MVP friends,
You might have seen this in the news … on June 11, the FBI raided our partners in Ohio, seizing laptops and even showing up at staffers’ homes.
We’re talking about organizers who are working day in and day out to defend our freedom to vote — and to make sure the will of the people prevails in Ohio.
We’ve been coordinating with them since the raid, and, at their request, we set up a democracy defense fund to support their work to fight back.
Check out the Ohio Democracy Defense Fund here:
movement.vote/ohio
I want to be very clear: This investigation is the latest in a line of politically motivated allegations of voter fraud that a) have been made without evidence, b) have produced virtually no prosecutions, and c) are designed to intimidate marginalized voters and sow doubt about legitimate election results.
Our job is to not let that happen.
As Ohio Organizing Collaborative (OOC) stated in their open letter:
"The targeting of OOC is the latest effort from those in power to silence individuals and organizations they disagree with. Even for groups that have done nothing wrong, the intrusive investigative process is the punishment. They want to scare people from volunteering, donating, and participating in our democracy. We won’t let them win."
Read the full letter here.
This is much bigger than any one org or state: It’s about protecting our freedom to vote in Ohio and beyond. This is the moment to show this administration we can’t be bullied into silence.
MVP has two ways you can take action right now:
- Donate to our Ohio Democracy Defense Fund.
- Support and spread the word about #HandsOffOhio.
In solidarity,
Billy Wimsatt, MVP Executive Director
(On behalf of the MVP team)
