{"id":21066,"date":"2025-03-27T10:54:05","date_gmt":"2025-03-27T15:54:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.communityuuchurch.org\/uua\/?page_id=21066"},"modified":"2025-03-29T21:10:48","modified_gmt":"2025-03-30T02:10:48","slug":"protecting-democracy","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.communityuuchurch.org\/uua\/social-action\/protecting-democracy\/","title":{"rendered":"Protecting Democracy"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>What you can do:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"list-style-type: disc;\">\n<li>Participate in the democratic process\n<ul style=\"list-style-type: circle;\">\n<li>Become certified Volunteer Deputy Registrar (VDR) and register voters at events<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul style=\"list-style-type: circle;\">\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul style=\"list-style-type: circle;\">\n<li>Sign up to be an Election Worker (Election Judge, Alternate, Clerk)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul style=\"list-style-type: circle;\">\n<li>Sign up to be a Poll Watcher (for issue or non-partisan candidate)<\/li>\n<li>Vote<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Participate in TXUUJM\u2019s Legislative Action Day (03\/16\/2025-03\/18\/2025)<\/li>\n<li>Research related bills. Call\/write legislators to vote for or against those bills.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Research Selected Bills:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Call\/write legislators to vote for or against those bills. Find their names at <a href=\"https:\/\/wrm.capitol.texas.gov\/home\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/wrm.capitol.texas.gov\/home<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What you can do: Participate in the democratic process Become certified Volunteer Deputy Registrar (VDR) and register voters at events Sign up to be an Election Worker (Election Judge, Alternate, Clerk) Sign up to be a Poll Watcher (for issue or non-partisan candidate) Vote Participate in TXUUJM\u2019s Legislative Action Day (03\/16\/2025-03\/18\/2025) Research related bills. 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