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Election 2004: A Call to Action

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In the fall of 2003, UUA President William Sinkford called for UU involvement in the voter mobilization effort. He stated then:

"There is work to be done. I'm not talking about simply affirming the importance of voting, nor of simply promising to vote ourselves. I'm talking about mobilizing to get out there and work to prevent the travesty of the last election from recurring. We want to see this nation's promise of democracy restored, and to do what we can to ensure that everyone's vote gets counted."

Unitarian Universalists have a rich history of working to vitalize democratic participation in our political system, dating back to the earliest days of American government. Our fifth principle reads we will covenant to affirm and promote the right of conscience and the use of the democratic process within our congregations and in society at large. We have long been committed to the belief that our democracy will be enhanced and improved by greater participation.

To continue in the tradition we have inherited, the UUA has joined with other religious communities to form Faithful Democracy , an interfaith coalition that will provide resources, information, and suggested activities to increase the number of people casting informed votes in the 2004 elections.

Faithful Democracy is an interfaith, grassroots coalition drawn from many religious traditions. As people of faith, we are called to promote civic action as a moral responsibility. The strength of this coalition can be found in its unified voice around five areas of work: encouraging voter registration, educating voters, getting out the vote, monitoring the polls, and advocating for voter rights.

The UUA is also a sponsor of Campaign for Communities (see http://www.svrep.org/cfc/campaign_for_comm.html ), a historic coalition for voter mobilization that includes the Earth Day Network, the NAACP Voter Fund, Southwest Voter Education Project, and Project Vote.

This website, authored by the UUA Office for Congregational Advocacy and Witness, provides the resources you need to put together a complete and successful voting project in your congregation. You will find in-depth information on forming community partnerships and interfaith coalitions and on holding joint voter registration drives.

Click Here for a .pdf of our Faithful Democracy Resource

• Getting Started
• Registration
• Mobilization
• Education
• Advocacy
• Poll Monitoring and Security
• Partnership & Outreach
• Legal Information
• Additional Resources
• Calendar
• Sermons & Theological Resources
• Congregational Stories
• Bulletin Board

Contact Sarah Craft, UUA Voting Project Coordinator, voting@uua.org , with questions, resources, concerns, news, reports, and ideas about your congregation’s current or potential voting project.

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