No matter where you stand to the Left to the Right or somewhere in between your vote matters!
This is a Non-Partisan site that is devoted to getting people to vote.
Here is an email I received from them today.
Dear friend,
On November 2, I will be defending democracy by monitoring a polling place with a friend. For the first time in my life, I will vote absentee and then fly or drive to where I am most needed. On November 2, voters will decide the direction of our country for years to come. But only if every vote counts. I hope that you and your friends will join me and many others as an Election Protection Volunteer.
At ElectionProtectionVolunteer.org you can:
· Find out how you can volunteer in a state at "high risk" for voting rights violations so you can make travel plans now.
· Sign up to volunteer with a friend so you can be deployed to a precinct together on election day.
· Plan to attend a training now led by experienced civil rights groups who will be leading efforts in the field on November 2.
Since the 2000 election, civil rights groups have documented on-going efforts to prevent minority citizens from exercising their right to vote:
· In Florida, it has recently come to light that state officials may have violated federal laws by knowingly approving the creation of a "potential felon" purge list that disproportionately affected African American voters.
· In 2003 in Philadelphia, voters in African-American neighborhoods were confronted by men with clipboards, driving cars with magnetic signs that looked like law enforcement insignia. But the men were not officials of any kind.
· Just a month ago in South Dakota, Native American voters were sent to the wrong polling places, and given misleading information about the ID they need to vote.
This time, we can do more than gasp in disbelief and wonder what will happen the next time people try to vote. We can be there, a nonpartisan force for democracy, educating voters about their rights, monitoring the polls on election day, and ensuring that every vote gets counted. Join us at ElectionProtectionVolunteer.org, and get the training and support you'll need to play your part. This time, let's not stand by. Volunteering for the 2004 election is as easy as clicking here.
Sincerely,
Michael Kieschnick
President, Working Assets
p.s. Working Assets, in collaboration with the People for the American Way Foundation and partners including the Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights, the National Coalition on Black Civic Participation, the NAACP National Voter Fund, and the Mexican American Legal Defense Fund, needs your help to protect voting rights. At ElectionProtectionVolunteer.org, you'll learn how you can make a difference on election day.
This is a Non-Partisan site that is devoted to getting people to vote.
Here is an email I received from them today.
Dear friend,
On November 2, I will be defending democracy by monitoring a polling place with a friend. For the first time in my life, I will vote absentee and then fly or drive to where I am most needed. On November 2, voters will decide the direction of our country for years to come. But only if every vote counts. I hope that you and your friends will join me and many others as an Election Protection Volunteer.
At ElectionProtectionVolunteer.org you can:
· Find out how you can volunteer in a state at "high risk" for voting rights violations so you can make travel plans now.
· Sign up to volunteer with a friend so you can be deployed to a precinct together on election day.
· Plan to attend a training now led by experienced civil rights groups who will be leading efforts in the field on November 2.
Since the 2000 election, civil rights groups have documented on-going efforts to prevent minority citizens from exercising their right to vote:
· In Florida, it has recently come to light that state officials may have violated federal laws by knowingly approving the creation of a "potential felon" purge list that disproportionately affected African American voters.
· In 2003 in Philadelphia, voters in African-American neighborhoods were confronted by men with clipboards, driving cars with magnetic signs that looked like law enforcement insignia. But the men were not officials of any kind.
· Just a month ago in South Dakota, Native American voters were sent to the wrong polling places, and given misleading information about the ID they need to vote.
This time, we can do more than gasp in disbelief and wonder what will happen the next time people try to vote. We can be there, a nonpartisan force for democracy, educating voters about their rights, monitoring the polls on election day, and ensuring that every vote gets counted. Join us at ElectionProtectionVolunteer.org, and get the training and support you'll need to play your part. This time, let's not stand by. Volunteering for the 2004 election is as easy as clicking here.
Sincerely,
Michael Kieschnick
President, Working Assets
p.s. Working Assets, in collaboration with the People for the American Way Foundation and partners including the Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights, the National Coalition on Black Civic Participation, the NAACP National Voter Fund, and the Mexican American Legal Defense Fund, needs your help to protect voting rights. At ElectionProtectionVolunteer.org, you'll learn how you can make a difference on election day.
