Money in Politics, Voting & Civic Engagement
Voting
What does God ask of you before and after the elections? Resources and Message from the Director
Resources included in the above PDF
A Need for Truth: ELCA Conference of Bishops Emphasizes the Need to Tell the Truth
A Need for Action out of Love: Faith in Action: Our Call to Civic Engagement During the 2024 Election
A Need for Rest: This Election Is Critical. So Is Taking Time to Rest by Moya Harris (In case you have trouble using this link, the full article from “Sojourners Magazine” is pasted below the letter.
WI/UP Bishops’ Messages about the Elections will continue to be posted on our LOPPW FB page in the coming days.
Remember to make a plan to vote and or encourage others! Find info for Wisconsin at myvote.wi.gov/en-us/
and for Michigan at mvic.sos.state.mi.us/Voter/Index
and for Michigan at mvic.sos.state.mi.us/Voter/Index
August 13th, 2024 Primary One Pager
Resolution from 2024 Synod Assemblies – Money in Politics
East Central Synod of WI_a_Resolution_5_2024
Greater Milwaukee Synod FINAL-AMENDED-2024-Resolution-2-US-Constitution-Amendment-Resolution
Resources on Money in Politics
ELCA Resources
Election_Finance_ReformSPR95 (3)
Resource written by our former LOPPW intern, Kyle Kretchsmann:
2016 Money and Politics For a summary of the longer Money & Politics document:2016 Money and Politics summary
Worship_Resources_for_a_National_ Election
When do we put aside our obsession to win in order to speak the truth? How do we listen to one another?
We encourage you to watch our LOPPW interview with outgoing WI Senator Kathy Bernier, who was critical of her Republican Party’s support of the Gableman investigation. In our interview, she was primarily critical of the Democratic and called for civil discourse. We also encourage you to watch the excellent PBS interview with outgoing AZ Congresswoman Liz Cheney, who was critical of the false claim that the 2020 election results were false and has been a leader in the January 6th investigations.
Wednesday Noon Live Interview with Senator Kathy Bernier (LOPPW interview)
Rep. Liz Cheney on political violence and future of GOP (PBS interview)Bibliography Engaging with the News and Government
2020 Election Resources
- Election Day – Messages & Prayer
- Comprehensive 2020 LOPPW Voting Guide
- One Pager – 2020 LOPPW Voting Overview.
- Final Information You Should Know
- Wisconsin Voting Deadlines and Facts for November 2020 was published by the Wisconsin Elections
- For more information, go to My Vote Wisconsin or contact your municipal clerk.
Ballot Box FAQ – Voter Education Video Series
- Ballot Box FAQ: Five Things You Need to Know Before You Go to the Polls – One-minute video
- Ballot Box FAQ: On this week’s episode, we discuss the rights and protections allotted to voters as they head to the polls. Joining us is Tomás Clasen, Community Engagement Manager and Attorney for the ACLU of Wisconsin.
- Ballot Box FAQ: Election Day is less than two weeks away! This means that Wisconsinites can now vote In-Person Absentee (Early Voting) across the state. On this week’s segment, we cover all things Early Voting!
- Ballot Box FAQ: Common Voting Myths
- Ballot Box FAQ: In this episode, Hunger Advocacy Fellow Kyle Minden is joined by Reid Magney from the Wisconsin Election’s Commission to discuss how voters can make sure their absentee ballot arrives on time and is properly counted.
- VIDEO from October 2020 Wednesday Noon Live: interview with the Wisconsin Elections Commission’s Reid Magney
- Ballot Box FAQ: Ensuring Your Absentee Ballot is Counted
- Ballot Box FAQ: Registering to Vote
ELCAvotes Resources
- ELCA Civic Engagement Guide
- ELCAvotes general info
- ELCAvotes Bible Study
- ELCAvotes Bible Study from the Margins
- Voting Rights and Racial Justice
- ELCAvotes Vote Early!
- ELCAvotes Project
- ELCAvotes buttons: Get ready to vote with the ever popular #ELCAvotes buttons from Old Lutheran.
