Political Activism
There are far more of us that believe in the full humanity of queer folks, but too few of us vote. Register to vote here, and let’s shift who makes the decisions and how rights are afforded.
The ACLU is tracking Anti-LGBTQ Bills
The ACLU is tracking 400+ Anti-LGBTQ bills in the U.S. While not all of these bills will become law, they all cause harm for LGBTQ people. Use their online map to learn more about each piece of legislation. Your vote matters and impacts who is making the decisions on bills like these.
Register To Vote—YOUR VOTE MATTERS!
Registering to vote or updating your voter registration information in Kansas is easy! If you are registering to vote for the first time, anytime you move, or if you have a name change you need to update your voter registration by filling out a new voter registration application!
You can do this several different ways. You can register to vote on a paper Kansas Voter Registration Application, On-Line Voter Registration, Federal Voter Registration Application, or in a DMV Office.
The following websites contain additional information, PDF/online applications for registration in Riley County and Kansas, sample ballots, information about candidates, and MORE!
https://www.rileycountyks.gov/1118/Register-to-Vote
Kansas Online Voter Registration
Please do not hesitate to contact the local Riley County Clerk’s Office at (785) 537-6300 or email us at fhhrp@yahoo.com if you have any questions or are in need of assistance.
IMPORTANT UPCOMING ELECTION DATES
PRIMARY ELECTION 2024
Monday, June 3: Deadline to Change Party Affiliation for Primary Election
Tuesday, July16: Deadline to Register or Update Voter Information
Wednesday, July 17: First Day of Advanced Voting
Tuesday, July 30: Last Day to Apply for Advanced Mail Ballot
Monday, August 5: In-Person Advance Voting Ends
Tuesday, August 6: PRIMARY ELECTION DAY
GENERAL ELECTION 2024
Tuesday, October15: Deadline to Register or Update Voter Information
Wednesday, October 16: First Day of Advanced Voting
Tuesday, October 29: Last Day to Apply for Advanced Mail Ballot
Monday, November 4: In-Person Advance Voting Ends
Tuesday, November 5: GENERAL ELECTION DAY
Continued POLITICAL INVOLVEMENT:
Run for Office. Get into positions of power.
We need smart, capable, politically savvy, fabulous queers in power making decisions. We need you on our School Boards, in our State Legislators, in our County DA’s offices, and as local, state, and federal Judges. We need you everywhere decisions are being made. It is revolutionary for queer folks to take-up space in a world that thinks we are disposable. We need to be the ones to protect each other and all those who would be harmed by abuses of power. If we work in coalition, all oppressed peoples will have a brighter future, together.
Organize to:
a. End Prison Gerrymandering. So many of our queer siblings end up in prison because they are kicked out of their family of origin’s homes, engage in survival economies that have been criminalized, have been subjected to the foster care to prison pipeline, or have been targeted for police harassment and increased criminal punishment because of their queerness. Once incarcerated, the census counts prisoners toward the total population of a prison town, but so many with felonies are not allowed to vote. This means that conservative prison towns have disproportionate political representation at the state level, using the bodies of our incarcerated siblings to do so. We need to fight the criminal punishment system and prison Gerrymandering that uses so many of our bodies to maintain its power.