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Attorney A. Dwight Pettit talks about why your vote matters, especially during what’s called “off-season” elections. During off-season elections, citizens can cast their votes for mayors, states attorneys, sheriffs, senators, congressmen, and other important offices and citizen initiatives in their states.
When it comes to the recent incidents of police brutality that people of color and lower socio-economic class have experienced with police across the nation, the election that will take place on November 3, 2015 will allow citizens to vote for new Mayors, Prosecutors, and States Attorneys. Why is this important? Here’s why:
1. Chiefs are appointed by a government entity such as the mayor, city manager. However, it is the city officials (mayor, city manager, etc.) who have the ultimate say in what each police department (Chief) does.
2. Sheriffs on the other hand are elected — appointed by the voters of their counties.
It is important to know and understand the initiatives of your mayors, prosecutors, states attorneys, sheriffs, etc. because this is where you can initiate change in the community where you live. If police brutality is an issue in your community, then you must vote!
Be sure to Google the “Board of Elections” for your state and county for the details specific to where you live.
Good Morning,
I want to begin with a sincere Thank you for sharing the conversation with Att.Pettit. Several gems were dropped this morning.
Largely, the majority of AA residents in Ferguson, yet and the local policy makers were white. Also a felony conviction does not necessarily take away your right to vote, understand the laws of your state. Lastly the ageing of SCOTUS, and their replacements, all dependent on the next elected president.
So powerful as a minority we decided for the country who the next POTUS would be, let us not forget.
Thanks Again,
Auntie out of Austin.
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Hello Auntie out of Austin! Thank you so much for listening to the show and recapping the gems as outlined above. You are so right that we must not forget. We have the power to change things and that power lies within each and every one of us. Our vote matters, but we have to exercise our right to vote. Thank you again!