As of December 1, 13 states do not require mask mandates and Arizona is one of them. Only six of Arizona’s 15 counties require masks and not every city requires masks. This haphazard approach does not control the spread of COVID and puts every Arizonan, our economy, tourism, and our health care system at increased risk from higher surges of infection, hospitalizations and death.
This is a state-wide organized effort by Indivisible and many other community organizations. We all have been waiting for this opportunity. We know that our county board of supervisors and the mayors of the quad-cities will not step up while our health care system is overwhelmed, schools are returning to distance learning and our family members and neighbors are sick and dying. We decided that the best way to attack this issue is to put a concerted effort into contacting Governor Ducey. Here are the actions you must take:
Contact Governor Ducey’s office on December 7, 2020. Please follow up each day thereafter. Contact information below.
Ask the Governor to immediately implement a mask protocol for ALL of Arizona. (suggested language below).
Additionally, post a request to the Governor’s Facebook Page or send him a Tweet.
If mailing a letter or postcard by USPS, please mail it by Saturday, Dec. 5..
Share this request with your friends and any groups or associations that you are a member of.
Feel free to use or amend the following language in your emails, letters, posts or tweets. Don’t forget to personalize an intro with something about yourself, such as “My name is Bob Smith and am writing as a concerned citizen and owner of the Tiger’s Eye Gift Shop in Gilbert, AZ” or “My name is Jane Smith and I am writing as a concerned citizen and a member of the Arizona Museum Association.”
Arizona is experiencing a significant surge in COVID-19 infections that shows no sign of slowing. Only six of Arizona’s 15 counties require masks. ASU’s Bio Design Institute and the University of Washington’s Institute for Health Metrics are predicting that Arizona will have a significant death rate if no additional public health measures are put in place. Further, current estimates predict that hospitals will run out of ICU space and staffing by the first week in January, if not sooner. I urge you to immediately implement a state-wide mask protocol as an additional public health measure to contain and manage the spread of this virus. Keeping Arizonians and our visitors safe is vital to our economy, tourism, and health care systems.
Contact Form Link: https://azgovernor.gov/engage/form/contact-governor-ducey
Email Address: engage@az.gov
Phone: 602-542-4331 Phoenix 520-628-6580 Tucson
Mailing Address: 1700 West Washington Street
Phoenix, AZ 85007
Twitter Handle: @dougducey https://www.facebook.com/dougducey
Please send the same email to Mayors Mengarelli (Greg.Mengarelli@prescott-az.gov), Palguta (mayor@pvaz.net) and Croft (dcroft@chinoaz.net) and Craig Brown, Chair of the YC Board of Supervisors (web.bos.district4@yavapai.us)