We Can Be Early Voters
“The vote is the most powerful non-violent tool we have to preserve our democracy.” These famous words of John Lewis are more true this year than perhaps in any previous year in American history.
The current administration of the United States continues to make every effort to thwart the U.S. Constitution and to undo the post-World War II attempt to prevent future wars by creating the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR). In 1948 the UHDR proclaimed that “all human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights…without distinction of any kind, such as race, colour, sex, language, religion, political or other opinion, national or social origin, property, birth or other status” and regardless “of the political, jurisdictional or international status of the country or territory to which a person belongs.”
These efforts have so far been thwarted by most of the courts of the United States, but our vote in the midterms on November 3, 2026, will be an important step in taking back our rights that the president and his cronies have been trying to undo every day!
The current administration continues to seek ways to disrupt our upcoming election and its results, that as of this date, strongly favor its opponents. They are making every effort to scare Americans to prevent them from voting. They are trying to find ways to tamper with the results whether from mail-in ballots or from voting machines.
Our Oregon General Election Voters’ Pamphlet that arrived on October 7 clearly outlines our rights as voters and ways that someone might illegally attempt to intimidate us. Voting early by dropping off our ballots at official ballot boxes is one of the surest ways to avoid illegal tampering with mail-in ballots (widely used in the United States).
That is why I urge everyone to be an early voter within the guidelines of their state.
That is why I urge everyone to remember the words of John Lewis as they fill out their ballot and drop it off at an official ballot box.
Imagine yourself an early voter as you take part in this sacred right we have as citizens of this country.
