Fwd: A few more hours left to vote

[Steven Clift]

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From: "Jennifer Pahlka" <in...@codeforamerica.org>
Date: Sep 30, 2016 3:40 PM
Subject: A few more hours left to vote
To: <cl...@e-democracy.org>
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Only a few more hours left to vote for the national adivsory council. Dear Friend of Code for America, I'm writing this at a time when you can’t turn around without seeing a message urging you to vote in our national election on November 8th. I completely agree; so much is at stake about our future. But there's another election going on right now—one that will determine the growth, sustainability, and impact of the civic tech network.  The Brigade National Advisory Council election is between 13 candidates, all of whom have shown their dedication to the cause, all of whom have their hearts in the right place, and any of whom would do a great job representing you. Vote because by making a choice (up to nine of them, actually!) you are investing in the choices ahead. Vote now It’s possible to have a conversation about the choices ahead with the thousands of Brigade members and even the dozens of Brigade captains, but coming to some decisions from those conversations is harder. Our goal is to keep the conversation broad, in the same way that everyone can and should be involved in the dialogue around the future of our country, but empower the nine elected to the Council to listen to that larger conversation and make some decisions. When you vote for National Advisory Council members, you are putting your vote of confidence behind the conversations that will happen amongst these nine dedicated servants, and the decisions they’ll make. Those decisions will create opportunities for the entire Brigade network, but they can only do that by holding all of us who choose to participate accountable to outcomes that attract support. Read more about the candidates: Growing the Civic Tech community by Luigi Ray-Montañez Hacking the Brigade Program by Vyki Englert Chris Alfano’s impassioned bid for Code for America’s National Advisory Council On the National Advisory election by Jill Bjers Civic hacking leaders face a new challenge by Jason Hibbets Last day to vote for CfA's National Advisory Council by Noel Hidalgo Why #CivicTech Needs to Think Small by Nick Kaufmann Thank you for investing in the future of our network. In gratitude, Jennifer Pahlka Founder and Executive Director, Code for America  View this email in your browser This email was sent to cl...@e-democracy.org why did I get this?    unsubscribe from this list    update subscription preferences Code for America · 155 9th Street · San Francisco, CA 94103 · USA