Are you planning to vote? Every vote is crucial in the upcoming election.
Sandy Springs is a well educated and active community when it comes to voting habits. We have close to 75,000 registered voters in our city of 110,000. In the last General Election, called the “midterm election”, 40,000 of us voted for your candidate. In the last General Presidential election 48,000 of us voted.
Almost half of the registered voters in Sandy Springs did NOT vote. IMAGINE the impact if an additional 30,000 registered voters in Sandy Springs had participated. Voting impacts healthcare, gun safety, renters’ rights, funding for our public schools, what our municipal governments can and can’t do, how our tax dollars are used and much more.
Voting is a habit that many of us learn as children when we accompany our parents to the polls. Studies have shown that potential voters who did not have that example as children are less likely to vote as adults. With a little support, habitual non-voters can be motivated to change their voting patterns.
In this election we will have two ballot questions to decide, both of them concern our taxes. “Voters will decide two tax-related constitutional amendments the General Assembly passed this year as well as vote in a statewide referendum on tax legislation.” (Another resource can be found here.)
This election cycle, when you learn of a friend or family member who is not planning on voting, encourage them to go with you to the polls, or to talk with them about your commitment to be a part of the voting public. Voting amplifies your values and voice, giving you equal participation with others who share common interests.
A sample ballot can be found here.
Every vote is extremely important. Let’s reach out to those 30,000 registered voters in Sandy Springs whose voices are not yet heard.
