Thursday, November 02, 2006
Election Day is quickly approaching...
I certainly hope that you are planning on getting out to vote on Tuesday, November 7th. I'm certain that you are as tired of the campaigning and advertising that goes along with the process. At this time of year, it seems to get hard to determine the truth about candidate positions...
For the Minnesota readers here some websites that can help you out...
Every Child Matters and the Minnesota Children's Platform Coalition is a partnership to develop strategies to introduce the Minnesota Children's Platform statewide to communities, caucuses, and candidates for the 2006 election. We are devoting ourselves to improving the lives of children and families by advocating for better public policies. They offer a toolkit that contains materials you can use to help get out the vote and build a strong membership base of dedicated advocates, both individuals and organizations, which can help get this information about the needs of children to the Minnesota public.
The Every Child Matters website also has information on the candidates and where they stand on children's issues as well as lots of other information on behalf of children and youth in the state of Minnesota. Check it out!
The Minnesota Chamber of Commerce provides a website, Vote For Minnesota, where you can register to vote, find out about voting early, learn more about candidates and link to their individual websites, locate where you go to vote, contact your elected officials, and much more. You will need to register to find about your candidates but it is free and easy to do so.
Another good spot to check out your candidates is at Parents' Action for Children. Parents’ Action makes it easy for you to find out who your Congressional candidates are and where they stand on issues important to families. To find your candidate, enter your zip code below. You'll be linked to candidate contact information and a list of answers the candidates have provided to Parents' Action on important child and family issues.
It is important to have the voices of parents and providers represented in the election process. In 2004, just over half of parents between the ages of 18 and 36 voted in the election compared to 76 percent of parents over age 36 and almost 75 percent of seniors aged 65 to 74. If all parents stood up and spoke up, we too could wield political power so strong that our government leaders would have no choice but to listen. I hope that you will help to encourage voter registration at your facility.
Here are some materials that can help you to host an onsite voter registration drive and/or to encourage the parents and staff to register and vote this fall.
Materials include:
We need to be the voice for children... get out and vote!
I certainly hope that you are planning on getting out to vote on Tuesday, November 7th. I'm certain that you are as tired of the campaigning and advertising that goes along with the process. At this time of year, it seems to get hard to determine the truth about candidate positions...
For the Minnesota readers here some websites that can help you out...Every Child Matters and the Minnesota Children's Platform Coalition is a partnership to develop strategies to introduce the Minnesota Children's Platform statewide to communities, caucuses, and candidates for the 2006 election. We are devoting ourselves to improving the lives of children and families by advocating for better public policies. They offer a toolkit that contains materials you can use to help get out the vote and build a strong membership base of dedicated advocates, both individuals and organizations, which can help get this information about the needs of children to the Minnesota public.
The Every Child Matters website also has information on the candidates and where they stand on children's issues as well as lots of other information on behalf of children and youth in the state of Minnesota. Check it out!
The Minnesota Chamber of Commerce provides a website, Vote For Minnesota, where you can register to vote, find out about voting early, learn more about candidates and link to their individual websites, locate where you go to vote, contact your elected officials, and much more. You will need to register to find about your candidates but it is free and easy to do so.
Another good spot to check out your candidates is at Parents' Action for Children. Parents’ Action makes it easy for you to find out who your Congressional candidates are and where they stand on issues important to families. To find your candidate, enter your zip code below. You'll be linked to candidate contact information and a list of answers the candidates have provided to Parents' Action on important child and family issues.
It is important to have the voices of parents and providers represented in the election process. In 2004, just over half of parents between the ages of 18 and 36 voted in the election compared to 76 percent of parents over age 36 and almost 75 percent of seniors aged 65 to 74. If all parents stood up and spoke up, we too could wield political power so strong that our government leaders would have no choice but to listen. I hope that you will help to encourage voter registration at your facility.
Here are some materials that can help you to host an onsite voter registration drive and/or to encourage the parents and staff to register and vote this fall.
Materials include:
- Simple instructions on how to hold a voter registration drive (PDF)
- A pre-event flyer that you can post and copy to send home with your staff and parents, promoting the voter registration day
- A flyer [color, black & white] that can be handed out to remind your parents and providers that their vote does make a difference!
- Fact sheets ("The fundamentals of Voting and Voter Registration") and "Voter's Bill of Rights" that can also be distributed during the event or on their own
- A poster/flyer [color, black & white] reminding everyone to Vote on November 7th (general election) which you can hang in a prominent location in your facility.
We need to be the voice for children... get out and vote!
// posted by Tammy Wachter @ 4:15 PM 
