CLEVELAND, August 10 — With just under 90 days until Election Day, the BLET’s National Legislative Board is reminding all members to register and vote in the upcoming November elections. National elections will be held on Tuesday, November 6, 2012.
Members can use the Teamster website to find voter registration information in their state.
Members can also use the U.S. Election Assistance Commission website to download the National Mail Voter Registration Form. The form allows you to register to vote, update registration information due to a change of name, make a change of address, or register with a political party. The National Form also contains voter registration rules and regulations for each state and territory. It is available by clicking here.
Additionally, members are advised that different states have recently passed voter identification laws, which require voters to produce some sort of identification when showing up at the voting booth. The BLET National Legislative Board strongly urges you to familiarize yourself with your state’s regulations prior to the November elections. For information on voter ID laws in your state, please visit the National Conference of State Legislatures website.
BLET National President Dennis R. Pierce advised all members of the importance of voting, particularly in the current political climate.
“This year’s national election is the most important in our lives,” President Pierce said, “because we are faced with two very different choices, with vastly different outcomes for the economic security for our families, loved ones and friends. It is imperative that every BLET member vote in November, and any member who may possibly be working that day needs to arrange to cast an early or absentee ballot.”