Action Plan:
Protecting Every Ballot & Preventing Post-Election Administrative Subversion
With Election Day fast approaching, our Greek Democrats Abroad community is mobilizing to protect every vote. We now face broader risks to our election system. Investigative reporting (from Seymour Hersh and a special report by Reuters) highlight plans by MAGA partisan actors to target all types of ballots - particularly those leaning heavily Democratic - through certification delays and blockages in key swing states. These swing states include: Pennsylvania, Michigan, Wisconsin, Georgia, Arizona, Nevada, North Carolina and Texas.
Election certification happens locally. So state lawmakers (State Senators, State Representatives, and Secretaries of State) hold the key. Now is our chance to act now to put election officials and state legislators on notice, demanding absolute fidelity to the law and complete transparency. Let’s ensure elected officials are aware of constituent scrutiny regarding any post-election administrative subversion.
That’s what we’re doing and we’re delighted to have you on board!
STEP 1: FIND HOW TO CONTACT YOUR ELECTED REPRESENTATIVE
To maximize our impact, we are targeting three levels of state government that hold direct administrative, legal, and oversight authority over elections:
- Secretaries of State (SoS) / State Attorneys General (AG):
○ Role: The chief election and legal officers responsible for overseeing ballot administration and election certification.
○ Note on Key States: In the key swing states, the chief election authority rests either with an elected/appointed Secretary of State or, in select instances, is supported by the State Attorney General's office regarding enforcement of election laws.
- State Representatives & State Senators:
○ Role: Local state-level lawmakers holding direct legislative oversight over election administration codes, agency funding, and administrative accountability.
○ Target: The specific state district legislators matching your last U.S. residential voting address.
● How to find them: Members can look up their specific state district legislators and state-wide election chiefs by searching their last U.S. residential voting address (or parents' last U.S. address for Never-Resided voters) using official non-partisan directories such as Common Cause State Officials Finder.
● Note on Directory Limitations: Directories like Common Cause sometimes list municipal or federal data rather than state legislative districts, or may omit direct Secretary of State contacts. If your lookup returns an error or misses a state official, we recommend visiting your voting state’s official government portal (e.g., https://www.texas.gov/) or navigating directly to the National Association of Secretaries of State (NASS) directory to find your state's Secretary of State. Some of them are below at the bottom.
STEP 2: CUSTOMIZING THE APPROACH
● For Secretaries of State / State Attorneys General: Focus on accountability, adherence to strict statutory certification deadlines, and their legal duty to ensure all ballots cast - including all mail-in, absentee, and overseas votes - are fully counted without administrative delay or partisan obstruction.
● For State Legislators (State Reps & State Senators): Focus on legislative oversight. Urge them to actively monitor their state's chief election officer, demand transparency, and protect the integrity of the entire post-election counting and certification process.
STEP 3: SCRIPTS YOU CAN USE FOR ELECTEDS
Here are some template scripts that you can easily adapt based on who you are calling or emailing. Please feel free to customize your script. We’ve added a couple ideas below under “Personal Stories.“
A Script for State Representatives / State Senators
● Phone Intro:
"Hi, my name is [Name], and I am a constituent from [Voting City/Town, State] currently living abroad in [Country]. I am calling to urge [Senator/Representative Last Name] to exercise immediate legislative oversight to ensure that every single valid ballot cast by voters - including UOCAVA and military ballots - is fully protected, processed, and counted without administrative delay during the upcoming post-election certification."
[UOCAVA = Uniformed & Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act]
Note for Callers: State legislative offices vary greatly in staffing; some have robust capitol teams while others rely on minimal staffs. Keep the call direct, ask for the name of the staff member or email contact, and follow up in writing
● Follow-Up Email Prompt:
“Dear [Lawmaker Last Name] and Team, Thank you for your time on the phone today. As a constituent living abroad, I am deeply concerned by reports of potential post-election administrative bottlenecks and certification delays. Given your role in the state legislature, I ask that you exercise robust oversight over election administration to guarantee that every valid vote is counted and certified fairly and on time. I look forward to hearing your office's position on this critical matter.
Sincerely,
[Name / Voting Address / Overseas Location]”
Be sure to follow up with the person you spoke to because we see a huge increase in success with people sending follow-up emails after a phone call.
B Script for emails to Secretaries of State / State Attorneys General
Dear Secretary of State [Last Name] / Attorney General [Last Name],
Public trust in our democracy has been severely damaged by rhetoric and deliberate attacks questioning electoral integrity. This calculated undermining of our governance cannot be allowed to stand.
Therefore, I call upon you to unequivocally affirm your legal and moral obligation to protect the franchise. I call upon you to take no action, endorse no partisan view, and make no claim regarding the collection, processing, and counting of ballots that could directly or indirectly disenfranchise eligible voters, delay legitimate counts, or undermine the fair and timely certification of your state's election results.
I expect nothing less than your absolute fidelity to the law and your active defense of every citizen's right to vote.
Sincerely,
STEP 4: REPORT BACK TO D.A. LEADERSHIP
We ask that members kindly forward any responses or auto-replies you receive from state offices back to DA Greece leadership so the team can map out which districts and offices are engaging in protection activities on behalf of voters.
STEP 5: AMPLIFY ON SOCIAL MEDIA
Members can publicly press their state officials on social media platforms (X, Facebook, LinkedIn). For example:
“I’m a constituent living abroad from [State] and I expect [State Representative / Senator / Secretary of State NAME] to do everything in their power to ensure that every single validly cast ballot is fully counted and certified without partisan delay.”
Why act now?
We only have until November 3rd. It’s our best chance to get these letters out front of any wrong doing. Pre-emptive letters serve as an essential tool to put election officials on notice before any procedural bottlenecks occur, establishing a clear public record that eyes are watching the administration of the vote.
PERSONAL STORIES
Example 1 (focus on Civic Duty & Community Roots)
“Hi, my name is Eva, and I’m calling as your constituent from [your voting town, State]. I want to express in no uncertain terms my profound concern over threats to disrupt our election certification. I moved abroad to [Country] years ago to build a life, but my roots, family, and civic loyalty remain deeply tied to [State]. When partisan officials threaten to throw out blocks of legitimate votes just because they are cast via mail or from overseas, it strikes at the heart of everything we fought for. I am urging [Elected Official's Name] to publicly commit to upholding the law and certifying every legitimate ballot without interference.”
Example 2 (focus on Accountability & Long-Distance Representation):
"Hi, my name is Petros, and I’m calling as your constituent from [your voting town, State]. Even though I’ve lived overseas in [Country] for over a decade, I care deeply about the health of our democracy back home. Hearing reports that state officials might weaponize administrative rules to delay or block vote counts is alarming. Overseas and absentee voters depend entirely on a fair, rule-of-law framework. I am calling to ask [Elected Official's Name] to use their full authority to ensure total transparency and protect every single ballot from partisan subversion. Thank you for your time.”
Secretaries of State for selected states
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