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| Date: From: Subject: | 10/26/2006 4:31:21 PM Home School Legal Defense Association Oregon--Your Vote Crucial in Preserving Homeschool Freedom |
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====================================================================== From the HSLDA E-lert Service... ====================================================================== Oregon--Your Vote Crucial in Preserving Homeschool Freedom Dear Oregon HSLDA members and friends, Election time is fast approaching. This November 7 many state and federal officials are up for re-election. Who is elected will determine what freedoms you will keep and what freedoms you will lose. Exercising your right to vote is crucial. The voter's guide described below will help you make informed decisions as you cast your vote. Remember statistics show approximately only 50% of eligible adults actually register to vote. In any given election only about 50% of registered voters vote (that is 25% of adults)! That means only takes about 13% of adults to elect any given candidate. Your vote does count! ACTION: To get your copy of the Oregon Family Council's nonpartisan 2006 Candidate Voter's Guide go to: http://www.oregonfamilycouncil.org/votersGuide.php . If you have not yet used one, you'll be pleased with how easy it is to decide who to vote for by answering the same questions submitted to the candidates and comparing your answers to theirs. Oregon Family Council's 2006 Candidate Voter's Guide is nonpartisan and legal for distribution at your church, civic club, etc. Request as many voter guides as you need for your church today at: http://www.oregonfamilycouncil.org/votersGuide.php . Another resource for Oregon voters is the nonpartisan voters' guide put out by the League of Women Voters of Oregon Education Fund. You can download this guide at: http://www.lwvor.org/VGFiles/general/index.html . Please help spread the word about these resources for responsible citizenship! Forward this message to your family and friends in Oregon so they can also obtain these valuable resources. A couple of things to keep in mind: > For a legal perspective on what activities churches and pastors are allowed to take part in, check out these resources prepared by attorney James Bopp: Do's and Don'ts for Political Activities of Pastors available at http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=3379 and Guidelines for Political Activities by Churches and Pastors available at http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=3380 . > In Oregon every registered voter is sent a ballot by mail. By now you should have received your 2006 General Election ballot. If you have not, contact your County Elections Office. You can find information to contact your county office at: http://www.sos.state.or.us/elections/other.info/clerk.htm . You can either mail or drop off your ballot at the local County Elections Office, but in order for your vote to count your ballot must be received by the County Elections Office to by 8 p.m. on November 7. For more information go to: http://www.sos.state.or.us/elections/HAVA/votingguide/index.html or call the Oregon Votes toll free information line (866) 673-8683). Thanks for caring! Sincerely, Thomas J. Schmidt Staff Attorney ---------------------------------------------------------------------- -> "I saved my entire membership fee with one discount" "We've been a Liberty Mutual customer for over 12 years. We called and asked about our HSLDA member discount and they lowered our premium by approx $95 per year...coincidentally the same amount as our HSLDA annual membership fee. Thought you'd want to know!!'" More reasons to join HSLDA... http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=1107 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ====================================================================== The HSLDA E-lert Service is a service of: Home School Legal Defense Association P.O. 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