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RSJI Voting Engagement

RSJI: VOTER ENGAGEMENT

As Reform Jews, we believe democracy is strongest when everyone participates – and it suffers when citizens are denied access to the voting process. We encourage all Georgians to exercise their right to vote and we will be working to make the process easier.

UPCOMING EVENTS & VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES
July volunteer opportunities in civic and voter engagement, including voter registration, voter protection, and redistricting.
In the lead-up to municipal elections this fall – and statewide elections in 2022 – every effort matters.
 
  • Represent Georgia (candidate training):
    • Your community needs you! Ready to Run orientations are for people thinking about running in 2021, 2022 or beyond. Learn about initial steps to consider when running for office, the election calendar, rules and forms, basic campaign finance/fundraising, and resources and tools available. Virtual one-hour orientation plus a 30-minute one-on-one Q&A on Wednesday, July 14, 7:00-8:30 pm (hosted by the New Georgia Project); Thursday, July 22, 7:00-8:30 pm (LatinX Edition TBA); Saturday, July 31, 10:00-11:30 am (hosted by the DeKalb Chapter of the NAACP); Sunday, August 1, 7:00-8:30 pm.
  • Fair Districts Georgia (redistricting):
    • The nonpartisan organization Fair Districts Georgia is providing sets of 34 postcards to be written to members of the Georgia House and Senate Redistricting Committees, to let them know we are watching and expect fairness and transparency in redistricting. Cards from outside metro Atlanta are especially important. For more info, contact pamwoodley@comcast.net.
  • Peanut Gallery (joint project of ACLU of GA, All Voting is Local, and New Georgia Project):
    • Join the Peanut Gallery to monitor and report on monthly meetings of boards of elections in your own county, where every decision affects ballot access. Sign up for training: https://georgiapeanutgallery.org/trainings; volunteers especially needed outside metro Atlanta.
  • VoteRiders (assistance with voter IDs):
  • Fair Fight Action’s GeorgiaVoterSearch.com lets voters verify whether they are on the list of the more than 100,000 voters whose registration could be canceled because they have moved or haven’t voted in several years. Check your registration!
 
Georgia Election Information 
 
YOU CAN ALWAYS REGISTER TO VOTE!
 
Click HERE to register or confirm you are registered. 
 
OPTION TO VOTE BY MAIL:
 
Click HERE to request your absentee ballot.
 
UPDATED VOTER INFORMATION:
 
My Voter Page (MVP) provides voting information including your absentee ballot status and early voting poll locations.
 
Login with your name, county, and date of birth. Go to the bottom left corner of your MVP page for your absentee ballot information.
 
For additional election information, contact your County Board of Registrar’s Offices or the Secretary of State’s office at 404-656-2817 (press 2 for Elections).
 
QUESTIONS?
 
  • Questions about how to register? 
  • Want to request an absentee ballot? 
  • Need help making a voting plan? 
  • Interested in helping fellow Temple members vote? 
 
Please contact Temple member Jason Sosnovsky at 404-314-8998.  
 
Reference guides and other helpful voting resources: The Ten X or contact Temple member Rachel Menter.

 

 

The Temple does not endorse candidates or political parties.

We believe that everyone has the right to vote and to vote for the candidates of their choosing.

Sun, September 26 2021 20 Tishrei 5782