In addition to creating this newsletter for our members and followers, you may have noticed the major changes to our website: www.HastingsProgressives.com. These are both the handiwork of our new member Brian Buechner, who graciously volunteered to help us with our website, create this newsletter, start a merch site, and also connect our growing email list with Mobilize - the preferred vendor used by Indivisible. Thank you Brian!
It has been a busy - and draining - year so far, but we are just getting warmed up! With your help and dedication to progressive values, we are looking forward to the fall campaigns and activities. Whatever you can do is very much appreciated - whether that is volunteering for a campaign, donating to candidates, coming out for our weekly Saturday protests, serving as a delegate, making phone calls, placing a campaign sign in your yard or simply sharing your perspectives with friends and neighbors. It all adds up, and we know all of us will collectively make a huge difference come the general election in November.
Stay tuned for more newsletters and “calls to action” as we get further into the fall campaign season. We can’t do this without you!
Hastings Progressives
Early voting is open right now through August 10. This is where the choices start for the biggest set of open races in a generation.
Check Your Registration Or register onlineMinnesota lets you register and vote at the same time. Register during early voting through August 10, or right at your polling place on August 11. Just bring proof of who you are and where you live. What to bring
Vote early in person before August 11, or head to your polling place on primary day.
This year is rare: almost every major office is open, with no incumbent running. Here is the field in our three biggest races. The August 11 primary narrows each party down to one name for November.
Also on the ballot: Attorney General, Secretary of State, State Auditor, all 8 U.S. House seats, the entire Minnesota House and Senate, and state judicial seats.
See every candidate on your sample ballotThe Governor, the Legislature, the Attorney General, and the Secretary of State on this ballot will shape the issues closest to home. This year, our votes help decide the direction of:
Whatever you care about most, August 11 is where the choices start.
Our city and school races are decided in the November election, and every one of them is nonpartisan. Filing has closed, so these are the final fields.
The general election is Tuesday, November 3. If you have moved or changed your name, update your registration by October 13. It only takes a minute to check your registration and be ready.
An evening organized by local supporters to meet school board candidates ahead of the November 3 election, hear what they care about, and ask your own questions.
UNIDOS MN kicks off its outdoor canvass with a training, then heads out to knock doors and talk with neighbors about the issues facing working families. No experience necessary. Dress for the weather and bring plenty of water.
Sign up for the canvassWe are looking for volunteers to help table at community events this fall, helping neighbors check their registration and find their polling place. Two-hour shifts. Reply to this email if you can help, or forward it to someone who can.
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