Hello- Kosians
last week we had a chance to reach out and help the displaced voters from the katrina disaster. My husband and I worked with the Democrats Abroad Executive director at the DNC in DC to get a website together to make the information for displaced voters easy to find, read and help them to vote in the upcoming election on 4/22! It is critical
that we get the word out about this site- we are asking all the netroots listserves, blogs, and activists to help us spread the word. Cross post this site on your websites.... pass it along to your groups and organizations. please help us! This is one of the best ways you can help the people of New Orleans and make sure they have a vote and a voice in the future of their city! Can you help us get the word out on?
(see the details and website url below)
*Lauren Shannon
Thousands of New Orleans voters lost their homes and loved ones because of Hurricane Katrina. We need your help to ensure that they don't lose their votes. New Orleans has is holding a primary election on April 22nd and a general election on May 20. Thousands of the city's voters are still displaced, even though they plan to return home. T
he DNC recently released a hotline, 1-888-DemVote, for the
citizens of New Orleans who may need assistance voting absentee.
Democrats living abroad know first-hand how complicated it can be to figure-out how to vote from afar. And, as many of us have experienced, some Secretary of State websites can be confusing to navigate. That's why Democrats Abroad teamed up with the DNC's Voting Rights Institute and helped develop a website for displaced New Orleans voters that is easy to use.
http://www.DemVote.org/
We are asking that all activists forward this link to their
friends, groups and organizations. The more people who know about this website, the more Louisiana displaced voters we can reach. If you own a blog or are a frequent blogger, we encourage you to push this message out to others too. We may not have been able to prevent the hurricane from hitting New Orleans, but we can prevent the people of New Orleans from
losing their opportunity to have a voice in the upcoming elections. They've already lost too much.
A special thank you to Democrats Abroad International Vice Chair Christine Marques and Tech Adviser Chris Shannon for also helping with this important project. And thank you in advance for telling others about this special website and phone number:
http://www.DemVote.org/
1-888-DemVote
Best,
Ali Chalupa
--
Alexandra Chalupa
Executive Director
Democrats Abroad
1 (202) 863-8177 (work)