Register every eligible adult in the church to vote

Once we accept the premise that God ordained the form of government we live under, the following presuppositions must follow. First, since “We the people” ARE the government, it is clearly the right and duty of each citizen to choose our representatives at each level of government. We do that by casting a vote for each position on Election Day, and the qualification for that process is that we be registered to vote according to the laws of our state. The sad truth is that the majority of eligible Christians are in fact not registered to vote and have therefore abdicated their responsibility to choose godly leaders.

It is a legitimate role of the local church to assure that every eligible adult has taken the necessary steps to be registered to vote and that the registration is current and accurate. That process is simple, compliant with IRS guidelines for non-profit corporations and can be accomplished with a nominal amount of training. Why is this important? Think back only as far as the 2000 Presidential election and that the deciding Electoral College votes were determined by less than 600 votes cast. Given that there were 105,405,100 votes cast for President in that election, it is safe to say that EVERY vote counted.

Myriad of local, state and federal elections are decided by a tiny number of votes. Often those votes carry an even larger significance such as the 1996 General Election when the Republican Party retained a majority in Congress with a margin of eleven seats. The closest eleven races in which Republicans won were decided by a CUMMULATIVE total of just over 3,000 votes out of over a million cast.

The bottom line is that EVERY Christian American citizen over the age of eighteen years of age has a sacred duty to be registered and to vote in every election. If God’s people do not participate in God’s ordained institution of government, it is unreasonable to expect it to reflect God’s principles. The following plan provides a process that will help facilitate effective and thorough voter registration activities for churches as well as information to assist with contacting your local and state election offices.

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