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9 <br /> 13) Restore Local Control Over Tobacco Policies By <br /> Rescinding Preemption - Support legislation rescinding <br /> preemption and restoring local control over tobacco <br /> policies, thereby granting county governments the legal <br /> authority to protect residents from known public health <br /> threats by enacting innovative, evidence-based policies <br /> (See EXHIBIT B) ; <br /> 14) Maintain Local Government Authority over Solid Waste <br /> Management - Oppose any shift of solid waste management <br /> and recycling services away from local governments; <br /> 15) Electronics Recycling - Support legislation to provide <br /> additional funding to local governments for electronics <br /> recycling to cover significant increased costs for <br /> recycling these materials; <br /> 16) Re-instatement of Earned Income Tax Credit - Support <br /> legislation to re-instate the State Earned Income Tax <br /> Credit which greatly benefitted low wage earners until <br /> its elimination after the 2013 tax year; <br /> 17) Voter Registration and Voting - Support legislation to <br /> restore same day voter registration, previous early <br /> voting and Sunday early voting provisions, straight <br /> ticket voting, the validity of out of precinct <br />