{"id":69916,"date":"2020-11-02T13:23:32","date_gmt":"2020-11-02T18:23:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ignatiansolidarity.net\/?p=69916"},"modified":"2020-11-03T09:50:48","modified_gmt":"2020-11-03T14:50:48","slug":"protect-the-vote-count-the-votes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ignatiansolidarity.net\/blog\/2020\/11\/02\/protect-the-vote-count-the-votes\/","title":{"rendered":"Ignatian Network Joins Call to Government Leaders to Protect the Vote, Count the Votes"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>BY ISN STAFF<\/strong> | <em>November 2, 2020<\/em><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Over 1,100 faith and community leaders representing communities in all 50 states recently issued a joint call for federal, state, and local public officials to do everything in their power to guarantee that Americans are able to cast votes free of fear and intimidation and that every vote cast in the 2020 elections will be counted.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-69917 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ignatiansolidarity.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/ballot.jpg\" alt=\"protect the vote, count the votes\" width=\"845\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ignatiansolidarity.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/ballot.jpg 845w, https:\/\/ignatiansolidarity.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/ballot-300x160.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ignatiansolidarity.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/ballot-80x43.jpg 80w, https:\/\/ignatiansolidarity.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/ballot-768x409.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ignatiansolidarity.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/ballot-705x375.jpg 705w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 845px) 100vw, 845px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cThe values of our faith traditions inform our dedication to this cause,\u201d the leaders wrote in a <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">joint letter to government officials demanding clear commitments to support election integrity. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cAll of the constitutional freedoms that we enjoy, including our religious freedom, depend on <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">the integrity of our elections\u2014the foundation of American democracy.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Faith Leaders United, which organized the letter, is a bipartisan, multifaith coalition that <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">bridges political, theological, and denominational divides. The coalition is calling on public <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">officials to make four specific commitments, including:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Our leaders must ensure a free and fair election in which all eligible Americans can safely cast their votes without interference, suppression or fear of intimidation.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Leaders and election officials must count every vote in accordance with applicable laws before the election is decided, even if the process takes a longer time because of precautions in place due to COVID-19.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Leaders should share timely, accurate information about the election results and resist and avoid spreading misinformation.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Leaders must actively and publicly support a peaceful transition of power or continuation of leadership based on legitimate election results.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sent last week to political and governing bodies including both major party presidential <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">campaigns, the Republican National Committee, the Democratic National Committee, the <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">National Governors Association, National Association of Secretaries of State, and the U.S. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Conference of Mayors, the letter has garnered support other faith leaders from the Ignatian network, including:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Greg Carpinello, Executive Director, Jesuit Volunteer Corps Northwest;<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">John Carr, Director, Initiative on Catholic Social Thought and Public life, Georgetown University;<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Fr. Joseph Daoust, S.J., Superior, De Smet Jesuit Community, Pine Ridge Indian Reservation, South Dakota;<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Rev. Abby King Kaiser, Director of the Dorothy Day Center for Faith and Justice, Xavier University;<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Christopher Kerr, Executive Director, Ignatian Solidarity Network;<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Fr. James Martin, S.J., Editor-at-Large, America Media;<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ambassador Miguel Diaz, The John Courtney Murray University Chair in Public Service, Loyola University Chicago;<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Fr. Ted Penton, S.J., Secretary, Office of Justice and Ecology, Jesuit Conference of Canada and the United States;<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Fr. Walter Smith, S.J., President, CEO, and Superior, Campion Jesuit Community<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cOur right to vote and our ballot enable each of us to live out their values in the public sphere,\u201d said Christopher Kerr, executive director of the Ignatian Solidarity Network. \u201cBy ensuring that every individual has access to voting and that their vote is properly counted, we uphold the inherent human dignity of each individual to contribute to our society.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cEvery person should be free to vote and every vote should be counted,\u201d says Fr. Ted Penton, S.J., one of the statement\u2019s signatories. As secretary of the Jesuit Conference Office of Justice and Ecology, Fr. Penton says this is a time to focus on the fundamental values that unite us, not partisan gain. \u201cIn the midst of a pandemic the process will inevitably take longer than usual, calling for patience. I pray that all candidates will put the common good above their own personal interests, to ensure that our election is free, fair and safe for all.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To access the full text of the letter, please <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/faithandelections.com\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">click here<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. <\/span><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Faith and community leaders have issued a joint call for federal, state, and local public officials to do everything in their power to guarantee that Americans are able to cast votes free of fear and intimidation and that every vote cast in the 2020 elections will be counted.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":12,"featured_media":69917,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"mc4wp_mailchimp_campaign":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[14],"tags":[33173,33177],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v22.4 (Yoast SEO v22.4) - 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