{"id":870,"date":"2020-10-17T19:05:24","date_gmt":"2020-10-18T02:05:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/teahousehome.com\/booksandcoffee\/?p=870"},"modified":"2020-10-17T19:16:58","modified_gmt":"2020-10-18T02:16:58","slug":"life-i-voted-and-ive-encouraged-others-to-vote","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/teahousehome.com\/booksandcoffee\/2020\/10\/17\/life-i-voted-and-ive-encouraged-others-to-vote\/","title":{"rendered":"Life: I VOTED! And I&#8217;ve encouraged others to vote!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-default\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/teahousehome.com\/booksandcoffee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/IMG_2694-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-872\" srcset=\"https:\/\/teahousehome.com\/booksandcoffee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/IMG_2694-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/teahousehome.com\/booksandcoffee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/IMG_2694-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/teahousehome.com\/booksandcoffee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/IMG_2694-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/teahousehome.com\/booksandcoffee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/IMG_2694-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/teahousehome.com\/booksandcoffee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/IMG_2694-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/teahousehome.com\/booksandcoffee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/IMG_2694-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/teahousehome.com\/booksandcoffee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/IMG_2694.jpg 1884w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><figcaption>I am always delighted to get a sticker.  ALWAYS.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>I completed my four sheet, multi-sided ballot!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I reviewed and\/or had enough information to recycle <a href=\"https:\/\/mobilelene.blogspot.com\/2020\/10\/340-plus-pages-of-voting-materials.html\">my 340+ pages of official voter guides<\/a>! (I have now also recycled all of the election propaganda that came in the mail!)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I sent letters to 30 infrequent voters, encouraging them to vote through the auspices of Vote Forward!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"embedly-card\" data-card-theme=\"dark\"><h4><a href=\"https:\/\/votefwd.org\/\">Vote Forward<\/a><\/h4><p>Vote Forward volunteers send heartfelt handwritten letters to unregistered and low-propensity voters encouraging them to participate in our democracy. The letters have been shown to significantly boost voter turnout.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<script async=\"\" src=\"\/\/cdn.embedly.com\/widgets\/platform.js\" charset=\"UTF-8\"><\/script>\n\n\n\n<p>I previously made small donations this year to 15 different candidates running for office (all of whom happen to be pro-choice women!), and bigger donations to excellent organizations like Fair Fight, the Planned Parenthood Action Fund, EMILY&#8217;s List, and ActBlue&#8217;s get out the vote drive. I give monthly to the ACLU, who have been fighting in court for voting rights on multiple fronts and for many groups.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"embedly-card\" data-card-theme=\"dark\"><h4><a href=\"https:\/\/fairfight.com\/\">Home | Fair Fight<\/a><\/h4><p>Fair Fight is a national voting rights organization rooted in Georgia. Join our fight for free and fair elections today!<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<script async=\"\" src=\"\/\/cdn.embedly.com\/widgets\/platform.js\" charset=\"UTF-8\"><\/script>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"embedly-card\" data-card-theme=\"dark\"><h4><a href=\"https:\/\/www.plannedparenthoodaction.org\/\">Planned Parenthood Action Fund<\/a><\/h4><p>Take Action!<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<script async=\"\" src=\"\/\/cdn.embedly.com\/widgets\/platform.js\" charset=\"UTF-8\"><\/script>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"embedly-card\" data-card-theme=\"dark\"><h4><a href=\"https:\/\/emilyslist.org\/\">EMILY&#8217;s List<\/a><\/h4><p>EMILY&#8217;s List, the nation&#8217;s largest resource for women in politics, has raised over $600 million to elect pro-choice Democratic women candidates. With a grassroots community of over five million members, EMILY&#8217;s List helps Democratic women win competitive campaigns &#8211; across the country and up and down the ballot &#8211; by recruiting and training candidates, supporting strong campaigns, researching the issues that impact women and families, and turning out women voters to the polls.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<script async=\"\" src=\"\/\/cdn.embedly.com\/widgets\/platform.js\" charset=\"UTF-8\"><\/script>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"embedly-card\" data-card-theme=\"dark\"><h4><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aclu.org\/\">American Civil Liberties Union<\/a><\/h4><p>Fighting Racism. Reimagining Policing. When the Constitution was written, &#8220;We the People&#8221; did not mean all of us. Slavery created a legacy of oppression for Black people that is woven into our institutions today &#8211; from education and health care to the criminal legal system.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<script async=\"\" src=\"\/\/cdn.embedly.com\/widgets\/platform.js\" charset=\"UTF-8\"><\/script>\n\n\n\n<p>I&#8217;m acting like U.S. democracy depends upon this election, because&#8230; it does.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I completed my four sheet, multi-sided ballot! I reviewed and\/or had enough information to recycle my 340+ pages of official voter guides! (I have now also recycled all of the election propaganda that came in the mail!) I sent letters to 30 infrequent voters, encouraging them to vote through the auspices of Vote Forward! Vote &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/teahousehome.com\/booksandcoffee\/2020\/10\/17\/life-i-voted-and-ive-encouraged-others-to-vote\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Life: I VOTED! 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