I DECIDE: '08 ELECTION

Our Association is uniquely poised to play a major role in Election 2008. Public school teachers have been near the top of the list of America's most admired spokespersons for decades, and according to the Harris polling firm, teachers' grades among the nation's "most admired professions" have improved by an average of 23 percentage points over the past 15 years. Along with millions of classroom teachers, our Association also represents education support professionals, retired educators, higher education faculty and support staff, and college students preparing to enter the teaching profession.

Our Association's 3.2 million members (more than 38,500 in Colorado) live in every state, in every Congressional district, and in every precinct. In fact, there is one Association member among every 100 Americans.

We hope you will learn how the two presumptive presidential candidates - Barack Obama and John McCain - measure up on public education issues.

NEA Candidate Comparison (June 2008)

More information at NEA's Education Votes site

Our Association's Presidential Candidate Recommendation Process

Election 2008: Important Dates

Other Information

Democratic National Convention: August 25-28, Denver

Democrat, Republican, Independent? Tell what America means to you.

Republican National Convention: September 1-4, Minneapolis

Other Political Parties' Election Information

Verify Your Voter Registration Online

Voter Registration & Mail-in Ballot Information
Don't be a day late when it comes to electing Friends of Public Education in the Colorado Primary Election August 12 or the General Election November 4. Get ready now by sending an application to your county clerk for a mail-in absentee ballot. You can request a mail-in absentee ballot for any reason or no reason at all. You can get one for this year's Primary and General Election - or for FOREVER. We suggest FOREVER. Get a "permanent absentee" ballot now so you will always remember to vote - and you'll never miss out on the important responsibility of voting and electing pro-public education candidates.

Not yet registered to vote in Colorado? Combination Voter Registration & Mail-in Ballot Application
Now you can register to vote AND simultaneously request mail-in absentee ballots as there is one form for doing both.

Already registered to vote in Colorado? Mail-in Ballot Application Only
We suggest that you request that your Primary and General Election ballots be mailed to you instead of voting at a polling place on Election Day.

Colorado County Clerks

Secretary of State Elections Center