Gear up for November 4
With less than 50 days until the election, it’s time to remind our local candidates about the importance of investing in early childhood care and education. When you see candidates for the Minnesota House of Representatives at forums or debates, or when they show up at your doorstep to ask for your support, or if you run into them in your community, be sure to ask them to invest in early childhood care and education if they’re elected.
Ready 4 K has lots of information to help engage and educate both candidates and voters alike about early childhood issues.
• For a detailed overview of early care and education issues, take a look at Ready 4 K’s Guide for Policy Makers.
• Use their Tips for Asking Candidates Questions to raise candidates’ awareness of early childhood issues.
Tip: Print and share these with family and friends!
• Learn seven tips to help Get Out the Vote for kids this year.
[This is important because rumor has it only one in 10 parents of young children are registered to vote. To gear
up and get serious about voter registration efforts, visit the Minnesota Participation Project!]
Additional Resources
Visit the League of Women Voters to find your polling site and what will be on your ballot (candidates and more).
Or go to the source for Minnesota voting information: The Minnesota Office of the Secretary of State tells you what to bring for same-day registration, maintains a Polling Place Finder (to tell you where to go), and much, much more!
Finally, remember to vote for kids November 4, 2008!
Adapted from Gearing Up for Election 2008 in the September 2008 issue of Milestones, Ready 4 K’s online newsletter. Subscribe today!