State Legislatures Are KEY

State legislatures not only create the laws that affect the everyday lives of their constituents, they also play a critical role in determining the districts for the U.S. House of Representatives and thus the fate of the entire country. As new districts come into play after the 2020 census, it will be critical to maintain and extend our Democratic gains in the face of overwhelming Republican gerrymandering and voter suppression. Local Majority provides research that is practical and accessible to support Democratic campaigns for state legislature. Support our efforts or volunteer with us!

Our State 2023

We are working on Virginia 2023 this year to help flip the entire Legislature to a Democratic majority. We are working hard to retain state Senate control and to flip back the state House of Delegates. Only three seats are needed to flip in the House. The fascist Republican Governor and majority of this purple state have been very busy trampling on voting rights, education, worker's rights, criminal justice reforms, LGBTQ+ rights, and much more.

Primary Election: June 20, 2023 (6 a.m. to 7 p.m)

First day of in-person early voting at your local registrar's office: Friday, May 5, 2023.

Deadline to register to vote, or update an existing registration: May 30, 2023 (Voters may register after this date, through Election Day, and vote using a provisional ballot).

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General Election: November 7, 2022 (6 a.m. to 7 p.m)

First day of in-person early voting at your local registrar's office: Friday, September 22, 2023.

Deadline to register to vote, or update an existing registration: October 16, 2023 (Voters may register after this date, through Election Day, and vote using a provisional ballot).

Deadline to apply for a ballot to be mailed to you: October 27, 2023. Your request must be received by your local voter registration office by 5:00 p.m.

Voter registration offices open for early voting: Saturday, October 28, 2023.

The last day of in-person early voting at your local voter registration office: Saturday, November 4, 2023 at 5:00 p.m.

Voter Facing Media Content

We are producing media content which brings attention to Democratic causes and candidates. In 2023 we are focusing on Virginia and flipping the State Legislature to a Democratic majority. The Republican majority of this purple state have been very busy trampling on women's rights, voting rights, education, worker's rights, criminal justice reforms, and much more.

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Read here for our latest in-depth research reports supporting Democratic state district campaigns.

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THWARTING THE WILL OF VOTERS

Republican legislators have ignored the will of Arizonans on a number of issues. Among those issues are the minimum wage, school funding, ease of voting, the ability of localities to tighten rules where appropriate, and the initiative process itself. This has been going on for a long time. Even the voter-initiated Arizona Voter Protection Act―passed in 1998―has not deterred Republicans; they have repeatedly ignored its provisions.

Thwarting the Will of the Voters - July 7, 2022

AZ-CRIMINAL JUSTICE

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BACKSLIDING ON POLICE REFORM IN ARIZONA

The Republican-controlled Arizona legislature has voted down bills intended to increase police accountability and instead has passed bills further shielding police officers and departments from oversight and accountability. So, while most of the country is moving forward on police reform and addressing racist and excessive use of force, Arizona has been backsliding to even further shield police officers accused of unnecessary violence against the public they are supposed to serve.

Backsliding on Police Reform in Arizona - May 20, 2022

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REPUBLICANS SUPPRESS VOTING AND SILENCE CITIZENS

The United States is a backsliding democracy. That is the consensus of numerous international organizations that study and rate the health of democracies around the world. Arizona Republicans have introduced about 10% of all voter suppression legislation in the country. Republicans don’t want you to vote—especially if you are young, a person of color, or poor. They have made it harder to vote in every way they possibly can. The Republican attack on voting rights is not just anti-Democrat; it is anti-democracy. Gutting the citizen initiative process, raising barriers to voting by mail, severely reducing the number of polling places, limiting acceptable forms of voter IDs, disenfranchising former offenders—these are just some of the ways that Republican policies are undermining the fundamental democratic institution of a citizen’s right to vote.

AZ-Voter Suppression June 9, 2022

Local Majority Works to Help Democrats Win!

Here's a summary of what Local Majority has done in the last 5 years.

We have done AMAZING WORK with your help!

Worked in 10 states in 5 years
Closely supported 92 candidates and 54 of them won!!
Gave our papers to over 300 more candidates.
Wrote 155 papers and talking points for most of them!
Did 917 digital ads that got 9.4 million views! 1-7% click throughs!
135 Media bundles were sent out to a targeted audience with approximately 800,000 views!
Raised $145,000 for candidates in 2020.
Sent 12 billboards through 32 districts.
Wrote over 71,000 postcards.
Created FB, Twitter and Instagram accounts and kept current postings!!
Raised $445,805.75 over 5 years and 3 months!!!

Did all of this with about 45 volunteers over the years!!

Good Things Happen When Democrats Win!

Case study: Virginia 2019

Democrats win Trifecta in State Government: Governor, House of Delegates, and State Senate

In two years, Democrats have passed:

- - Voting rights bills to make access to voting easier and prevent discrimination.
  - Climate change bills to eliminate coal-burning plants, expand renewables and electric vehicles, and create jobs in clean energy.
  - Worker protection bills to increase the minimum wage and protect workers from underpayment.
  - Equal Rights Amendment to guarantee equal legal rights regardless of sex, becoming the 38^th and final state needed for ratification to amend the US Constitution.
  - Education bills to increase funding to schools and teachers and make community college free for low- and middle-income students.
  - Gun protection bills with mandatory background checks, red flag law removing weapons from people deemed a threat, and limits on the quantities of guns buyable each month.
  - Criminal justice reform, abolishing the death penalty, legalizing marijuana, and reforming the police.
  - Civil rights bills to repeal 100 outdated, discriminatory bills including the ban on gay marriage.

Let’s make sure that Democrats stay in control next year for more needed reforms.

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