There’s More Work to Be Done Action Weekly Advocacy Update

There’s More Work to Be Done

Conservative Americans won long, hard-fought battles at the ballot box on Tuesday, November 6th. It could be argued that the elections for office up and down the ticket and across America were the most consequential of our lives, if not the 21st century. BUT WE ARE NOT DONE.

In normal times, after such wondrous successes on election night, it would be time to rest and enjoy the fruits of our labor. But as so many of us have noted over the last few years, these are not normal times.

Saving America will not occur on one night nor be complete by winning the presidency and the majority in the House and Senate. Saving America and restoring & preserving our freedoms are a day-in and day-out process that each one of us must work toward at the local and state level, and as much as we can, at the national level.

AMAC Action strives to be a venue for mature American citizens to be able to be involved and affect change. AND WE ARE NOT DONE.

Hearts and minds must still be won to our cause.

Enjoy this week’s victories. Revel in the joy you feel. And let it propel you to double down and get about the business of educating your fellow citizens, continuing the work of election integrity, saving unborn babies, and many other issues.

There’s more work to be done. Let’s do it together.

AMAC Action Multi-State GOTV Campaign Updates

VICTORIES:

Missouri Amendment 7

This constitutional amendment to require citizenship to vote and prohibit ranked-choice voting PASSED with nearly 69% of the vote.

Colorado Proposition 131

This proposition to allow jungle primaries and ranked-choice voting was DEFEATED with 54% voting ‘No”.

Nevada Question 3

This measure to allow jungle primaries and ranked-choice voting was DEFEATED with 53% voting “No”.

South Dakota Amendment H

This constitutional amendment to allow ranked-choice voting was DEFEATED with 65% voting ‘No”.

Oregon Measure 117

This measure to establish ranked-choice voting was DEFEATED with 58% voting “no”.

Florida Amendment 4

This “right to abortion” constitutional amendment did not meet the required 60% threshold needed to amend Florida’s constitution and was DEFEATED. The amendment garnered 57% “yes” votes and 42% “no” votes.

Montana CI-126 and CI 127

These measures to allow a Top-4 primary (jungle primary) and ranked-choice voting, respectively, were both DEFEATED. CI-126 garnered 51% “No” votes and CI-127 received 60% “No” votes.

Idaho Proposition 1 and HJR 5

Proposition 1 would have established jungle primaries and ranked-choice voting and was soundly DEFEATED with 70% voting “No”. HJR 5 which would have amended Idaho’s state constitution to allow noncitizens to vote was also overwhelmingly DEFEATED with 65% voting “No”.

Kentucky Constitutional Amendment 1

This constitutional amendment prohibits noncitizens from voting and was PASSED with 62% voting “Yes”.

South Carolina Citizenship Requirement for Voting Amendment

This constitutional amendment prohibits noncitizens from voting in the state. It was overwhelmingly PASSED with 86% voting “Yes”.

North Carolina Citizenship Requirement for Voting Amendment

This constitutional amendment prohibits noncitizens from voting in the state. It was overwhelmingly PASSED with 78% voting “Yes”.

Wisconsin Citizenship Voting Requirement Amendment

This constitutional amendment prohibits noncitizens from voting in the state. It was overwhelmingly PASSED with 70% voting “Yes”.

Ohio Issue 1

Ohioans beat the big money behind the promotion of an awful gerrymandering measure that would have spelled the end of the Republican Congressional delegation in the Buckeye State. The measure was DEFEATED with 53% voting “No”.

LOSSES:

Unfortunately, AMAC members could not help to defeat New York Proposition 1 (parental rights) which was PASSED with 61% voting “Yes” and No-excuse absentee voting in Connecticut which was PASSED with 57% voting “Yes”.

PENDING STATE BALLOT MEASURES:

They’re still counting votes in Arizona (two issues: we’re losing the jungle primary issue and winning the ban on RCV issue), Alaska (currently a slim lead to recall RCV), and Nevada (currently winning the ban on both jungle primaries and RCV).

Action ☆ Academy 

William McKinley: The Man Who Could’ve Been on Rushmore

In the 5-minute video William McKinley: The Man Who Could’ve Been on Rushmore, Jason R. Edwards, professor of history at Grove City College, explains the accomplishments of America’s 25th president and how they led to America’s dominance in the 20th century. PragerU is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit that promotes American values in short educational videos for people of all ages.

Term of the Week: Veterans Day

Veterans Day, in the United States, is a national holiday (November 11) honoring veterans of the armed forces and those killed in the country’s wars. The observance originated in 1919 on the first anniversary of the 1918 armistice that ended World War I and was known as Armistice Day. It was commemorated in 1921 with the burial of an unknown soldier from World War I at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Virginia. Other countries that had lost soldiers in the conflict, such as Italy and Portugal, conducted similar ceremonies that year. The previous year, unknown soldiers had been interred at Westminster Abbey in London, England, and at the Arc de Triomphe in Paris, France.

November 11 became an official national holiday in the United States in 1938. In 1954 the name was changed to Veterans Day to honor those who had served in all U.S. wars. Ceremonies are held each year at the Tomb of the Unknowns, and floral tributes are placed on the graves of service men and women and at memorials throughout the country. Naturalization ceremonies have come to be an important part of the day’s activities.

(Britannica, The Editors of Encyclopaedia. “Veterans Day”. Encyclopedia Britannica, 25 Oct. 2024, https://www.britannica.com/topic/Veterans-Day. Accessed 7 November 2024.)

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