Greetings,

 

 Now is the Time to Protect Schools and Critical Services.  Sign the Pledge TODAY to Vote YES!

 

It's official: This January, there will be a special election on two ballot measures that will protect funding for critical services: schools, healthcare (including reproductive health care), and public safety.

 

Measures 66 and 67 will protect nearly $1 billion in funding for our classrooms, senior care, and other critical services. But most people--including your friends and family--don't know there's an election coming up, or that they should vote YES to preserve services and protect middle-class taxpayers.

 

Here's how you can help right now, without even leaving the comfort of your chair:

 

 Sign the Vote YES Pledge. By signing the pledge, you'll let the campaign know you're on board, and that they can focus their resources on people who still need to be persuaded to vote YES.


Email your friends and family. You are the most credible spokesperson your friends and family will hear throughout the campaign. (We even got you started on the email--click here to use our form, or just forward this entire email on to your email list.)


Become a fan of the campaign on Facebook!


Follow the campaign tweet for tweet on Twitter! Use your Facebook and Twitter statuses to talk to your network. Change your status to: 

An election in January? Act NOW to protect Oregon's schools and critical services. Sign the Vote YES Pledge: http://defendoregon.org/getinvolved.html

  

 


Join the Truth Squad! Help respond to misinformation from the opponents, so we can give voters the real story about these measures. Send an email to truthsquad@defendoregon.org


Vote YES on Measures 66 and 67 on January 26! 
Measures 66 and 67 protect funding for critical services by increasing the $10 corporate minimum income tax (for the first time since 1931) and increasing the tax rate on household income above $250,000. In this time of economic crisis, it's critical that we preserve basic services (education, healthcare, and public safety) while keeping the burden off of middle-class families.

 

Voting YES on 66 and 67 will help keep our schools open, our senior citizens in their homes, and our communities safe.