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National Black Voter Registration Push
September 19th, 2008
Afrosphere Action Coalition
National Voter Registration Push
Black folks, we need to register our people to vote, and there’s not much time left. From what I can tell October 6th is the beginning of voter registration deadlines in many states; including the all important battle ground states of Pennsylvania and Florida.
The Afrosphere Action Coalition is calling upon our partners in net-activism to help rally our folk to the cause of getting our people registered; especially in the important battle ground states where our voices can make a difference. As recently as August 20th, it was reported that a third of eligible Black voters (8 million) still aren’t registered. http://proudblackvoter.blogspot.com/search?updated-max=2008-08-27T16%3A26%3A00-05%3A00&max-results=7
We need a persistent push for the next month, as all the voter registration deadline dates that I’ve seen are between October 6th and 15th. We are asking bloggers not to just blog on it, but to organize registration in their communities, and when they do blog, to ask their readers not to only register themselves, but to at least pass the word on to people in their circles, volunteer with local groups do registration, or even organize their own efforts.
See here: http://proudblackvoter.blogspot.com/2008/09/state-by-state-voter-registration-links.html
and here: http://proudblackvoter.blogspot.com/2008/09/tennesseepennsylvania-you-have-til.html
For some information on voting deadlines.
Will you commit to use your medium, from here through October 15 (the last day of registration deadlines); to urge readers in people in your sphere to not only register themselves but to participate in registering others as noted above?
Will you commit to a combination of 3 post or mass emails a week for these next 4 weeks? (note: these do not have to be elaborate productions. As a matter of fact, functional and informative is more important than poetic appeals. How much time does it take to jot down a few lines of reminder, and a couple of links to resources? The point is to keep beating the drum).
Also, will you commit yourself to register voters, if it’s nothing more than carrying around some voter registration cards in your car, and keeping some at you office, or with in your books as you go to class, and registering the people that you run across and know?
Of course, nobody can force you to stick to the commitment, it will be up to you to follow through. But here is where we can put our politics to work. Here’s an opportunity to make a tangible difference by doing. If enough of us follow through we can use this medium of the internet to affect and outcome. We can do more here than blog about a problem or it solutions; we can create a solution.
If you’re with this commitment please comment with your email letting me know so that I can have you on our list of participants and make sure you receive information updates as the campaign goes forward.
Or, email me at lionrunner777 @ yahoo dot com
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This is very important and then on to making sure people vote.
I know too many people who tend to be lethargic when it comes to this. With the economy heading south it should be easier.
Great information. I hope it pays off.
I hope a lot of people will actually register to vote and actually go vote on election day. In the 2004 election I remember long lines in the afternoon and some people were not allowed in. I certainly hope that everyone will come out to vote this year. There are so many things on the line gas prices, unemployment, the economy, minimum wages. PLEASE VOTE
Gary, I hope people in states with early voting, lik mine Tennessee, will take full advantage of the opportunity to vote before Nov 4.
Thanks for the info Yobachi. Everyone time is winding down to get registered to vote. In my state of Ohio the deadline is Monday Oct 6, for other states later. For those who are not voting on election day November 4 early voting is admitted in some states. You can beat the long lines during election day by voting early. There are too many issues at stakes to not vote. Our ancestors before us sacrificed a lot for this moment. Don’t let it pass you by.