PTA Votes / Election Activities

It is critical that all PTA members demonstrate their role as child advocates by becoming educated about candidates for public office and their positions on legislative issues that are important to children and public schools. By exercising our democratic right to vote, we are able to give children a voice. This is especially critical in the upcoming elections on November 6, 2012.

In the 2012 federal elections, voters will determine our president, our vice president, all 435 members of the U.S. House of Representatives, and 33 U.S. senators. In state elections, voters will elect 13 governors, thousands of state house and senate members, and countless mayors, regents, city council members, boards of supervisors, county officials, and school board trustees. Your vote can make a difference for our children and communities.

If you want to learn how your PTA can participate in the election process, download or access the following resources:

• PTA Votes 2012 Election Guide

• Elections and Candidates - Browse races by state, or enter your zip code to identify upcoming elections and locate your polling place

• Register to vote