October 31, 2024
lmorgan_lauren@tbba.net
If you have not voted already, it is “Go Time” for registered voters to stand up and be counted in Election 2024 on Tuesday, November 5, 2024. (Find your nearest polling place by logging on to the local Supervisor of Elections in your Tampa Bay, Florida County.)
Voting is important because it gives us the power to support and create positive change for our community. Giving voice to your priorities and standing with your neighbors, family, friends and business associates helps ensure shared values and issues are prioritized. For example: How much of our resources will local schools get? Will the city and county government repair the potholes on the road to your house? Will public transportation services be expanded? How can we make our counties, cities, and homes more resilient? How can we better address housing affordability?
The reality is that the more we come together, the more powerful our voices become and the more likely issues that are important will be addressed. (Take a quick look at TBBA recommendations for the Hillsborough and Pasco County Commissions at https://www.tbba.net/candidate-endorsements).
Voting and encouraging others to vote means standing up for the things that matter to us and voting for the people who have our best interests at heart. Voting does not just help our communities in theory; it has tangible effects on whether our elected officials pay attention to our needs. Voting gives all of us a stake in our community.
Right now, our community has turned during mail-in and early voting at a rate of nearly 40% of all those registered to vote. (Let’s try to get to 50%!) Said simply, that makes our voices important. It makes us a force to be reckoned with at the ballot box and on issues important to all of us. So, join TBBA and the rest of the region’s local communities and exercise your important right to vote! It is Go Time, Tampa Bay!