I haven't been part of a door to door movement since I was a Girl Scout peddling cookies. Something many people don't mind you coming to their door about.
Yesterday the Indivisible group my husband and I belong to, Franklin Action Network (F.A.N.), held our first door to door voter registration drive. We went door to door asking people if they are registered to vote, and if not, did they care to. I have to admit I was pleasantly surprised. People were very receptive to what we had to say. The most important being, did you know that Kansas threw out 13,717 votes in the 2016 election, beating Florida who threw out 13,461?! And yet Florida has seven times the residents of Kansas.
Some other information that is important to remember is that most of the votes thrown out were from people who registered through state affiliated sites. So if you need to register, make sure you are using the federal form.
If you believe you're registered but want to make sure you can check your registration at: https://www.headcount.org/verify-voter-registration/.
Of course, we all believe that everyone should vote. Our goal is to see that everyone who wants to vote is able to vote, and that vote counts! We want you to be ready for the next elections in 2018.
And if you're already registered, see you Tuesday!!
No comments:
Post a Comment