Category: Voting - PACG

Call Your Reps - Voter Suppression Bill in Iowa - What You Can Do Now

3/24/2019

Contact Your Iowa State Legislators Regarding Voter Suppression Bill

Iowa Senator Roby Smith has introduced Senate File 575 that impacts Iowans' ability to vote. Read more about it at:

Senate File 575

PACG members kept the focus of the March Scott County Legislative Forum on the voter suppression bill. Read this excellent article in the Quad-City Times for coverage of the reactions of the audience and legislators when questioned about the bill. The article also provides in-depth information about the threat to voting rights included in this legislation.

Call your Iowa State legislators to express your views on NOT restricting the voting rights of Iowans.

Senate Switchboard: 515-281-3371
House Switchboard: 515-281-3221

To find your representative's email information click here.

Iowa Voting Rights! - What You Can Do Now - March 18, 2019

3/18/2019

Contact Your Iowa State Legislator to Stop Voter Suppression

Iowa Senator Roby Smith has introduced Senate File 575 that impacts Iowan's ability to vote. Read more about it at:

Senate File 575

Call your Iowa State Senator to express your views on NOT restricting the voting rights of Iowans

Senate Switchboard: 515-281-3371

Allison Ambrose

What You Can Do Now - VOTE on Tuesday, November 6th

11/5/2018

VOTE!
a message from the PACG Board

If you have not already voted, VOTE! on Tuesday, election day. If you have voted, convince your friends and family to vote.

In Iowa: Polls are open in Iowa from 7 am to 9 pm.

In Illinois: Polls are open in Illinois from 6 am to 7 pm.

Find your polling place: Vote411.org.

Alta Price

Reasons to VOTE! Early

10/28/2018

Reasons to VOTE! Early

You should VOTE! before Election Day (Nov 6). Here are a list of reasons for early voting that may be effective in convincing people to early VOTE!:

It is Iowa/Illinois. The weather may be terrible on Election Day.
People get sick or family members get sick, which might happen on Election Day.
Something could come up at work and you might not be able to get away in time on Election Day.
There may be a large turn out on Election Day. Someone who doesn't have time to wait in line may decide not to vote. Take yourself out of the line so that others have an easier time voting.
It will also save you time to VOTE! early, since lines in the Quad Cities for satellite voting are minimal to nonexistent.
Your party or candidate has to call you or knock on your door in order to convince you to VOTE! Once you VOTE!, you are removed from the list of people they need to turn out on Election Day and they can concentrate on less reliable voters.
Those who procrastinate may have trouble finding their polling place or finding parking or might arrive too late to VOTE! on Election Day.
Can you think of other reasons? Leave a comment below if you have one to add!

What You Can Do Now in Illinois - VOTE!

10/28/2018

What You Can Do Now in Illinois - VOTE! (Early)

For complete information on early voting in Illinois, visit the Rock Island County Clerk website at www.votericounty.org.

To VOTE! early in person in Illinois: www.rockislandcounty.org/AbsenteeVoting/#Early

To VOTE! early by mail in Illinois your request for an absentee ballot must be received by the Clerk's office by Nov 1: www.rockislandcounty.org/AbsenteeVoting/#Procedures

What You Can Do Now in Illinois - VOTE & Dine with Friends October 24th!

10/22/2018

VOTE at the Moline Public Library, (3210 41st St, Moline) (map)
Dine at the Quad Cities USA Family Restaurant 4910 22nd Ave, Moline (map )
Date: Wednesday, October 24th
Time: Noon to 6 pm to VOTE, 6:15 pm to dine

If you are registered to vote in Illinois, and have not voted or sent in your Absentee Ballot, VOTE with your progressive friends at the Moline Public Library between noon and 6 pm on Wednesday, October 24.

If you have an Absentee Ballot, bring it along and ask the people at the polls what to do with it. They will either have you vote using the Absentee Ballot or have you surrender the Absentee Ballot and give you a new ballot to use.

No matter how or when you're voting, join your progressive friends for dinner at the Quad Cities USA Family Restaurant in Moline (behind Arby’s). We will be dining between 6:15 and 8:00 pm.

PACG board members won't be at the library all afternoon, but we'll get there by late afternoon & head over to the restaurant at 6. Feel free to meet us at the restaurant or travel with us from the library.

Check out our Illinois: VOTE & Eat Facebook event page!

Linnea Crowther
linneacrowther@gmail.com

What You Can Do Now in Iowa - VOTE & Dine with Friends October 16

10/9/2018

What You Can Do Now if You Live in Iowa - VOTE & Dine with Friends - October 16th

VOTE at the Bettendorf Public Library, 2950 Learning Campus Dr, Bettendorf (map link)
Dine at the Olive Tree Cafe, 2513 53rd Ave, Bettendorf (map link)
Date: Tuesday October 16
Time: Noon to 6 pm to VOTE, 6:15 pm to dine

If you haven't already sent in your absentee ballet, come out and vote in person with your progressive friends! Early voting is available at the Bettendorf Public Library (2950 Learning Campus Drive, Bettendorf) on Tuesday, October 16 from noon to 6 pm. If that works for you, come and vote and then join us for dinner at the Olive Tree Café in Bettendorf, 2513 53rd Ave, Bettendorf. The Olive Tree Café is just up 18th from the Library. (You can still come to dinner with us if you already voted or sent in your absentee ballot.)

If you have an absentee ballot, bring it along. You will either surrender the absentee ballot or use it to vote (I’m not sure which). If you haven’t requested an absentee ballot, you will be given a ballot at the satellite voting location.

Alta Price

What You Can Do Now in Iowa - VOTE!

10/9/2018

What You Can Do Now If You Live in Iowa - VOTE (Early)!

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Early voting in Scott County starts on October 8 (absentee ballots ready) or October 10 (satellite voting). Visit the Scott County Auditor’s Election Central part of the Scott County website for much more information.

There are two ways to vote early:

Early voting by mail (absentee voting)
Early voting in person (satellite voting) There is a list of sites and dates/times for satellite voting, as well as a downloadable flyer at the end with that information. You can also use the link at the top to download the flyer.