Monday, June 23, 2008

Missouri Primary Elections

Voter Alert -- July 9th is Deadline for Missouri’s Aug. 5th Elections

July 9th is the registration deadline to vote in the Missouri primary elections on August 5, 2008. Eligible citizens include Missouri residents who will be 18 years old on Election Day.

July 30th is the deadline to submit an Absentee Ballot for those voters who will away from home or have other specified reasons.

The official applications for both can be found at www.StateDemocracy.org. This completely FREE one-stop public service portal also offers a host of other voter tools, including:

  • Links to state and local Election Board
  • A Polling Place Locator
  • Election Day Requirements (concerning voting hours, identification, write-ins, etc.)
  • Links to lawmakers on the federal level and in all 50 states

The nonprofit StateDemocracy Foundation provides this nonpartisan website in keeping with its mission of “Delivering Democracy to Your Desktop!”

The StateDemocracy.org site has recently been redesigned, updated and re-launched, following eight years of service to over 130,000 citizens nationwide. As the Internet’s most comprehensive civic engagement portal, StateDemocracy.org facilitates grassroots input and fosters an ongoing dialog between the government and the governed. Users can hold lawmakers accountable by comparing legislative voting records against campaign promises and public pronouncements …so that public servants pay closer attention to the public interest.


Source: http://www.StateDemocracy.org/Media/Missouri-Primary-Elections.aspx

Required Board of Advisors for StateDemocracy Foundation

An effort is underway to strengthen the StateDemocracy Foundation by instituting a Board of Advisors.  These Advisors would be leaders from a wide variety of fields, possessing expertise in many areas that are vital to the Foundation, including:

  • Government
  • Computer Technology
  • Fundraising
  • Finance
  • Political Science
  • Media (especially online media)
  • Business
  • Nonprofits
  • Strategic Planning
  • Legal

Anyone interested in joining a dynamic enterprise, please email Ken Laureys (a founding Boardmember of the StateDemocracy Foundation and its spokesperson) at: Ken.Laureys@StateDemocracy.org.

Friday, June 20, 2008

Tomorrow is the last day for Absentee Ballot - Utah

June 20 is Absentee Ballot Deadline for Utah’s June 24 Elections

http://www.StateDemocracy.org is the only website that provides the following applications for free:
  • 50 States Absentee Ballot Application
  • 50 States Voter Registration Application
  • 50 States Polling Place Locator
  • Contact Any elected official by email/fax or snail mail
  • 50 States Election office address
  • 50 States Election day requirement.


Wednesday, June 18, 2008

A One-Stop Voter Toolbox

Voter Alert -- June 20 is Absentee Ballot Deadline for Utah’s June 24 Elections

Any registered voter in Utah may use an absentee ballot--but it must be submitted to your local voter’s clerk by June 20, to be valid for the state’s primary elections on June 24.  

But while time is short, voters can still meet the deadline by going to 
www.StateDemocracy.org.  At this completely FREE website, voters can download the application form needed to receive an official absentee ballot.  Citizens can also visit this one-stop website to obtain a host of other voter tools, including

  • Links to your state and local Election Board
  • Your Polling Place Locator
  • Election Day Requirements (concerning voting hours, identification, write-ins, etc.)
  • Voter Registration Application (for future elections, since it’s too late for this one)

The nonprofit StateDemocracy Foundation provides this nonpartisan website as a public service, dedicated to the Foundation mission of “Delivering Democracy to Your Desktop!”  

The 
StateDemocracy.org site has recently been redesigned, updated and re-launched, following eight years of service to over 100,000 citizens nationwide.  Users merely enter their ZipCode… then click to quickly find the local polling place, local election board, or the state and federal lawmakers for that jurisdiction.

As the Internet’s most comprehensive civic engagement site, 
StateDemocracy.org connects constituents to lawmakers on the federal level and in all 50 states.  By facilitating grassroots input into government policymaking, StateDemocracy.org fosters an ongoing dialog between the government and the governed, covering all issues that The People find important.

StateDemocracy.org
 users can hold lawmakers accountable by comparing voting records against campaign promises, public pronouncements and local needs; so that public servants pay attention to the public interest …rather than just special interests.

The 
StateDemocracy Foundation was in the news recently with its latest project,www.LobbyDelegates.com.  This free site enabled rank-and-file members of the Democratic Party to communicate with the 800+ “Super Delegates” -- so-called because they could vote as they pleased.  Tens of thousands of visitors came to LobbyDelegates.com to persuade these top party officials to back either Hillary Clinton or Barack Obama.