contributions to Kerry

[winterbadger]

There was a piece on NPR this morning talking about the fact that once Kerry accepts the Democrtic nomination he must either stop collecting personal contributions or pass on federal funding for his campaign. Apparently he can still spend whatever he's collected up to that point. Despite being a pretty wealthy guy, he's probably going to go the federal funds route.

So, if you are at all inclined to contribute, do so TODAY. There's a contribution link at his campaign website; in fact, the contribution page is right here.

If you love Kerry and/or Edwards and think they should be running the country come next January, contribute today.

If you don't love them, but think they'll do a good job, contribute today.

Even if you're not thrilled by them, but definitely want Bush and Cheney out of the White House, contribute today.

If you don't have money but can give time, or if you have both money and time to spare, consider volunteering.

Help voter registration efforts.

Be sure and register yourself (Virginia) (Maryland) (District of Columbia)

And consider working as an election officer (Fairfax) (Loudon) (Alexandria) (Arlington) (District) (Montgomery) (Prince George's)

[Sorry, I know many of you live outside this area; if I didn't post a link for your relvant locale, it shouldn't be to hard to find through Google or Yahoo, or whatever your preference is. Just look for "voter registration (your state and/or county)" or "election officer (your state and or county)".]

Please, whatever your politics, get involved in the process. Democracy needs all of us to work.

(But, for goodness' sake, let's get Bush and Cheney out of office!)

Edited: To fix a URL and to add this: I'm putting my money (and my time) where my mouth is. I've made my contribution--it wasn't $2000 (the max. allowed), but it's more than I've ever given a political candidate before--and I'm going to try to sign up again as an election officer. I've done it before and, as our county website says "The hours are long, the pay is low, but your contribution to democracy is enormous!" This year more than ever they're going to need sharp, capable people out there helping to make sure the election process works properly.

Comments

if you miss the deadline...

[flyingwolf.livejournal.com]

After he accepts you can still make contributions to the DNC though. (yesterday I got a postcard from Kerry thanking me for my contribution AND a letter from the DNC asking me for one.)

[redactrice.livejournal.com]

I'm going to try to sign up for the election-officer gig too. I've let it slip for a few elections, but this one will surely need all of the county volunteers it can get.

[luscious-purple.livejournal.com]

I put my Zip code into that volunteer site and got 106 pages of names. Among them were a couple of teenagers from my UU congregation. Now that makes me feel good!