As citizens of this great country, all of us who are eligible to vote are morally bound to do so. This is an important obligation that should not be dismissed lightly.
If you are already registered to vote, good for you! If you are eligible to vote (a US citizen and at least 18) and are NOT registered, NOW is the time to do it. Do not put off any longer registering to vote. GET REGISTERED. You can do that by contacting your county for registration. If you live in TRAVIS County, go to www.votetravis.com. Or you can call 512-854-9473. You must be registered 30 days prior to the election in order to vote. This means that to vote in the upcoming CRUCIAL election on Nov 6, 2018 you much be registered by October 9. DO IT NOW! Mrs. Pat Macy, our parish director of social justice ministries is also a certified registrar and can register you to vote.
Then study the issues, pray over it, and GO VOTE. There are several ways to vote. Anyone 65 years or over can register to vote early by mail. Also, if you are incapacitated, or will be out of Travis County during election time, you also can apply for a mail ballot. I strongly encourage EVERYONE who is 65 or older to sign up to vote by mail. That is what I do and urge my mature Paulist brothers to do. Voting by mail is much easier for you, and by doing so you shorten the lines on voting day for everyone else. To sign up to vote by mail simply go to http://traviscountyclerk.org/eclerk/Content.do?code=E.8 In the middle of the page find where it says: “Where do I get an application?” and click on that.
There is also in Travis County EARLY VOTING. For the upcoming mid-term elections, the first day for in-person early voting is Tuesday, October 22nd, and the last day for in-person early voting is November 2nd. You can find the location of early voting polls at the Travis County website. Or call 512-854-9473.
If you are not eligible to vote by mail, then I strongly urge you to vote early. Don’t put it off. Avoid the lines on Election Day and the possibility of loosing your right to vote. Vote early!
Our country is going through a dangerous time of stress and confusion. For evil to win all it takes is for good people to do nothing. We are the good people, even if we don’t feel like it. So it is very important that you study the issues and candidates, pray over your choices and then VOTE. NO EXCUSES!
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