VOTE Faithfully
Are You Ready to . . .
“Cast your vote, not on a partisan basis, not based on your biases, but vote your values. Vote the values of human dignity and equality. Vote the values of the rock on which this country was built. Vote.”
“We are blessed as a nation to vote. As citizens of this country this is a right, an obligation, and a duty. Go vote. Vote your conscience. Your conscience informed by what it means to love your neighbor, to participate in the process of seeking the common good, to participate in the process of making this a better world. However you vote, go and vote. And do that as followers of Jesus.”
-Presiding Bishop Michael Curry
Note: Churches, as nonprofit organizations, must follow certain guidelines when participating in elections. Churches may not campaign, openly or otherwise, for or against candidates for public office. However, the IRS permits houses of worship to involve their members in the political process by helping them understand the issues, registering and encouraging them to vote, and inviting candidates to address them. Here are more resources on what your church can and cannot do during election season. The IRS also has a publication that you can use as a guide for your election engagement activities titled “Tax Guide for Churches and Religious Organizations.”
- Buncombe County Board of Elections, Election Services,
- 828-250-4200, Fax: 828-250-6262, 59 Woodfin Place, Asheville, NC 28801;
- mailing address for registration forms: PO Box 7468, Asheville, NC 28802-7468
League of Women Voters of Asheville-Buncombe County,
- 828-333-0893
- VOTE411-NC, or scan QR code on right with your cell phone camera:
- Broadcast of Poor People’s March 2022,
- Episcopal Church Office of Government Relations,
- Grace Episcopal Church,
