By Carolyn Martin (CHEC Director of Government Relations)
Importance of the Primary Election
In both parties, there are vast differences between the candidates running in the primary where only 28-40% of registered voters vote. Unfortunately, it is the candidate who doesn’t support the nuances of our position for freedom who get put on the general election ballot and leave us unrepresented. For this reason, I encourage you to take the primary election seriously by investigating the candidates on your ballot and voting!
During this legislative session I spent most of my time trying to educate legislators on the finer points of home education freedom and parental rights. Those who say they support freedom were the very ones who brought forward bills that, had they passed, would have threatened our freedoms. (See this blog post and this one.)
We need strong advocates for home education freedom, parental rights, and religious liberty in the legislature! Here are some pointers on how to get engaged in the primary: