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Are you registered to vote? Are you sure?
Voter registration deadlines are coming up, and the stakes are high this election. If you’re not registered to vote at your current address, or if you're not sure, please click the link below and ask your friends and family to do the same. Our new voter registration tool makes it easy:
Voter registration deadlines are coming up, and the stakes are high this election. If you’re not registered to vote at your current address, or if you're not sure, please click the link below and ask your friends and family to do the same. Our new voter registration tool makes it easy:
Big corporations are spending more than ever
to buy this election, and right-wing politicians are trying to suppress
our vote using every trick in the book.1 But if enough of us prepare, get organized, and show up at the polls, nothing will be able to drown out our voices. But it starts with making sure that you and your family members and friends are registered to vote.
If you’ve moved recently or you’re not sure
about your registration status, play it safe and register (there’s no
harm in re-registering). Click the link to get started with our new
voter registration tool:
ColorOfChange members have already made a huge
impact on our democracy this year. Because of our voices, 38 major
companies have stopped funding ALEC, the right-wing lobbying group that
worked to suppress the votes of Black folks and others across the
country.2 It shows that we have tremendous power to hold corporations and politicians accountable.
Now it's time to bring our power to the ballot
box. In 2008, Black voters turned out in huge numbers in key states
like Virginia, Ohio, North Carolina and Florida, playing a huge role in
electing Barack Obama.3 We need to be just as active this year — again, the results of the election may depend on how many of us turn out to vote.4 The right wing knows this, and that's why they are trying hard to suppress our votes.5
So ColorOfChange has made getting ready for
election day easy. Please register to vote now, and encourage your
friends and family to do the same. It’ll take just a moment, and it
could make a huge difference in November and beyond.
Thanks and Peace,
-- Rashad, Dani, Matt, Arisha, Aimée, Johnny and the rest of the ColorOfChange.org team
September 7th, 2012
September 7th, 2012
References
1 "This Video MIGHT Stop Romney from becoming President," MoveOn.org, 08-13-12,
http://act.colorofchange.org/
2 "Six More Corporations Dump ALEC; 38 Companies Have Now Cut Ties with Corporate Bill Mill," PR Watch, 08-27-12,
http://act.colorofchange.org/
3"Urban League: Black Turnout Could Be Key In 2012," NPR: Tell Me More, 07-17-12,
http://act.colorofchange.org/
4 "Morial: Black Voter Turnout Differential is the Key in 2012," Politic365, 07-21-12,
http://act.colorofchange.org/
5 See reference 4
http://act.colorofchange.org/
2 "Six More Corporations Dump ALEC; 38 Companies Have Now Cut Ties with Corporate Bill Mill," PR Watch, 08-27-12,
http://act.colorofchange.org/
3"Urban League: Black Turnout Could Be Key In 2012," NPR: Tell Me More, 07-17-12,
http://act.colorofchange.org/
4 "Morial: Black Voter Turnout Differential is the Key in 2012," Politic365, 07-21-12,
http://act.colorofchange.org/
5 See reference 4
6 "The Hidden Swing Voters," The National Urban League Wire, 07-16-12,
http://act.colorofchange.org/
http://act.colorofchange.org/
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