For the Earth and all People: On being prepared to Vote - and Helping Others be able to Vote

Dear Friends,

With the importance of the upcoming November 3 Election, it appears feels of pivotal significance to me that as many people in the country participate and vote, as never before. We can set a goal - for the Highest Voter Turnout in History.

Every person matters. Every person’s vote matters. YOU MATTER – so, please Vote. When a great majority of the people vote, we will have results that more truly reflect what All the people decide. All the people, that is, who vote.

Below is a set of resources that you can use, or send to people to help them vote. No matter what party or affiliation or belief.

You can use these resources to find out:

- how to register to vote

- what form of ID is required, to vote

- how to request a “mail-in ballot”, which may also be called an “absentee ballot” or “early voting”

- what the deadlines are

- what to do if there are obstacles you or others may face to being able to vote

- other information about how to vote - so you can do what you need to be sure vote is counted!

Take care of this early. As I write this, it is now September 4, and the November 3 election is less than two months away. With the need for people to request a Mail-In Ballot (Early/Absentee Ballot), for some people to get the form of ID needed, or for many to Register to vote - by the state’s deadline – time is moving fast. Find out what you need to do, and when you need to do it by. Mark it in your calendar. Then - do it early, and vote when you are ready to, so you can be sure your vote counts.

Let your choice Matter. Be ready to exercise your fundamental right as a Citizen. Our Democracy lives or flounders based on these profound and essential choices we make: the act to express who we are, and what feels right to each of us, in the choice we make by voting.

Here are some non-partisan resources to help:

League of Women Voters - "VOTE411"

Common Cause - “Voting Tools”

Axios - "When and how to vote in all 50 states"

League of Women Voters (home page)

You can also let people you know – family members, friends, in communities and workplaces - what matters to you about voting, and what they can do to be sure to vote. If they need assistance with what to do to be able to vote, you can help them.

And, pass the word on.

For those who wish to be more involved in turning out the vote, the resources above as well as other resources and information you can find online can be a starting point for exploring ways to help.

Blessings to all of America.