October 31, 2008
October 31, 2008
Radio Address reminds voters polls open 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. Tuesday, November 4
LANSING - In her weekly radio address, Governor Jennifer M. Granholm today encouraged Michigan citizens to make sure their voice is heard in what will be the most important election of our lifetime. Granholm said that on Election Day, Tuesday, November 4, the polls are open from 7 a.m. until 8 p.m. and that citizens can visit www.michigan.gov/voteto find their local polling place and view a sample ballot.
"We all have specific issues that are important to us. And whether it's access to health care or quality schools or foreign policy or revitalizing the economy - we have to look at the issues, the candidates, their plans for our future, and have to make a choice," Granholm said. "In addition to choosing our next president, there are also very important judicial and local elections on this year's ballot as well as two statewide ballot initiatives - legalizing medical marijuana and removing the ban on stem cell research."
Granholm said that because there's so much at stake in this election, there may be long lines at polling locations across the state with Michigan citizens ready to speak up. The governor urged citizens not to let anything deter them from casting their vote. Granholm also encouraged citizens to take their patience and a pair of comfortable shoes and perhaps a warm coat with them in anticipation of long lines.
"So many have sacrificed so much to ensure that we have the right to vote, and this year, more than ever, there is a lot at stake, Granholm said. "We have that right; let's exercise it. Be a part of this historic election. Cast your vote on November 4th! And make sure your friends and your family and your neighbors go out and vote, too."
The governor's weekly radio address is released each Friday morning and may be heard on broadcast stations across the state. The address is available on the governor's Web site at ( www.michigan.gov/gov ) for download, together with a clip of the quote above. The radio address is also available as a podcast on the Web site, as well as on iTunes and via RSS feed for general distribution to personal MP3 players and home computers. Links to the audio files and text of today's address follow.
Governor Jennifer M. Granholm
Radio Address: Vote Tuesday, November 4
October 31, 2008
Full: http://www.michigan.gov/documents/gov/Gov169_Full_254866_7.mp3
Edited: http://www.michigan.gov/documents/gov/Gov169_Edit_254867_7.mp3
Quote: http://www.michigan.gov/documents/gov/Gov169_Quote_254869_7.mp3
This is Governor Jennifer Granholm.
In just four days, we will have the chance to vote in what will be the most important election of our lifetime.
On November 4, nearly five million Michiganians are expected to head into the voting booths and cast their ballots for the next president of the United States. Will you be one of them?
The challenges we face every day here in Michigan as well as abroad - our economy is in turmoil, energy prices are soaring, our soldiers are fighting in Iraq and Afghanistan - all are good reasons to flood the polls so that your voice can be heard.
In the words of President Lyndon Johnson, "voting is the first duty of democracy," and if you want your voice to be heard on the issues that are most important to you - you must report for duty and vote on Tuesday.
We all have specific issues that are important to us. And whether it's access to health care or quality schools or foreign policy or revitalizing the economy - we have to look at the issues, the candidates, their plans for our future, and have to make a choice.
The polls are open from 7 in the morning to 8 at night in Michigan. You can visit www.michigan.gov/voteto find a map to your local polling place and also view a sample ballot.
In addition to choosing our next president, there are also very important judicial and local elections on this year's ballot as well as two statewide ballot initiatives - legalizing medical marijuana and removing the ban on stem cell research.
Because there's so much at stake in this election, there may be long lines at polling locations across the state with Michigan citizens ready to speak up. Don't let anything deter you from casting your vote - take your patience and a pair of comfortable shoes and perhaps a warm coat with you in anticipation of long lines.
So many have sacrificed so much to ensure that we have the right to vote, and this year, more than ever, there is a lot at stake.
As Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. said, without the right to vote, "I cannot live as a democratic citizen, observing the laws I have helped to enact - I can only submit to the edict of others."
We have that right; let's exercise it. Be a part of this historic election. Cast your vote on November 4th! And make sure that your friends and your family and your neighbors go out and vote, too.
Thank you for listening.
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