{"id":2759,"date":"2025-02-28T11:40:08","date_gmt":"2025-02-28T16:40:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kgop.org\/?p=2759"},"modified":"2025-02-28T11:48:32","modified_gmt":"2025-02-28T16:48:32","slug":"never-miss-an-election","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kgop.org\/?p=2759","title":{"rendered":"Never Miss An Election"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Congratulations and thank you!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It\u2019s because of your vote President Donald J. Trump is back in the White House for a historic second term.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The high voter turnout was one of the keys to his successful re-election bid. But frankly, voter turnout is key to every election, from the White House and Congress, all the way down to your local school board and city council.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We all know someone who doesn\u2019t vote. They claim their vote doesn\u2019t matter. One vote isn\u2019t going to make a difference. But that couldn\u2019t be further from the truth. Here are dozens of examples of elections decided by a single vote. https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2018\/11\/03\/663709392\/why-every-vote-matters-the-elections-decided-by-a-single-vote-or-a-little-more<\/u><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Your vote does matter and not just in Presidential elections. Historically, voter turnout drops precipitously in non-presidential elections. Many people believe it\u2019s important to vote for President, but arguably it\u2019s more import to vote in your local elections because they impact your life more directly. Your township board of trustees decides local assessments and road projects. Your local school board decides the curriculum your child or grandchild will be taught. Your local sheriff, prosecutor and elected judges will affect the crime rate in your community.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Most voters know the big elections are held in November. But the smaller, special elections are scheduled throughout the year. Last year, the Presidential Primary was held in February. This year, a special election for Parchment Schools is already scheduled for May 6th<\/sup>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

So how do you keep track of these smaller, but very important elections? Sign up for the \u201cPermanent Mail Ballot List.\u201d https:\/\/www.michigan.gov\/sos\/-\/media\/Project\/Websites\/sos\/Elections\/Election-Forms\/Absent-Voter-Ballot-Application-Fillable.pdf?rev=4d217f56f6454564a484fbb715768a17&hash=FB07641F244259C5F9FE0D5AF58520D7<\/u><\/a> Fill out this form and check the box in section 2 to join the \u201cPermanent Mail Ballot List.\u201d You can then email the form back to the Secretary of State, mail the form to your local clerk\u2019s office or bring the form in person to your clerk’s office.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Anytime there is an election you are eligible to vote in, you will receive an absentee ballot in the mail. It will be a great reminder that an important election is coming up in your community. And remember, you don\u2019t have to vote absentee if you\u2019re not comfortable with that method. You can take your ballot to your local polling precinct and vote in person.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Exercise your right to vote. Your vote matters.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Congratulations and thank you! It\u2019s because of your vote President Donald J. Trump is back in the White House for a historic second term. The high voter turnout was one of the keys to his successful re-election bid. But frankly, voter turnout is key to every election, from the White House and Congress, all the […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":24,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2759","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/kgop.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2759","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/kgop.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/kgop.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kgop.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/24"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kgop.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2759"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/kgop.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2759\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2760,"href":"https:\/\/kgop.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2759\/revisions\/2760"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/kgop.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2759"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kgop.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2759"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kgop.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2759"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}