Election ’08: Get out and Vote
Voter Education & Get- Out-The-Vote (GOTV) Activities – Brown Chapel AME Church Site, 1043 W. Michigan Avenue, Ypsilanti
- Saturday, October 11, 2008 at 10:00 A.M. Election Day Planning Meeting (Coalition Members & Volunteers)
- Saturday, October 18, 2008 at 10:00 A.M. Ballot Issues & Voter Empowerment
Mary Bejian, Deputy Director, ACLU-MI Mark Francher, Staff Attorney, ACLU-MI - Saturday, October 25, 2008 at 10:00 A.M. “Navigating the Election Process at the Polls” Derrick Jackson, Chief Deputy Clerk; James Price, MOTV Program Coordinator Washtenaw County Elections Division
- Saturday, November 1, 2008 at 10:00 A.M. Phone Bank Canvassing
- Tuesday, November 4, 2008 at 7:00 A.M. On-Site & Off-Site Election Day Activities
The Community is Invited to Attend and Participate in the Voter Empowerment Activities of the Coalition.
For further information, please contact: Pastor Jerry Hatter/Church Office at (734) 482-7050, Pastor Mark Lyons at (734) 663-9369 Ext. 4, or Carmelita Mullins at (734) 434-8726 / karma44@ comcast.net.
What is the Faith & Community Voter Mobilization Coalition?
In March 2008, leaders of Second Baptist Church in Ann Arbor, Brown Chapel AME Church and the American Civil Liberties Union of Michigan came together to discuss cooperative efforts to: 1) educate voters on candidate positions, the issues and voting rights; 2) ensure that the greatest number of eligible voters are properly registered to vote by the October 6, 2008 deadline; and 3) provide transportation and other assistance to get voters to the polls on November 4th. The Coalition is a non-partisan group. No candidates are endorsed or opposed.
Who is part of the Faith & Community Voter Mobilization Coalition?
The official chairs of the coalition are Pastor Jerry Hatter of Brown Chapel AME Church in Ypsilanti and Pastor Mark J. Lyons of Second Baptist. Representatives of the following non-partisan groups make up the membership of the Coalition:
- American Civil Liberties Union of Michigan (ACLU-MI)
- Holy Faith Church
- Huron Valley Association of Black Social Workers
- NAACP Ypsilanti-Willow Run Branch
- Brown Chapel AME Church
- Bethel AME Church
- Interfaith Council for Peace & Justice (ICPJ) New Creed Baptist Church
- Community Church of God
- Metropolitan Organizing Strategies Enabling Strength (MOSES)
- New Testament Baptist Church
- Dispute Resolution Center
- Mt. Herman Baptist Church
- People of Diversity United for Equality (PODUE)
- Ekklesia Fellowship Ministries
- Mt. Olive Baptist Church
- Second Baptist Church of Ann Arbor
- Fountain Church of God in Christ
- NAACP Ann Arbor Branch
- Strong Tower Ministries
- 4-H Partnerships for Activism & Social Justice (4-H PASJ)
- The Village Initiative
- Ypsilanti Housing Commission
I would like to know where I can obtain a flyer indicating a person’s right to vote even in certain situations where a vote could be challenged. This would be posted at a place frequented by persons with mental illness and/or not living independently, which would possibly put their ballot unjustly in doubt. If you know of such a notice that could be mailed or downloaded, please email me the details as soon as you can. Thank you.
Richard A. Pirie