States With Voter Registration Deadlines One Week Away

The voter registration deadline for the following states is this coming Monday, Oct. 6, a mere week away:
Arizona
Arkansas
Colorado
District of Columbia
Florida
Georgia
Hawaii
Indiana
Kentucky
Louisiana
Michigan
Mississippi
Montana (can register later in person at elections offices)
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Tennessee
Texas
Utah (but can register in person through Oct. 28)
Virginia

If you or your friends or family need to register, you can do so here:
http://www.rockthevote.org/

After you complete the process for filling out your voter registration application form online you must print, sign, and mail your form to your Secretary of State so it arrives in their office before the deadline for your state.

Upcoming Voter Registration Deadlines for Washington, South Carolina, Rhode Island, and Alaska

This Saturday, October 4, is the voter registration deadline for the following states:
Washington (can register in person as late as Oct. 20)
South Carolina
Rhode Island
Alaska (must be postmarked by Oct. 4)

If you have friends and family in these states, please make sure they are registered to vote before the deadline.

There are another 18 states whose deadline is a week from today on Oct. 6. I'll post those states in another entry later today, but you can review the entire list by state here:
http://www.rockthevote.com/electioncenter/

Join Bloggers for Barack

Hi everyone,
If you would like to join our campaign and blog for Barack every Tuesday from now until the election, leave a comment with your blog URL and you will be added to our blogroll. It would be great if you could announce your participation on your blog, too, and encourage others to join. I'll be updating this site with deadlines, information, and ideas frequently, and I'll spotlight entries from participants on a regular basis. Together, we will elect Barack Obama President! Go Obama!

Bloggers for Barack

A simple idea for helping to elect Barack Obama:

Encourage as many bloggers as possible to blog positively for Barack Obama every Tuesday from now until Election Day.

Here are just a few things you could blog about:

1) upcoming voter registration deadlines and registering to vote
http://www.voteforchange.com/
http://www.rockthevote.com/voting-is-easy/important-dates/

2) encouraging friends and family to vote for Obama (especially those who live in battleground states)

3) compare and contrast Obama's positions with McCain's

4) requesting an absentee ballot so you can

5) volunteer for Obama on Election Day

6) posting videos and ads from the Obama campaign

7) positing positive articles and op-eds

8) volunteering for the campaign

9) making donations to the campaign

10) personal statements about why you are supporting Barack Obama

There are only 6 Tuesdays from now until Election Day. Make each of them count. Blog for Barack. Go Obama!