CLEVELAND, August 10 — BLET members are encouraged to register to vote now in order to vote in the ultra-important November 7 elections.
The mid-term elections being decided on November 7 will decide the make up of the U.S. House and Senate. Additionally, many important state and local elections are being contested this year.
“Most BLET members and their families realize the significance of this year’s election campaigns,” BLET Vice President and National Legislative Representative John Tolman said. “Many issues that will affect the future of working men and women will be decided by the outcome of this election. As we have seen in the past several years, the needs of working Americans are not being addressed by the current office holders in Washington, our State Houses and Legislatures. Your vote on November 7 can hopefully turn the tides back towards working people and away from the corporate titans who value profits over people.
“In this election, we must make working families the number one priority once again. We must continue our fight for workers and pledge to work with anyone who will move us closer to reaching our goal. Working Americans deserve a safe working environment, job security and health care, and in order to accomplish this goal, we need people in our Nation’s Capitol and our State Governments who will support us. BLET members must vote in order to let their voices be heard.”
Registering to vote has been made simpler by the U.S. Election Assistance Commission (EAC). The EAC was established by the Help America Vote Act of 2002 (HAVA). Central to its role, the Commission serves as a national clearinghouse and resource for information and review of procedures with respect to the administration of Federal elections. According to the text of HAVA, the law was enacted to, “… establish a program to provide funds to States to replace punch card voting systems, to establish the Election Assistance Commission to assist in the administration of Federal elections and to otherwise provide assistance with the administration of certain Federal election laws and programs, to establish minimum election administration standards for States and units of local government with responsibility for the administration of Federal elections, and for other purposes.”
The deadline for voter registration is coming up soon in many states. To register to vote, go to: http://www.eac.gov and click on Register to Vote on the left hand side.