Register to vote!

Election Day 2018 will be here before you know it. This is the first national election since 2016, when Trump slithered to victory and control of Congress - both houses - was handed to the Republicans. Every day we are being reminded of what a disaster this was, and will continue to be.

Remarkably, in 2016 a lot of people didn't bother to vote, or weren't even registered to vote. Many of them saw Trump as a bad joke with no chance of winning. Others decided that they were OK regardless of the outcome of the election. Both were very wrong.

Maybe it's too late to stop Trump from pushing through his second lifetime appointment to the Supreme Court. Maybe it's too late to stop him from doing long-lasting damage to the economy, the environment, civil rights, international relations, and the standing of the United States in the world. But it's not too late to start setting things right. You're only going to do that if you get out and vote on Tuesday, November 6. And you're only going to do that if you register to vote.

Different states have different deadlines. Here in Pennsylvania, the deadline to register to vote is Tuesday, October 9, 2018. You can register to vote online here:
https://www.pavoterservices.pa.gov/pages/VoterRegistrationApplication.aspx

You can apply for an absentee ballot and do other voting-related tasks here:
https://www.votespa.com/Voting-in-PA/Pages/Voting-by-Absentee-Ballot.aspx

Are you already registered to vote? Are you sure you haven't somehow gotten un-registered? It has happened, you know. Just to be sure, visit this site and do a quick check:
https://www.pavoterservices.pa.gov/Pages/VoterRegistrationStatus.aspx

Voting is your right as a U.S. citizen. Claim that right for yourself, and then go out and use it!