Ordered by who is allowing utility shutoffs on the most # of unemployed households
@GovAbbott @GovRonDeSantis @PennsylvaniaGov @GovPritzker @GovMurphy @GovMikeDeWine
@NC_Governor @GovWhitmer @GovKemp @GovBillLee @GovHolcomb @GovLarryHogan

Instructions to stop this in thread 1/7 https://twitter.com/213axelrod/status/1299518577523986445">https://twitter.com/213axelro...

If you& #39;re the governor or a politico reading this, you know that the regulatory body for your state& #39;s utilities can stop utility shutoffs

States& #39; supplementation of the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program doesn& #39;t even cover utility debt, we have IL testimonials on that 2/7

If you& #39;re in the US reading this I started & will finish a thread advising how to use the system to stop shutoffs & evictions in each state linked https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="👇🏻" title="Rückhand Zeigefinger nach unten (heller Hautton)" aria-label="Emoji: Rückhand Zeigefinger nach unten (heller Hautton)">
https://twitter.com/213axelrod/status/1298669893622149120?s=20

General">https://twitter.com/213axelro... steps to stop utility shutoffs are also included below for state, county, & municipal actions 3/7

1) Find your state& #39;s utility regulatory body & look for the phone instructions to file an informal complaint. Demand #NoUtilityShutoffs.

2) Find your state-representative & state-senator. Demand they pass legislation on this. Calendar is not perfect https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="👇🏻" title="Rückhand Zeigefinger nach unten (heller Hautton)" aria-label="Emoji: Rückhand Zeigefinger nach unten (heller Hautton)">4/7 https://www.ncsl.org/portals/1/Documents/ncsl/2020_session_calendar1.pdf">https://www.ncsl.org/portals/1...

3) Find 1 person on your county & municipal boards, ask them to ask legal counsel if they have the power to add steps to the utility shutoff process.

4) If yes, demand they add steps to the eviction & utility shutoffs processes which they may then freeze.

You can do it https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="✊🏻" title="Erhobene Faust (heller Hautton)" aria-label="Emoji: Erhobene Faust (heller Hautton)"> 5/7

If these steps don& #39;t work, then I expect to see a combination of protests, increased #COVID19 deaths & voter suppression.

The rhetoric on the USPS is narrow. If people lose housing they are way less likely to vote.

Demand #NoUtilityShutoffs #NoEvictionshttps://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="✊🏻" title="Erhobene Faust (heller Hautton)" aria-label="Emoji: Erhobene Faust (heller Hautton)">

Sources are https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="👇🏻" title="Rückhand Zeigefinger nach unten (heller Hautton)" aria-label="Emoji: Rückhand Zeigefinger nach unten (heller Hautton)">6/7

Sources:
# of unemployed & poverty-level households at risk of utilty shutoffs
https://fm.cnbc.com/applications/cnbc.com/resources/editorialfiles/2020/08/26/Utility%20shutoff%20report.pdf
https://fm.cnbc.com/applicati... href=" https://carbonswitch.co/energy-insecurity-and-covid-19
#">https://carbonswitch.co/energy-in... households & # of vacant housing units in US
https://data.census.gov"> https://data.census.gov 
Search for "number of households" & B25004, respectively

Feel free to ask q& #39;s 7/7

Energy insecurity and COVID-19 - Carbon Switch

Millions of Americans could lose their electricity as shutoff moratoriums expire By Michael Thomas In this new report we show that 34.5 million households will lose shutoff protections in the next...

https://fm.cnbc.com/applications/cnbc.com/resources/editorialfiles/2020/08/26/Utility%20shutoff%20report.pdf

@jolluxhart @AlissaVierra @LoganPMiddleton tagging as requested, solidarity!