When we started this effort to #MakeAustinSafe, we had just 50 days to collect 25,000 signed petitions.

We now have just 11 days left to collect petitions to #MakeAustinSafe by qualifying for the November ballot.

We have collected 13,500+ petitions (54% of the 25,000 we need). Submission must occur no later than July 20.

Our city now sits at 45 homicides this year. For context, last year we set an all-time record of 48 homicides.

Violent crime in our city is rising at the fastest rate in five years and the police staffing crisis gets worse everyday.

But we can fix this mess created by Steve Adler, Greg Casar and the City Council, which voted 11-0 in August 2020 to cut the police budget by up to $150 million.

WHAT OUR ORDINANCE DOES

Our ordinance does several things:

1. ENSURES ADEQUATE POLICE STAFFING: Requires a minimum of 2.0 police officers per 1,000 population, a nationally recognized standard for safe cities, combined with a minimum of 35% community response time (or uncommitted time)

2. DOUBLES POLICE TRAINING: Requires an additional 40 hours of post-cadet class training hours per year, making Austin the national model for police training

3. ENACTS POLICE REFORMS: Includes provisions to boost minority hiring (through foreign language proficiency), ensure racially diverse community policing, and provides retention bonuses for officers without police complaints (“Good Conduct Medal” eligible officers)

CITY OF AUSTIN RESIDENTS

>> Sign the petition here: SaveAustinNowPAC.com.
>> Print the petition and DROP IT OFF at one of our drop off locations -- saveaustinnow.com/return-my-petition.

HOW WE WILL GET TO 25,000 SIGNED PETITIONS

We have already mailed 301,000 households a copy of the petition. We are mailing another 50,000 on Monday. We are actively collecting petitions in person around the city with both volunteer and paid canvassers.

These things will cost us significant resources.

We need to raise AT LEAST $125,000 by July 13.

Can you help by donating RIGHT NOW?

You can securely donate here -- https://secure.anedot.com/save-austin-now-pac/donate.

ADDITIONAL WAYS TO HELP:

1. Digitally fill out the petition, receive it emailed to you filled out, print and mail in -- http://www.SaveAustinNowPAC.com

2. Share our social content on LinkedIn, Facebook and Twitter.

3. Donate to our efforts today -- https://secure.anedot.com/save-austin-now-pac/donate.

4. Sign up to volunteer -- https://www.saveaustinnowpac.com/volunteer.

5. Allow your business to be used as a signature collection location -- email logan@potomacstrategygroup.com.

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As I have said before, we have only begun to fight!

Thank you!

-Matt Mackowiak
Co-founder, Save Austin Now PAC

> Questions? Email Matt -- matt@saveaustinnowpac.com.
> Learn more: http://www.SaveAustinNowPAC.com

Will you please support our efforts now?

You may donate here: https://secure.anedot.com/save-austin-now-pac/donate.