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Have you registered to vote yet? Time is ticking if you want your voice heard on what will be a historic November 4th.
I don't want your excuses. I don't want to hear you haven't had time or you aren't up on the issues.
I've gathered a laundry list of information for you so there can be ZERO reason you failed to vote. Unless, of course, you're one of BlogHer's thousands of NON US-citizen bloggers whom we love and adore (and I sure hope you're enjoying the drama of our election).
Women's Voices. Women Vote is a great way to kick off getting yourself registered or looking for your polling place, how to vote by mail, or getting informed on additional information on your state.
WeVote08 is registering AND blogging 1 woman. 1 vote, with some names you might recognize. Stephanie Agresta writes,
"When we last left Aliza Sherman (back at BlogHer in San Francisco), she was pumped up and ready to go register to vote!! Inspired by WE Vote '08, Aliza set out to complete the voting registration process in her home state of Alaska. However, it seems that even for a techie like Aliza, the process was a bit more frustrating than she expected. We can all relate to being busy and overwhelmed with the stress of every day life (work, kids, home and family)! Calgon take me away!! But as you can see from her story below, with a little grit and determination, she is making it happen!"
Rock the Vote, where you can register, donate, and take action, is also blogging their registration efforts.
Julia writes, "We stopped at our first high school today, Boardman High School in Youngstown, Ohio. The place reeked of Americana. Outside the marching band and cheerleaders readied themselves to be bussed off to some distant football game while the nerds, goths, and stoners snickered in the hallways. For the first time, we ran into people who didn’t know their social security numbers. Job applications, credit checks, and utility bills have yet to hit these kids. This is the young end of the youth vote.
Ten minutes into our high-school visit, the hall monitor informed us that no one actually complied with the school’s dress code. 'None of you have shaven,' he explained. 'And you are using cell phones on school property. And that guy has cut off the bottom of his pants. And your jeans are ripped.'
A Navy representative had the table next to ours in the hallway and he sat smiling. He was clean-shaven and his pants were spotless.
He won the social victory, but it’s worth noting that our registration total (34 at the school) beat the hell out of his."
As always, the League of Women Voters can help you register and help you encourage others to do the same. They also provide information in Spanish.
And I don't want to hear that you're just don't have time to pay attention to the issues and candidates. The National Women's Law Center has a handy, dandy guide to get you through.
Some states require you be registered by next week, others by the 15th. So get moving.
I think Jan Parrish sums it up well, "Ninety years ago, these women fought a very important battle - for a woman's right to vote. The very privilege American women now treat so cavalierly. It's hard to imagine such a repressed society and yet it happened right here in America, less than a hundred years ago. I wonder how they would respond to our lackadaisical attitude towards voting today?
However, it's not too late. Click here and register to vote from the comfort of your home. There's never been a more exciting time to vote. We have our first African American and our first Republican Woman Vice Presidential candidate. History is once again unfolding before our eyes. Get off the sidelines and become a part of history."
Erin Kotecki Vest also blogs at Queen of Spain blog
