{"id":41233,"date":"2024-09-26T13:12:58","date_gmt":"2024-09-26T21:12:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.threadalaska.org\/?post_type=thread-blog&#038;p=41233"},"modified":"2024-09-26T13:14:45","modified_gmt":"2024-09-26T21:14:45","slug":"vote-for-kids-this-election-season","status":"publish","type":"thread-blog","link":"https:\/\/www.threadalaska.org\/thread-blog\/vote-for-kids-this-election-season\/","title":{"rendered":"Vote for Kids this Election Season"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>If young children were able to vote, what issues do you think they would care about? Children are our future and our greatest resource. They represent 25 percent of Alaska\u2019s population and 100 percent of our future. Yet, they have no voice when it comes to the many decisions our elected officials make every day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As a nonpartisan organization, <strong>thread<\/strong> advocates for all families to have access to affordable, high-quality early childhood education. This November, 50 seats in the Alaska State Legislature are up for election, with candidates making crucial decisions about Alaska\u2019s children. There is a lot at stake this election season, with children and families at the center of many policy discussions. Because children can\u2019t vote and express their voice,&nbsp;<strong>thread<\/strong>&nbsp;encourages you to use your voice to Vote for Kids.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What is Vote for Kids?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Vote for Kids was created by the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.alaskachildrenstrust.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Alaska Children\u2019s Trust<\/strong><\/a>&nbsp;(ACT) as a grassroots community movement focused on continually raising awareness of the needs and challenges of children, youth, and families during elections. This initiative was designed to ensure that children of all ages become a priority for all candidates.&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.alaskachildrenstrust.org\/vote-for-kids\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Learn more here.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How You Can Make a Difference<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>There are numerous ways you can give children a voice during this election season.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Know the candidates<\/strong>: Attend candidate forums, read candidate surveys, and meet with candidates to ask questions about issues affecting children and families.\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Download questions from ACT&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/static1.squarespace.com\/static\/61fef737004f564915c6b3cd\/t\/667f089983853b5fad0e88c7\/1719601306983\/Questions+to+ask+candidates.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>here<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Update your voter registration information<\/strong>: It is always a good idea to make sure your registration is current and that you are being accurately represented in Juneau.\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.elections.alaska.gov\/voter-information\/#Reg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Click here<\/strong><\/a><strong><u> or<\/u><\/strong>&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.vote.org\/am-i-registered-to-vote\/\">Click Here<\/a> to check if you are currently registered to vote. (Tip: Make sure to use your full name).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/voterregistration.alaska.gov\/\">Click here<\/a> to update your voter registration information (Tip: it only takes 5 minutes online if you use your Alaska driver\u2019s license).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Keep your voting options open and make sure your vote counts. <a href=\"https:\/\/absenteeballotapplication.alaska.gov\/\">Request a mail ballot here<\/a>. (Tip: The number one reason people forget to vote is because they couldn\u2019t find time or get sick on election day. Keep your options open and request a mail ballot!)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.elections.alaska.gov\/calendar\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Important dates and deadlines<\/strong><\/a> (Tip: Scroll down to September and October to see relevant upcoming dates)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Download the Vote for Kids Election Guide<\/strong>: Created by ACT, the 2020 Election Guide contains details about the impact of voting this election season, more ways to get involved, advocacy tips, and more!\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/static1.squarespace.com\/static\/61fef737004f564915c6b3cd\/t\/667f0968b7db294410940d9b\/1719601537054\/2024+Vote+for+Kids+Partner+Toolkit.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Click here<\/strong><\/a>&nbsp;to download<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Be an Advocate for Early Childhood Education<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Get to know the issues surrounding early childhood education and take action on behalf of children and families in Alaska.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/threadalaska.quorum.us\/?\"><strong>Sign up<\/strong><\/a>&nbsp;for&nbsp;<strong>thread\u2019s<\/strong> Action Center to receive alerts on national, state, and local legislation that will affect children and families.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Use&nbsp;<strong>thread\u2019s<\/strong>&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.threadalaska.org\/thread\/policy-and-research\/take-action\/toolkit-intro\/ways-to-engage\/\"><strong>Advocacy Tools<\/strong><\/a>&nbsp;to start your advocacy.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Check your voter registration status&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.vote.org\/am-i-registered-to-vote\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>here<\/strong><\/a><strong><u>.<\/u><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Join<strong>&nbsp;thread<\/strong>&nbsp;by November 5 and vote with the needs of young children in mind. Remember our promise: Investing in high-quality early care and learning benefits all Alaskans. Commit to #VoteForKidsAK!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":11893,"template":"","news_tags":[45,126,125],"event_category":[],"news_categories":[109],"class_list":["post-41233","thread-blog","type-thread-blog","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","news_tags-advocacy","news_tags-learn-and-grow","news_tags-seed","news_categories-news-feed"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v24.0 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Vote for Kids this Election Season - Thread<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.threadalaska.org\/thread-blog\/vote-for-kids-this-election-season\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Vote for Kids this Election Season - Thread\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"If young children were able to vote, what issues do you think they would care about? 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