“My Congregation Votes” … in 2024!
To help religious and progressive voters widen their knowledge on running candidates, Community Renewal Society (CRS) launched our “My Congregation Votes” 2024 campaign, an opportunity for civic engagement and education around issues at stake in elections. This campaign empowers people of faith to use their voices to advocate for and create systemic change with CRS. Continue reading to find ways to get involved and help us spread ‘get out the vote’ excitement this election season.
Election Day is Tuesday, November 5, 2024.
What offices are on the ballot?
According to a voter guide (in 3 parts) from Chicago Votes,
To be elected:
U.S. President
U.S. Representative
Illinois State Senator
Illinois State Representative
Water Reclamation District Commissioner
Cook County Clerk of the Circuit Court
Cook County State’s Attorney
Cook County Commissioner
Board of Review Commissioner
Illinois Supreme Court Judge
Illinois Appellate Court Judge
Circuit Court Judge
Subcircuit Court Judge
Member of the Chicago School Board of Education (10 members)
To be retained:
Judges of the Illinois Appellate and Circuit Courts
Early voting has begun! If you have not yet voted, verify your voter registration status and make a plan to vote by mail or in-person at a polling station on Election Day. Pledge to vote and review how you can in Chicago and Illinois.
Take action with CRS by committing to vote in local, state, and federal elections this year and beyond. Let us together build voter and civic engagement in Chicago, Illinois, and nationwide!
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Voting shapes the future. Here is why your vote matters >
Why vote? Democracy depends on you!
Every voter, every vote, and every election matters.
From county judges and local officials to the president of the United States, your votes determine if candidates dedicated to supporting their communities are elected.
The civic duty of voting should not be taken for granted. To guard your freedoms, you must vote.
Voting is vital to the democratic process and a tool for change. Knowing your representatives, communicating your values, and participating in elections are key steps to upholding representation and protecting civil liberties and rights for all.
By casting an informed ballot, people of goodwill can create a society that is fair and equitable.
Beloved Community, where each person can thrive and reach their full potential regardless of identity or status, is only possible if the country elects a chief of state who embodies this ideal.
As we prepare to cast our ballot with courageous and moral consciousness, CRS invites you to be cognizant of fearmongering and disinformation in inaccurate reporting that perpetuates racial and cultural stereotypes. False statements shared widely by presidential candidates and other highly influential public officials, as seen in the September 10 Presidential Debate, can place lives at risk. We denounce statements that aim to portray vulnerable communities in a dehumanizing light.
The Heritage Foundation’s Mandate for Leadership, known as Project 2025: Presidential Transition Project, looms over us. However, we can vote to reject the prejudicial policy proposals enshrined in the 920-page authoritarian playbook. We recall the wise declaration of the late Medgar Evers, a heroic revolutionary: “Our only hope is to control the vote.”