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Call to Action: Ask Your Senators to Provide Funding to Keep Our Elections Safe and Accessible
The COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted many facets of normal life and will likely have a disruptive effect on the upcoming November election. Voting, the very foundation of our democracy, requires a safe and secure environment in order to protect the vote, the voter, and the workers who administer the elections. These protections cost money. The pandemic has left states and municipalities fiscally compromised, and yet the onus of election security will still fall on states and local jurisdictions. We must call on Congress, specifically the Senate, to approve the $3.6 billion in funding necessary for states to protect the vote. To do: Contact your senators to let them know you…
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The Presidential Primary Pizza Party
By Amy Menlove Parker, MWEG Member February 27, 2020 A liberal, a centrist, and a conservative walk into a park. Thatâs how our parties started. While our kids played, we discussed how woefully uninformed we were about Utahâs 2018 midterms, and within an hour, with MWEGâs Voter Prep Parties in mind, we dreamed up a political preparation party we could invite our neighbors to. It was so much fun that two weeks ago, after discussing the Democratic candidates at another playdate, I messaged my friend and said, âMaybe we should have another political preparation party?â She replied, âRemove the maybe and the question mark.â In a series of just a…
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Official Statement From Mormon Women for Ethical Government on the 2018 Midterm Elections
November 7, 2018 Even as final numbers continue to be tallied in some key races, we celebrate record-breaking voter participation in this midterm election and the historic election of more than 100 women to Congress. We are elated by the number of women who broke major barriers to become the first women of their race, ethnicity, religion, or age to have the opportunity to serve in Congress or state offices, and we are eager to support and work with them in creating a more productive, less partisan, more inclusive, and more egalitarian culture in Washington. The marked rise in civic engagement and voter participation across the country and among most…
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Mormon Women for Ethical Government Promotes Voter Registration, Education, and Turnout Ahead of Midterm Elections
Mormon Women for Ethical Government (MWEG) engaged intensively in the Kavanaugh confirmation battle out of our desire to protect the legitimacy of the Supreme Court and because of our conviction that sexual assault allegations should be taken seriously and investigated thoroughly. As a nonpartisan group, we are united in concern that public trust in our civic institutions is harmed by bitter and divisive partisanship. (Our final statement on the Supreme Court confirmation proceedings can be found here.) In concrete terms, MWEG is channeling the emotions experienced during the Supreme Court confirmation proceedings toward a full-court press for voter registration, education, and turnout ahead of the midterm elections. MWEG members across the…
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Some Final Thoughts About the Recent Supreme Court Confirmation Proceedings
October 8, 2018 The past few weeks leading up to Saturday’s Supreme Court confirmation vote have been difficult ones for America. In an effort to score a political win, politicians on both sides gambled with the trust of the American people, and the result is that we all lost. We watched in real time while hyper-partisanship dealt a serious blow to one of our most sacred democratic institutions. Some have asked why MWEG engaged so publicly in this particular battle. We did not see this as a contest between Republicans and Democrats or between conservatism or liberalism. We reject the notion that every engagement in the civic sphere must necessarily…
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Response from Mormon Women for Ethical Government to the Alabama Senate Election Results
As followers of Christ, members of Mormon Women for Ethical Government heartily congratulate and rejoice with voters in the state of Alabama for prioritizing principles over political tribalism in refusing to elect Roy Moore to the Senate. By so doing, Alabama has sent a decisive message to the nation and set a clear precedent: Immoral behavior, regardless of its party of origin, will not go unchecked. At the beginning of this special election, the outcome was a foregone conclusion: Moore would win by at least thirty points. When allegations came to light regarding Mooreâs history of sexual predation and pedophilia, however, Republicans in Alabama faced a moral dilemma. Could they in…
