Thread by @DemocratWit

We've been writing #PostcardsToVoters to Florida Democrats encouraging them to enroll in Vote By Mail for years.
I don't want to repeat myself or occupy your time with with information you've already read about why Florida's Vote By Mail program is the best way for...

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...volunteer-handwritten postcards to make a meaningful difference. However, I do envision a table to compare all of the various states' Vote By Mail programs to illustrate why Florida's is the easiest to enroll and the best one for Democrats because it covers a term...

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...that can be as long as two years (depending on when the voter enrolls relative to the next Federal election).
But, I do want to share NEW things in this post that maybe haven't gotten so much attention.

There are 67 counties in Florida. We wrote to all of them once.

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Here are the counties we've finished in 2022. You can see we have a long way to go if we're going to be done by the end of summer:
1. Broward County
2. Sarasota County
3. Seminole County
4. Alachua County
5. Leon County
6. Volusia County
7. Bay County
8. Madison County...

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9. Indian River County
10. Charlotte County
11. Gadsden County
12. Okaloosa County
13. Santa Rosa County
14. Putnam County
15. Flagler County
16. Citrus County
Many of the remaining counties are going to have lists of around 25,000 voters.

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But, there will be some where the lists are three times as large or greater.
Now is the time to recruit your friends and explain to them why defeating Florida Governor DeSantis and Senator Marco Rubio in their November re-election bids is important.

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Will your friends be swayed by hurting both of these GOP leaders' chances in the 2024 Presidential Primary? Will they care more about how enrolling in Vote by Mail for up to two years can strengthen the habit of voting among Dems in all types of elections large and small?

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Whatever the reason, find what works to invite your friends and social media Followers to sign up. Ask them to text JOIN to [phone] or to email us at [e-mail]
If we coordinate our efforts and blanket the Sunshine State...

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...we can absolutely close the ~34,000 vote gap that help DeSantis win. He won in 2018 with less than 0.5% of the vote. There's no question a concerted effort like ours can effect the outcome of the November election there.

And help other Dems win in other contests for...

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...years to come once voters become accustomed to the ease of voting from home.
Remember, in Florida, they can enroll with one single telephone call. Nothing more to fill out or mail in. That's why volunteer-handwritten postcards encouraging them to enroll in VBM work...

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...so much better in Florida than in any other state where voters need access to the Internet to sign up on-line (which can be confusing for some voters) or where they need to request a form be mailed to them to fill out and sign or they must print the form.

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Not every voter has a printer.

This Florida Vote By Mail enrollment is so easy, so fast, no other state comes close. This is where we need to go ALL IN on Florida and get this done. I cannot think of a bigger bang for your postage buck than this effort right here.

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I don't have the comparison table yet, but if you take a moment to do your own comparison with any other state where VBM is not universal, you will agree that this effort can get the largest enrollment (because it's so easy for the voter) and have the most enduring impact

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(because it's not good for only one single election - it's good for every election for up to two years).
Thanks for giving this a fresh look for those of you not writing to Florida with us. And for those who are, for taking concrete steps in the days ahead to recruit...

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... new writers to help us finish all 67 counties.
Write on!

Have time to write a few postcards to help turn Florida BLUE in '22?

Already an approved writer? Here are three easy ways to request your addresses:

1. Text HELLO to [phone] or

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...or...

2. Message HELLO to Abby the Address Bot on our Slack channel here: bit.ly/SlackAbby or
3. Send an email to: [e-mail]

Not yet approved and ready to join?

1. Text JOIN to [phone] or
2. Send an email to: [e-mail]

I forgot to mention that these counties are listed in the order we write to their Democrats this year.

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