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you want, and click on the tab labeled "Digest." Your legislator's votes are recorded there – are they voting for education? Critical bills WEA followed last session include HB140, SF117, SJ001, SJ003, and SJ004. Then when you meet with your legislator, ask why he or she voted that way, and share how you feel about that vote. HOLD YOUR LEGISLATORS ACCOUNTABLE When you know how your legislators have voted, you can hold them accountable for the votes they cast. Did this legislator campaign on supporting funding for schools but then cave when the leadership put pressure to cut education? Has your legislator become a turncoat by handing out campaign material boasting about being big on education, and then supporting bills that attempt to destroy students' fundamental right to an education? It is important to pay attention to and to understand these issues. In our legislature, attacks on legislation happen every year, and it is within our power to hold these legislators accountable for their actions. The clearest message we can send is through the ballot box – this year make your vote count for education! In the 2018 Legislative Session, the Wyoming Senate expressed a strong appetite to cut education funding to the bone. This year, we are already hearing that the Senate is looking for another $100 million in cuts to education funding. As you contact your legislators, reach out to your senators and let them know that your schools cannot sustain further cuts. Whether we are cutting staff, services, or programs, the quality of education the students in your community receives will be diminished if the senate leadership has its way and further decimates education. All the work WEA leaders and staff have completed is futile unless you vote for education-friendly candidates. There are many ways to register and vote in Wyoming. Visit this website for quick and easy information regarding how to register and vote: http://soswy.state.wy.us/elections/ Voter Registration Voter registration is administered by your local County Clerk's office. Through that office, you may register to vote in three different ways: 1. Register in person 2. Register by mail 3. Register at the polls on Election Day You do not need to re-register to vote in the upcoming General Election if you voted in the last General Election. You do need to re-register if: you moved to a different county; you did not vote in the last General Election. If you moved within the county to another precinct or changed your name, you must notify the County Clerk. Absentee Voting In Wyoming, any qualified elector may apply for an absentee ballot at any time during a calendar year in which the election is held, but not on the day of the election. Voters can vote an absentee ballot in person in the office of the County Clerk or by mail 40 days before an elec- tion. To request an absentee ballot, contact your Wyoming County Clerk. Voting is Easy! 4 Summer, 2018 | wyoea.org