6 At the beginning of 2022, AMAC members, small business owners, and many American taxpayers alike were facing an overwhelming number of tax increases that AMAC Action helped to fight against and ultimately defeat. AMAC Action’s Government Relations Team helped to subsequently beat back over 30 proposed tax hikes that would have totaled to over $4 trillion out of the pockets of taxpayers. AMAC Action continued to recognize Congressional members for their steadfast commitment to conservative principles and presented 59 Representatives and Senators with the American PATRIOT Award. In Arizona, AMAC Action joined with a coalition in January to oppose green energy mandates that would have drastically increased ratepayers’ energy bills. The Arizona Corporation Commission responded to this opposition by striking down the policies. In February, AMAC members in Indiana sent over 1,120 messages to their state representatives and were successful in delaying a plan under consideration by the Indiana Family and Social Services Administration that would have placed senior citizens at risk for diminished access to essential healthcare services and quality care in skilled nursing facilities, assisted living communities, and home and community-based care settings. AMAC Action Senior Vice President Andy Mangione also testified before an Indiana House health committee to highlight the local membership’s concern with this plan.
In February, AMAC members rallied in New Mexico to send nearly 14,000 messages to stop bad voting rights legislation that was being forced through the short budgetary legislative session. This bill would have given felons the right to vote prior to the completion of parole, provide for permanent absentee voter rolls, and expanded drop box locations, among other provisions. The bill, S.B. 8, was stopped due to the strong opposition from AMAC members and other groups. In March, S.B. 524, a Florida election administration bill, was passed by the legislature and signed into law by Governor Ron DeSantis thanks in part to AMAC members’ advocacy. AMAC members sent over 4,000 messages to their representatives and senators urging passage of this vital election integrity legislation which: Also in Florida, AMAC Action supported H.B. 7, a bill that targets the teaching of critical race theory (CRT) in Florida’s public K-12 schools and CRT instruction in the workplace. The bill passed the legislature and was signed into law by Governor Ron DeSantis in March. • Establishes an Office of Election Crimes and Security within the Florida Department of State • Moves toward ID requirements for absentee vote-by-mail ballots • Cleans voter rolls • Prohibits ranked-choice voting • Creates harsher penalties for ballot harvesting (trafficking) • Deters: Non-citizen voting, Illegal signature collection practices for ballot initiative petitions, Premature disclosure of election results • Strengthens a previous ban to prohibit private funding of elections
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