I created a flyer to warn voters of possible disenfranchisement of their votes-- telling folks, particularily African American Voters.
Here it is:
DON'T LET THE REPUBLICANS STEAL YOUR VOTE!!
Surprise! You're not registered to vote!
If you're not white and conservative, the Republicans are trying to rob you of your right to vote.
"Please, if you're registered to vote, check on the status of your registration NOW, before you get turned away from the polls this November. You can check your registration status at VotersUnite.org. This is even more important if you are African-American, Hispanic/Latino, elderly, a college student, or low income; statistically and historically, Americans in those four categories are disenfranchised in greater numbers than any other segment of the American populace. PLEASE check on the status of your registration."
YOU MUST BE REGISTERED TO VOTE 30 DAYS BEFORE THE ELECTION OR YOUR VOTE WILL NOT BE COUNTED!
This is where Obama supporters can go to register and find out if they are registered.
http://www.voteforchange.com/
King County Voter's Registration Guide
http://www.kingcounty.gov/elections/registration.aspx
Check your Registration Status by Phone:
206-296-VOTE (8683)
If you have moved from one address in King County to another address in King County, you can call us at 206-296-VOTE (8683) to report your new address, complete a voter registration form (external link), or write or FAX us the following information:
* Registered name
* Date of birth
* Voter registration number (if known)
* Prior address/new address
* Mailing address (if different)
* Signature
* Daytime and nighttime phone number
To be eligible to vote in your new precinct or under your new name, you must change your record no later than 30 days prior to the election.
How to restore your voting rights:
http://your.kingcounty.gov/elections/felon_flyer.pdf
Here's where to check on your voter registration status:
http://www.votersunite.org/info/RegInfo.asp
For Washington State Residents:
http://www.secstate.wa.gov/elections/
Here's another source for info:
http://velvetrevolution.us/ElectionStrikeForce/
Please tell all your relatives and friends! In some states, people are being denied their right to vote if they do not have a driver's license. Be SURE your vote will be counted!
Please copy this and pass it on!
I think so.
We have a lot of people in this country who are fighting so hard against any sort of progress. We, as Americans, have become extremely adept at doing a collective impression of the three monkeys-- we don't want to see, we don't want to hear, we don't want to speak about it; we don't want to HAVE to think.
Some of our people just don't want to have to adjust their brainspace-- we just don't want to make room for a new paradigm.
This mentality, reminds me of the child who is afraid to --well... proceed with the needful clearing out of the waste brought on by the sheer unwillingness to pay attention to some of the basic things in life that are crucial to survival, for fear that the .. ahem... process will be painful.
Maybe it's time to relax and move to the future?
