Don’t think your voice doesn’t count…
The count is in. 1.5% of eligible Dallas County voters marched to the polls in May to elect the county sheriff. In other words, 1.5% made the choice for 98.5% of eligible voters.
On the ballot in Austin, there was a proposition for a particular area to disannex from the city. The measure was approved by one vote. Not that it was one more vote of approval than disapproval. Only one vote was cast. This may be an extreme example, or is it? Tracking voter participation rates in our state would say not.
The point is, when you don’t vote, who is making choices for you? The results of voter involvement would indicate the constituents being heard are the ones who bother to show up.
It is not too soon to consider the fact that we are headed into another election. And it is not too soon to begin preparing. Are you sure your registration is active? Check here. You might be surprised. More and more Texas registrations have been put in “suspense” – an unknown fact until you show up at the polls.
So, mark your calendar and register for the North Texas Faith Votes event on Sunday, August 18, 12:30-4:00 p.m. at Temple Shalom. Use the URL code, by clicking the image below, for more information and to register. This will be an enlightening and energizing opportunity to learn just how important YOUR voice is and encourage voter participation in the 2024 Election.
Voting is more than a civic duty. Voting is a matter of exercising faith for the sake of the common good in response to God’s graciousness to us.
I told them that the hand of my God had been gracious upon me and also the words that the king had spoken to me. Then they said, “Let us start building!” So they committed themselves to the common good. Nehemiah 2:18
In this together.
Amy
Mirabai Starr, Wild Mercy: Living the Fierce and Tender Wisdom of the Women Mystics (Boulder, CO: Sounds True, 2019), 10–11.
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