Urge the Glendale City Council to Maintain Citizen-Friendly Absentee Voting Procedures

- Join us at the Tuesday, January 22nd, Glendale City Council Meeting -
- Send a Free ANC Glendale WebFax to the Council Immediately -

On December 11, 2007, with a 3-2 vote, the Glendale City Council directed the City Attorney to draft a new law which would discourage Armenian American voter participation and reduce voter turnout, especially among elderly Armenian Americans by indirectly eliminating the follow through process candidates and organizations provide. (In the December vote, council members Frank Quintero, Dave Weaver and John Drayman voted in favor of proposing this new law; Mayor Ara Najarian and Council member Bob Yousefian voted against)  Specifically, the proposed law would make it impossible for citizens and groups to provide language assistance or help in making sure absentee ballots are submitted entirely and in a timely manner to the Glendale City Clerk's office.

This proposed new law is an effort by certain members of the city council to target the large number of Armenian Americans who vote absentee and reduce participation by Armenian Americans in elections.

You can help make sure that all Glendale citizens will have an equal opportunity to make their voice heard at the ballot box during elections.

1) Click Here - Send a Free ANC Glendale WebFax to the Glendale City Council urging them not to pass this new law and thus continue allowing citizens and community groups to freely assist in the absentee voting process as provided for under current California state law.

2)  Join us at the next Glendale City Council meeting, Tuesday, January 22nd at 6:00pm (613 E. Broadway, 2nd Floor, Glendale, CA 91206) to make our community's presence felt and express your opposition to this harmful and undemocratic measure.