On Nov. 6, 2018, we have the chance to declare that we
reject the politics of division, corruption and chaos we are
seeing in America today, and that we embrace fairness, and
inclusion, and opportunity for everybody.
If we can turn Ohio blue, retake the governorship, win
Ohio’s other four statewide offices, re-elect U.S. Sen.
Sherrod Brown, and make gains at the Ohio Statehouse and in
Congress, it will send a signal that Ohio is a state that
will take the lead and make change happen.
This is in our hands. It cannot happen without you -- your
hard work, your dedication, your voice being heard at the
ballot box. But I’m going to ask you for a little more than
that. I’m going to ask you to help make sure others are
making their voices heard as well.
Early voting in Ohio starts Oct. 10. Over the four weeks
between then and Election Day, you can cast your ballot and
bring your friends and neighbors, your aunts and uncles,
your brothers and sisters to cast theirs, too.
Here’s why we all need to be doing that:
In 2016, 64 percent of currently registered
African-Americans in Ohio voted, but in 2014, only 26
percent of currently registered African-Americans voted in
Ohio.
But there are 1,074,705 African-Americans of voting age in
our state, and the power we share together, working
together, lifting our voices as one, can transform our state
and our lives. We have this power; we only must use it.
If we set a goal of 70 percent of African-Americans
registering to vote, that would require 60,997 newly
registered African-Americans statewide.
If we set a goal of 50 percent of African-Americans
participating in the 2018 election, that would require
345,649 African-Americans to vote.
So please visit IWillVote.com to check the status of your
registration, update it if need be, and make a plan to cast
your ballot and make your voice heard this election. Then go
out and get your friends and family to do the same.
The momentum is on our side, and we can celebrate a great
triumph over the forces of ill-intent in November if only we
put in the effort, stand hand-in-hand, lock together
arm-in-arm, and make our voices heard.
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