Voting for the Future


Only about one out of every three eligible voters has bothered to cast a ballot in mid-term elections in recent years. Thirty six states will hold elections for governor. Thirty four of the 100 seats in the U.S. Senate will be up for grabs. And elections will be held for all 435 seats in the U.S. House of Representatives. Not only do we have Congressional races at stake, voters will choose many local offices …the town mayor, perhaps, the county sheriff, or a school board director or a tax collector. By exercising thier vote, citizens will help decide how their town, state, and nation will be run. On November 5th, fire stations, school auditoriums, church halls, and other public buildings will become polling places for a day. Do you realize how important your vote is to this country?


If the wrong policy decisions are made by our political leaders in Washington and you did not vote - what should the penalty be for ineffective citizenry? Who pays for the silence of a nation’s people? The stakes are too high for the electorate not to be actively engaged in mid-term elections. What's at stake: 3 African Americans congress persons will have the opportunity to serve as committee chairs and the election of the first woman Speaker of the House of Representatives. Additionally, risks include: the countless lives of our sons, daughters, fathers, and mothers trapped in a war and conflict that has very little to do with the security and safety of our nation and more to do with the widening gaps between those of material priviledge and those without.




Can you afford not to vote?