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SAVE's campaign against Amendment 2 is working with our partners at Florida Red & Blue to reinforce the campaign in Miami-Dade County.  Statewide, we need 40% of voters to vote "No" in order to defeat the amendment -- which means we need over half the vote in Miami-Dade in order to win.

This means three things:

• NO Misunderstandings...Vote "NO" on Amendment 2! 
  We need our supporters to know that a "No" vote is the pro-LGBT vote.  In 2004, 8% of our supporters in Oregon voted "Yes," misunderstanding the question! It's More Than Just a Presidential Vote!
  We need our supporters to cast a ballot on Amendment 2.  11% of Miami-Dade voters skipped the state constitutional amendments on the ballot during the last presidential election.  We can't afford to have our supporters vote for Obama or McCain and then go home -- we need them to vote on Amendment 2!
• There's No Middle Ground!
  We need voters who are in the middle on this issue to know about all of the potential effects of Amendment 2 -- including the possibility it will invalidate domestic partnerships for all unmarried couples.

The most effective way to communicate these three messages is person-to-person, one-on-one.  In the past three weeks, the campaign has grown rapidly -- we're about 7 times larger than we were three weeks ago.  But in a county in which nearly 800,000 votes will be cast, we are still not nearly large enough to communicate with all the voters we need to reach in order to maximize our chances of victory.  That's why we need your help!  Volunteer today, by contacting us at volunteer@savedade.org!

And if you can't give your time, consider donating your resources.  We need to raise $20,000 for this campaign in order to enable SAVE to continue to fight for the values that we all hold dear.  In the next few weeks, we need to raise awareness and fight against government leveraged discrimination.  The reality is, however, that even after the vote there is still considerable work to be done.  Never before has your time, your money, your voice, and your vote been more important!