Comments on: Let’s Rise Moms! http://www.blisstree.com/articles/lets-rise-moms-28/ Family, Health, Home and Lifestyles Wed, 09 Dec 2009 06:34:04 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Tracee http://www.blisstree.com/articles/lets-rise-moms-28/comment-page-1/#comment-4966 Tracee Fri, 26 Oct 2007 18:36:19 +0000 http://www.blogfabulous.com/lets-rise-moms/#comment-4966 Great idea Susanna. I like the way you're thinking. We should be thinking of ways to encourage more access. I wonder how many people don't know about early voting? You can cast your vote at convenient early voting locations for about 2 weeks before the official election day. That way women can go there when it's conventient for them. I've done it a few times. Also, employers are legally required to give time to vote. Spouses, babysitters, neighbors, other mothers. I mean, come ladies - it's important enough to think of ways around the challenges. Great idea Susanna. I like the way you’re thinking. We should be thinking of ways to encourage more access.

I wonder how many people don’t know about early voting? You can cast your vote at convenient early voting locations for about 2 weeks before the official election day. That way women can go there when it’s conventient for them. I’ve done it a few times.

Also, employers are legally required to give time to vote. Spouses, babysitters, neighbors, other mothers.

I mean, come ladies – it’s important enough to think of ways around the challenges.

]]> By: Susanna http://www.blisstree.com/articles/lets-rise-moms-28/comment-page-1/#comment-4942 Susanna Fri, 26 Oct 2007 14:36:11 +0000 http://www.blogfabulous.com/lets-rise-moms/#comment-4942 Oh, and I wanted to add that initially I was thinking of ways to help people who can't take off work to vote. Theoretically, you should be able to vote either before or after work since polls are open from 7AM to 7PM, but what if you have to take care of your kids before and after work? Oh, and I wanted to add that initially I was thinking of ways to help people who can’t take off work to vote. Theoretically, you should be able to vote either before or after work since polls are open from 7AM to 7PM, but what if you have to take care of your kids before and after work?

]]> By: Susanna http://www.blisstree.com/articles/lets-rise-moms-28/comment-page-1/#comment-4941 Susanna Fri, 26 Oct 2007 14:34:44 +0000 http://www.blogfabulous.com/lets-rise-moms/#comment-4941 You know, I had an idea on the drive in to work today: what about providing babysitters at voting locations? How many women don't vote just because they don't want to try and wrangle three crazy kids while they stand in line? I'm going to talk to the local League of Women Voters about this. If we could do a fundraiser to hire babysitters on Election Day, at least just in our county to start with, imagine how many more women might vote! You know, I had an idea on the drive in to work today: what about providing babysitters at voting locations? How many women don’t vote just because they don’t want to try and wrangle three crazy kids while they stand in line?

I’m going to talk to the local League of Women Voters about this. If we could do a fundraiser to hire babysitters on Election Day, at least just in our county to start with, imagine how many more women might vote!

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