We all know why the midterm elections are so important. If Democrats win one or both houses of Congress, they’ll be the first real check on this president during his second term.
As the League of Women Voters says, “Your vote is your power and now is the time to use it.”
So John Dineen has agreed to expand his work for Citizen Cartwright to include a free section of voting rights resources on his own website, briefing.center. They include an up-to-date list of key races, links to organizations that are eager for our help, and recommended books.
While John has been “barking” for Citizen Cartwright on news media issues, his career has combined journalism and politics. He’s worked in political campaigns and was the communications director and then chief of staff for a senior member of Congress. He and I met when we both worked for an information office within the Congress. He became my husband, but I can nevertheless honestly say without hyperbole that he’s one of the most insightful political analysts I’ve ever known. So I’m grateful he’ll be spending more time on the midterms.
I’ll be linking to John’s voting rights section site daily. I’ll also be linking to his briefing.center home page for his daily update.
Meanwhile, I’m trying to read as much as I can, as fast as I can, to share with you the best information I can find on how you and I can maximize our impact as citizens.
Here, the League of Women Voters walks us through checking our registrations, understanding what’s on the ballot, making a voting plan, and voting early where it’s available.
The League also urges you to bring five friends and to become a poll worker.
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You can call the Capitol switchboard, (202) 224-3121, and be connected to the offices of your representative and senators. To email your House member and your two senators, you can connect to their websites at Congress.gov. Most lawmakers seem to only accept emails from their constituents, but these leaders accept emails from Americans nationwide, at:
House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries
Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer
Senate Majority Leader John Thune