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Your Christian Roadmap to the 2023 Virginia Elections

The Leadership of Christians Engaged

FIRST: We want to ensure that you don’t forget to vote! Mark the date on your calendar NOW but also let us help you to never miss an election again.

If you haven’t yet taken our PLEDGE to PRAY, VOTE & ENGAGE, you may do so HERE. We will send you text messages and emails around each election as well as our weekly prayer prompts.

Visit our Virginia Elections Page

This election is to elect the Virginia Assembly, local officials, and referenda. Please follow these steps to maximize your vote as a Christian.

STEP 1: CHOOSE AND VOTE FOR THE POLITICAL PARTY THAT MORE CLOSELY ALIGNS WITH YOUR BIBLICAL VALUES

Research the platforms of those parties - simply read them. The platforms are what the parties believe, what they stand for, and their values that have been written by the delegates of that party and what they ask their leaders to uphold.

Only Republican and Democratic Primaries are held by voting in most states - the others are held by convention.

STEP 2: PULL YOUR SAMPLE BALLOT FROM YOUR COUNTY ELECTIONS DEPARTMENT - THE BALLOT WILL BE BASED UPON YOUR POLITICAL PARTY OF CHOICE 

You can find your sample ballot by entering your address HERE, but it may be incomplete. The most comprehensive list will be on your county elections website.

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STEP 3: SPEND SOME TIME RESEARCHING THE CANDIDATES IN EACH RACE ON YOUR BALLOT & MAKE YOUR CHOICE

  • Look at the candidate websites and their social media feeds to see where they stand on the issues

  • Look at who supports them: organizations, groups, key endorsements, etc.

  • If you spend 5-10 minutes looking at each race, you will be more prepared than most people in the state.

STEP 4: LOOK TO OUTSIDE SOURCES FOR INFORMATION ON CANDIDATES' VOTING RECORDS & FUNDRAISING INFORMATION

Check out iVoter Guide for non-partisan information for Christians. They have detailed information on the races in the state of Virginia here.

For information on candidates’ finances, refer to Transparency USA - VA page.

STEP 5: PRAY & ASK GOD FOR WISDOM TO PICK THE BEST CANDIDATE IN EACH RACE

“If any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask of God, who gives to all liberally and without reproach, and it will be given to him.” James 1:5

Register HERE for our Nationwide Prayer Call, November 1st at 8 pm EST

Don’t forget to take our Pledge and never forget another election.

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