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June 3, 2010
Election Resources
IN THIS ISSUE
· Independent Registered Voters rights to primary election participation
· Campaign to End Child Care Subsidy Turn-Away List – Take Action!
Voters registered as INDEPENDENTS can vote in the primary election.
Just choose the party election in which you want to vote. The Primary Election is August 24 and is actually the election for most legislative offices because of the current voter distribution and district alignments. The primary election August 24 therefore is a very important and key election. GOTV for the primary election among independents too!
Arizona State Constitution - Article 7 Direct primary election law Section 10. The Legislature shall enact a direct primary election law, which shall provide for the nomination of candidates for all elective State, county, and city offices, including candidates for United States Senate or and for Representative in Congress. Any person who is registered as no party preference or independent as the party preference or who is registered with a political party that is not qualified for representation on the ballot may vote in the primary election of any one of the political parties that is qualified for the ballot.
Campaign to End the Child Care Subsidy Turn-Away List – Take Action! View Video too!!!
Arizona Child Care Association and the local Early Care and Education Consortium members are raising public awareness of the devastating impact of the State child care turn-away list and asking elected official to restore child care funding for parents wanting to work, children needing safe and stimulating care, and child care providers who serve low income families.
Over the past 15 months, 13,000 children in qualified low income working families have been denied. The denials will continue for another 13 months or longer unless the Governor or legislature acts to restore the child care subsidy. The Early Care and Education Consortium has developed a video message that shows the impact of the waiting list, which you can view here. Click here to watch the Restore Child Care video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gYdPxNrB65Q
Yesterday the Arizona Child Care Association sent letters to the Governor and legislators asking for the immediate restoration of child care subsidies for Arizona's low-income working families. You can click to send your own message to Governor Brewer and a message to your legislators.
The email messages have been prepared, but you can change them to make the messages more personal. The message to Legislators begins "I am a child care provider in your district. Every day I see the good that we do and every day I see how much more we are needed" so be sure to customize your introduction. Visit http://www.azcca.org for more information.
(Thanks to the Arizona Child Care Association and the Early Care and Education Consortium for leading this important effort. This is a great example of “telling the story of the cuts” in new creative, innovative ways with a pragmatic call to action to undo this cuts. What is your sector doing to undo the cuts? For ideas and resources contact PAFCO. Thanks to Children’s Action Alliance for preparing this action alert.)
ELECTION YEAR RESOURCES – GO TO PAFCO WEBSITE AT www.pafcoalition.org . Resources include election year dos and don’ts for non profits--- http://www.pafcoalition.org/nonprofits-elections/
Organize and do voter education and voter registration for the August 24 Primary and November 2 General Election.
o This Primary and November election will be a referendum on the future of our state.Theywill determine the nature of our public policy and which values for our shared communal life will prevail.
o If we cannot persuade lawmakers and change their minds, we must change the people and elect new lawmakers and leadership who will protect children, families, and vulnerable adults and restore the budget cuts made the last two years.
o ELECTION WORK IS ADVOCACY WORK. We must exercise our citizenship. Over the next few months PAFCO will conduct advocacy and election training, support voter registration and voter education efforts, interview governor’s candidates, and participate with partner groups in candidate forums. Contact this email if you are interested.
o As private citizens we can work for individual candidates who reflect our views and values. Get engaged and get others engaged.
o What are you and your agency, and community group doing to encourage and support informed voter participation in these critically important elections this year?
o http://www.pafcoalition.org/nonprofits-elections/
ELECTION – DATES AND DEADLINES
Primary Election – August 24
· Voter Registration Closes – July 26 at midnight
· Early Voting Begins – July 29
· Get your early ballot by going to county recorder and election websites:
o http://www.azsos.gov/election/county.htm
General Election – November 2, 2010
· Voter Registration closes – October 4, 2010
· Early Voting Begins – October 7
· Get your early ballot by going to county recorder and election websites:
o http://www.azsos.gov/election/county.htm