The upcoming Election, will be the most important election
in recent United States History, especially given what is at
stake for the working people of America.
With so much at stake, it is our duty to ensure that every
vote cast is counted. Below are a couple of ways, in which
you can TAKE ACTION, to ensure that your voting
rights, and the voting rights of others, are not violated this
November.
- Know Your Voting Rights. Print
and distrubute this full list of your rights as a voter in
Missouri CLICK
HERE.
- Be Ready to Vote. Review a sample
ballot for your own locality CLICK
HERE
- Work the Polls on Election Day as a Poll
Monitor. The AFL-CIO's My Vote, My Right Campaign
and The Advancement Project are organizing people around
Missouri to be monitors at polling places. They are
offering many trainings leading up to the election.
trainings in St. Louis will be held at the
Omega Center, 3900 Goodfellow Blvd,
63120. Training Dates are as follows:
- Sunday Trainings, 4PM - October 19, 26
- Weekday
Trainings, 5:30 PM - October 20, 21, 23, 27, 28, 29, 30
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Saturday Trainings, 10 AM - October 25, and November 1
To
RSVP for one of the above dates email Marquita Bradshaw
at mbradsha@aflcio.org.
If you have any other questions or would like to schedule a
training for a large group contact Marquita at
901-493-3034.
To find out about becoming a poll
monitor in Kansas City:
Contact JeMekia
Kendrix of The Advancement Project at jkendrix@advancementproject.org
or 816-509-9240 or Marilyn
Adkinson of the American Federation of Teachers at
madkinso@aft.org
- Be an Election Judge. With a higher voter
turnout expected this election, local Boards of Election are
seeking people to act as Election Judges at polling places
around the area. To find out more about what would be
involved in becoming an election judge. Contact
your local election board.
- St. Louis County
www.co.st-louis.mo.us/elections
or 314-615-1800
- St. Louis City www.stlelections.com or
314-622-4336
- Kansas City http://www.kceb.org/ or
816-842-4820
- Jackson County http://jceb.co.jackson.mo.us/ or
816-325-4600
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VOTE
Tuesday
November 4,
2008
Polls Open
6 AM
to
7 PM
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