ADF Releases List of Do’s and Don’ts for Pastors, Churches

Elections

Ever wonder what your church can and cannot say or do during an election season?

Is it OK for a candidate to come to your church? Can the pastor talk about a ballot issue from the pulpit? The attorneys at Alliance Defending Freedom have you covered.

ADF is one of the nation’s leading legal advocates for religious freedom among churches, ministers, educators, and others. They help pastors and churches know the boundaries of what a pastor or a church can do when it comes to issue advocacy and elections.

We have condensed some of ADF’s guidelines into a simple, one-page flyer available here.

You can also download ADF’s full set of guidelines by clicking here.

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Are You Registered to Vote?

Elections,

The deadline to register to vote in the November 4 General Election is less than a month away. If you are not a registered voter, you need to register soon if you want to vote in the upcoming election.

The Arkansas Secretary of State has some very useful information on its website. To register to vote in Arkansas, you must:

  • Be a U.S. citizen.
  • Be an Arkansas resident (residing in Arkansas at least 30 days prior to the first election in which you will vote).
  • Be age 18 or turn 18 on or before the next election.
  • Not be a convicted felon whose sentence has not been discharged or pardoned.
  • Not be presently adjudged as mentally incompetent as to your ability to vote by a court of competent jurisdiction.

Among other places, you can register to vote at your local public library, county clerk’s office, or revenue office. You can also download a registration form and mail it to the Arkansas Secretary of State (click here to download).

How do I know I am registered to vote? If you are uncertain whether or not you are registered, do not wait until the election to find out! Visit VoterView.org to check your voter registration status right now.

After you have registered to vote, be sure to go to www.ArkansasVotersGuide.com to learn a little bit about the candidates you will see on your ballot this November.

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Order Printed Copies of the Arkansas Voter’s Guide Today

Arkansas Voter's Guide,

As we wrote last week, the 2014 Arkansas Voter’s Guide is now online. Anyone in Arkansas can see how candidates running for office answered our survey questions simply by going to www.ArkansasVotersGuide.com. However, we realize sometimes it is convenient to have a hard copy of the guide. That’s why for a limited time you can order printed copies of the voter’s guide absolutely free.

Ordering a printed voter’s guide makes it easy to:

  • Show the guide to friends at work;
  • Share with your church or Sunday school class; and
  • Distribute at social or political group meetings;

The Arkansas Voter’s Guide is not partisan and is 100% 501(c)(3)-compliant, meaning churches and ministers can share it with their congregants. Because the guide does not favor one candidate over another, any voter should be able to use it to cast an informed vote, regardless of their political affiliation.

Click here to order printed copies of the Arkansas Voter’s Guide today. If you have any questions, please call our office at (501) 375-7000.

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