Action Alert: Get Involved in APIAVote's Day of Action on October 4th!

National Day of Action is Last Big Boost to Register Almost 7 million Eligible AAPI Voters in 14 States!  There are 34 days left until the election!  And only 5 days left for many states (CO, FL, HI, MI, OH, TX, PA, and VA to name a few) until the deadline to register to vote.

We encourage you to REGISTER TO VOTE if you have not already.  On Saturday, October 4, 2008 - APIAVote, along with dozens of National and Local organizations are participating in a National Day of Action to register voters.

We encourage you in join in the action!

If you have not registered to vote, you may register via our website: http://apiavote.org/registertovote.htm

If you have already registered, here are more steps you can take:

• Register a friend or family member
• Confirm your registration: Make sure you receive a registration card in the mail.  Contact your county Board of Elections to check your registration status or visit www.vote411.org to check your status.
• Verify your polling place:  Polling places may change at the last minute, so confirm your designated polling place the day before or on the day of elections.  Contact your county Board of Elections to check your registration status or visit www.vote411.org to check your polling place.
• Get informed!  Visit our website for statistics and data: http://apiavote.org/apiastatsdata.htm.  Read your favorite news outlets and websites for information about the candidates and ballot measures.
• Volunteer!  Go to www.apiavote.org/dayofaction to see a full list of events nationwide.  Volunteer for a phone bank, voter registration drive, poll monitor training and more!

Asian American and Pacific Islander voters have the potential to make a difference in many local and state elections.  Let's use the remaining time we have to register as many people as we can.

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 *The South Asian American Leading Together (SAALT) "Be the Change" National Day of Service, which includes voter mobilization activities, is also on October 4. For more information, please visit www.saalt.org. 

APIAVote National Partners: Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund (AALDEF), Asian Pacific American Labor Alliance (APALA), National Korean American Service & Education Consortium (NAKASEC), National Coalition for Asian Pacific American Cmnty. Development (National CAPACD), Southeast Asian Resource & Action Center (SEARAC), National Asian Pacific American Women's Forum (NAPAWF), South Asian American Leading Together (SAALT), National APA Pan-Hellenic Association (NAPA), Organization of Chinese Americans (OCA), Japanese American Citizens League (JACL), National Asian American Pacific Islander Mental Health Association (NAAPIMHA), Asian American Pacific Coalition of Health Organizations (AAPCHO), Asian Pacific Islander American Health Forum (APIAHF),

APIAVote States & Participating Organizations: Hawaii (Council for Native Hawaiian Advancement), Washington (APIAVote-WA), Oregon (Asian Pacific American Network of Orgon), California (Filipinos for Affirmative Action, Filipino American Service Group, Inc., Fil-Vote, Islander Vote), Nevada (One Nevada), Ohio (APIAVote/OCA-Columbus, Pennsylvania (Cambodian Association of Greater Philadelphia), Minnesota (Lao Assistance Center), Michigan (APIAVote-MI), New York (Young Korean American Service & Education Consortium), Georgia (CPACS), Louisiana (Vietnamese American Young Leaders Assocation-New Orleans), Massachusetts (Viet-Votes), Florida (National Alliance to Nurture the Aged & theYouth/OCA-FL)