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Open Sign-On Letter from Wyoming Community Leaders Denouncing Political Violence and Upholding Election Integrity

As community leaders, we reaffirm our shared commitment and responsibility to protect and uphold our democracy in preparation for the 2024 general election.

1. We condemn any form of political violence, intimidation, or harassment. We will work to ensure the safety and security of all Wyomingites and Wyoming’s election volunteers and officials throughout the election process and beyond. We condemn threats or harassment and will not elevate actors who engage in violence or intimidation.

2. We commit to accepting the results of a free and fair election. We call on others in our communities and across the state to do the same. We will work to ensure transparency and integrity in our voting process.

3. We will share resources on how to vote, report concerns, locate polling places, and access reliable election-related information.

4. We support efforts to strengthen our communities against division and extremism. We encourage respectful, constructive dialogue that seeks to bridge divides rather than deepen them.

5. We commit to countering lies and discerning facts rather than unquestioningly accepting what we hear and read. We believe a discerning and conscientious citizenry is critical to a healthy democracy.

In signing onto this letter, we affirm our shared responsibility to uphold the democratic principles that make our country strong and ensure that we continue to live freely in the Equality State.

Signed,

Bradson Abrams
Karissa Akin
Marjane Ambler
Karen Amend
Rex Arney
Cyndi Barski
Rev. Randy Belton
Bill Bensel
Rev. Jordan Bishop
Debra Black
Rev. Melinda Bobo
Kyle Borger
Cynthia Boyhan
Lorna Bria
Janet Buckbell
Rev. Carole Buckingham
Sheila Bush
Sara Burlingame
Marissa Carpio
Rocky Case
Barbara Chase
Deirdre Cozzens
Pam Cutler
Samin Dadelahi
Sherry Daigle
Rev. Annemarie Delgado
Jenny DeSarro

Allen Doyle
Shelly Duncan
Rev. Mary Erickson
Rev. Michael Evers
Rev. Bobbe Fitzhugh
Georgiana Foster
Ron Frost
Robert Garrard
Deanna Gerrard
Pamela Glasser
Douglas Goodwin
Sarah Gorin
Rabbi Moshe Halfon
Linda Hawkins
Rev. Travis Helms
Liz Hills
Jeromey Howard
Noah Hull
Maggie Hunt
Arne Jorgensen
Robert Joyce
Rev. Thomas H. Ketner
Marcie Kindred
Norman King
Chris Korfanta
Rev. Janita Krayniak
Laura Ladd

Maggie Land
Mary Lankford
Laura Lehan
Christine Lichtenfels
Lindsay Linton
Gunnar Malm
Rodger McDaniel
Doug Moore
Rev. Elizabeth Mount
Rev. Warren Murphy
Maren Nicolaysen
April Norton
Rosie Read
Rosa Reyna-Pugh
Sue Roberts
Jim Roscoe
Susan Scarlata
Andrew Schneider
Christopher Schock
Andy Schwartz
Marcia Shanor
Marci Shaver
Carma Shoop
Robin Sims
Carol Smith
Alyson Spery
Bayless Sword

Gail Symons
Robin VanHouten
Wendy Volk
Michael Von Flatern
Frances Wachs
Chris Wolffing
Beth Worthen
Dana Wyatt
Mike Yin
Braver Angels Wyoming
Equality State Policy Center
First United Methodist Church of Powell
Iksplor
Natrona Collective Health Trust
St. John’s Episcopal Church
Sierra Club Wyoming Chapter
Unitarian Universalist Church of Cheyenne
Unitarian Universalist Fellowship Sheridan
Wyoming Coalition Against Domestic Violence & Sexual Assault
Wyoming Community Foundation
Wyoming Education Association
Wyoming Equality
Wyoming Friends Meeting
Wyoming Immigrant Advocacy Project
Wyoming Interfaith Network
Wyoming Trial Lawyers Association