by Smoky 15 Replies latest jw friends
I am seriously contemplating voting in the November elections.
If a curious/nosy JW wants to find out if i participated in the Election process, can he/she get this information?
I would like to do this, but in secret, my conscience does not bother me and i think it will be kinda cool to do it for the 1st time.
smoky
Unless you tell someone no they can not find out.
Depending on where you live, voter registrations can be available as public information. In fact, in the county where I live you can do a search online and find if someone is a registered voter. However, in larger metropolitan areas, that information is held more private and cannot be searched online unless you have the person's Social Security Number or some areas do not make it available online at all (tried it). But if someone were on true mission, they might be able to find or confirm the information via other routes. But, unless you were seen by JWs going into or coming out of a polling place on election day, I doubt that anyone would be ambitious enough to try to search out your voter registration status.
You could always ask them to show you where it says not to vote in the Bible...
I wonder if the voting rights people would like to know if they tried to prohibit you from voting?
None of their business, say I.
My wife found out. They send you a lot of mail.
And yes, they can find out if you register to vote. It's public record. Political parties and candidates can use that information for mailing campaigns. Anybody can make a request and find out your name, address, and political affiliation, at least in the US.
I just thought of this factor, too - depending on the State and County, you could also get called for jury duty because of the voters registration records.
So, that could bring up another little "civic conscience" issue, as well.
I still say it's none of their business, but you probably already know that and are trying not to rock the boat.
Some counties call up juries based on driver's license registration.
I just thought of this factor, too - depending on the State and County, you could also get called for jury duty because of the voters registration records.
Most states use your drivers license for jury duty. If you have a wife that is a JW you could receive mailings to your home. If you are single or no other JW's in the household it wouldn't make a difference.
I happened to notice that in our area at least one of the valid reasons for an absentee ballot is "if your religion forbids you to vote. " I was dumbfounded. It has to be referring to JW's.
I hope a JW saw me walking out of the courthouse basement this afternoon. There are two big banners pointing the way to EARLY VOTING beside the garage door I went through.
Yes Theodore, I excercised my right to vote YES on 2 moral issues on the Tennessee ballot, one of which will affect your ordained Jehovah's Witness ministers if it fails to pass. If you were as bright as you think you and the other GB members are then you would know about this amendment to the State of Tennessee Constitution. Seems as if it is voted down with a 50% plus 1 majority vote that is counted only if you also vote in the Governor's race, then your cult ministers will have to be registered with the State of Tennessee in order to do the following:
Preach a sermon or present a biblical talk
Officiate at a funeral or memorial service for the deceased
Officiate at a wedding ceremony
If this amendment does not pass and one of your cult's ministers refuses to officiate at a wedding that is not between a man and a woman he could be denied the ability to do any of the above mentioned functions as a minister. If he does not comply, he could potentially face prsoecution and incarceration.
Therefore, in an effort to keep this happening, I did my civic duty and placed a vote for this amendment.
If you had gotten off your duff and diligently researched this amendment you might have done your civic duty and encouraged your cult ministers who reside in the State of Tennessee to vote for this amendment. Now you know why voting is not necessarily political involvement but rather is, in many instances moral involvement.
