Why is the Election so Important?

Elected officials make major decisions that impact the lives of women, girls and people of color. They include city council members, city and town mayors, state Governors, state senators and representatives, United States Senators and United States Representatives and the President and Vice President of the United States.

These women and men:

create the laws that impact every aspect of voters’ lives; from working to prevent and end violence against women, to increasing the minimum wage to protecting the right to vote.
vote for or against proposals and legislation that impacts women, girls and people of color.
decide if and how to respond to city, state, national and international issues including the lack of affordable health care, economic downturn, housing foreclosures, and immigration reform; and
decide if and how to respond to city, state, national and international crises such as hurricanes, flooding, and terrorism

Every election voters have a choice:

A choice on who to elect to positions of power
A choice on who to elect to be involved in discussions and decisions regarding direction of local, state, national and international policy and action.
A choice on who to elect to be involved in discussions and decisions that shape the future of our families, communities and nation.

This year the choice is even more important. When voters go to the polls, they will be casting their ballots for elected officials who will be involved in deciding what is done about major issues facing the country including
• Health Care
• Medicaid
• Medicare
• Social Security
• Economy
• Housing foreclosures
• Lack of affordable housing
• Rising costs of college
• Energy policy
• Immigration Reform
• Taxes
• Terrorism
• War in Iraq

Voting is one of the most important activities individuals can engage. Who an individual votes for can have an enormous impact on the lives of women, girls and people of color in the United States and throughout the world. This is especially true this year.

Some people believe that voting is not important or does not matter. But the old cliché is true; one vote can make a difference.

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