YOUR RIGHT TO VOTE
PROTECT IT AND USE IT!
The last municipal primary election was held in 2011.
In that election, only 9% of registered voters went to the polls in St. Joseph County.
May 5 is election day for this year’s primary.
– Early voting has begun.
– Candidate forums & debates are being held.
– Candidate election teams are canvassing and phoning.
– Yard signs are multiplying; mailings are arriving.
Recipients of Community Forum emails probably vote in most or all elections.
What we’ll discuss at our next monthly forum is how we can increase voter turnout on May 5.
Bring your ideas and suggestions, as well as your friends, neighbors and co-workers…….
When: Tuesday, April 21, 2015, 6 – 8 pm
Where: Charles Black Recreation Center
3419 W Washington St., South Bend
Sponsored by: Community Forum for Economic Justice and the South Bend Chapter of the NAACP
The program:
Short presentations about
Yesterday… Professor Richard Pierce, Departments of History and Africana Studies at the University of Notre Dame, will review our historic struggles for voting rights.
Today… Professor Elizabeth Bennion, Department of Political Science at Indiana University of South Bend, will summarize current attacks on voting rights.
Tomorrow… Community Forum activist Linda Wolfson will share examples of how voting can be critical to the success of campaigns to change public policy and improve our community.
Followed by a community discussion about ways to increase voter turnout for the Primary Election on May 5, 2015.
