city council elections in Houston, where all 16 seats are up.https://www.chron.com/news/houston-texas/houston/article/It-s-election-day-Here-s-what-you-need-to-14809059.php …
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In St. Paul, MN, LP members are running for reelection and some exciting candidates are running on progressive platforms. St. Paul uses ranked choice voting
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In Boston, voters could elect a historically diverse and progressive city councilhttps://www.wbur.org/news/2019/09/25/boston-preliminary-election-recap …
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There are elections in several Miami-Dade cities where
#LocalProgress members have led on a variety of progressive initiativeshttps://www.miamiherald.com/news/politics-government/election/article236983231.html …1 reply 0 retweets 1 likeShow this thread -
We're following the elections across Pennsylvania, especially in Philly where WFP candidates are challenging for "set-aside" seats on the council. Plus several Philly LP members are up for electionhttps://www.inquirer.com/news/pennsylvania-elections-2019-progressive-candidates-lisa-middleman-stephen-zappala-20191103.html …
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In New York State, we're watching the NYC public advocate's race, as well as elections in Brookhaven, Hudson, and dozens of other localities
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In Portland, ME there's a ranked choice election for Mayorhttps://www.pressherald.com/2019/11/02/portland-mayoral-candidates-focus-on-getting-out-the-vote/ …
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And finally, we're watching races involving
#LocalProgress members in St. Pete, FL, Indianapolis (where the whole city-county council and Mayor are up): Columbus, OH; and several cities across NC. We'll share updates and congratulations as we're able to!0 replies 0 retweets 0 likesShow this threadThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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