It's like living in the Twilight Zone, I know, but the truth is a certain segment of the population, that shall remain nameless, never really stops fighting to keep the progressive middle-class-on-down from voting ~ it's a truth we have to not only recognize but we also have to continue to defy.
Frankly, the partisan Democrat in me wants to see a totally unexpected Democratic wave on November 4th that does just that -- defies the *&%^$#!s...
Having said that, I am going to step back from my natural instinct and share a few of my favorite non-partisan voter resources with you and ask you, if you have not done so already, to put an hour or so aside to explore your voting logistics and options and mark the day on your calendar and get it done because a win by a progressive middle-class-on-down is something that might send "them" back under the rocks from where they typically come ~ for a bit, at any rate.
Further. Share it with a friend who has access to the Internet. Or. Print out the relevant information and share it with a friend who doesn't have access to the Internet. Or. If you would like to get more bang for your buck, print out several copies of the relevant information and drop them off at your dentist and doctor's office, as well as at your hairdresser's shop. Nonchalant placement on magazine tables works.
It takes all kinds of people and all kinds of tactics to win and there is a role to play for everyone.
As promised, a favorite voter resource: The U.S.Vote Foundation (US Vote)
Further. Share it with a friend who has access to the Internet. Or. Print out the relevant information and share it with a friend who doesn't have access to the Internet. Or. If you would like to get more bang for your buck, print out several copies of the relevant information and drop them off at your dentist and doctor's office, as well as at your hairdresser's shop. Nonchalant placement on magazine tables works.
It takes all kinds of people and all kinds of tactics to win and there is a role to play for everyone.
As promised, a favorite voter resource: The U.S.Vote Foundation (US Vote)
dedicated to bringing best-in-class voter
services to millions of American voters, develop and provide online tools to
assist US citizens living anywhere in the world to register to vote and request
their absentee ballot using their state’s specific voter forms.
This includes
US citizens living within the US, living abroad or serving in the military. The
comprehensive range of services offered by US Vote helps voters navigate
today's complicated landscape of US voting regulations.
They are poised to respond to the growing need for alternatives to
polling place voting. Many voters need easier access to absentee voting,
including students, travellers, elderly persons, overseas citizens, uniformed
service members and their families, disabled and homebound people, those who
work long hours or double shifts, people who travel for work, and parents
without childcare...
US Vote's service produces the complete state-specific forms,
which often require substantially more information than the National Voter
Registration Form...
Where
other services provide only state office addresses, US Vote integrates with its Election Official Directory (EOD) database to provide voters with complete
contact details and mailing addresses for their local election office where
they will be able to send their forms and access the best direct service...
I am particularly fond of the My Voter Account where you can access your voter information, as well as information about your elected officials!
Check out the 3 minute or so video on the Voter Account, it demonstrates some of what this resource offers you and how user friendly they've made it for you:
I'm also very fond of long time voter resource: The League of Women Voters
a citizens’ organization that has fought since 1920
to improve government and engage all citizens in the decisions that impact
their lives, operating at national, state and local levels through more
than 800 state and local Leagues, in all 50 states as well in DC, the Virgin
Islands and Hong Kong.
Formed
from the movement that secured the right to vote for women, the centerpiece of
the League’s efforts remain to expand participation and give a voice to all
Americans... at all three levels of government, engaging in both broad
educational efforts as well as advocacy. ...Issues are grounded in our
respected history of making democracy work for all citizens.
And: Rock The Vote , well, Rock The Vote ~ Rocks
as the largest non-profit and
non-partisan organization in the United States driving the youth vote to the
polls. Fusing pop culture, politics, and technology, Rock the Vote works to mobilize
the millennial voting bloc and the youth vote, protect voting rights, and
advocate for an electoral process and voting system that works for the 21st
century electorate.
Finally, I'd like to share with you the link to a Facebook page I am affiliated with that is dedicated to supporting President Obama's Agenda and giving him a Congress he can work with at the end of the day November 4th, 2014, where, if you are of the Democratic persuasion, you will find information of interest leading up to the election!:
Let me leave you with a great meme to assist you in your planning:
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( * A shout out to Slate for the 2014 voters waiting in line photograph:
http://www.slate.com/articles/news_and_politics/politics/2012/11/early_voting_republicans_have_tried_to_restrict_access_to_voting_for_partisan.html and to http://moviepilot.com/series/793562-the-twilight-zone?lt_source=external,manual for the Twilight Zone meme.)
(** There was no attribution on the other two photos I picked up to create the tri-meme and there is never an intention to not give credit, so if anyone has the information, share and I will immediately credit!)
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