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Virginia Catholic Conference Election Resources!
Welcome to our Election Resource hub!
Here you’ll find:
- A pre-election letter issued by Bishop Burbidge and Bishop Knestout ( English | Spanish )
- Get out and vote bulletin insert flyer ( English )
- Four Principles of Catholic Social Teaching printout ( English | Spanish )
- Links to request your absentee ballot and find your polling place
- Advocating for life in Virginia
- Additional resources for parishes
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Bishops’ Pre-Election Letter
Read this joint letter from Bishop Burbidge of Arlington and Bishop Knestout of Richmond on the importance of civic participation. Descargar en español
Register to Vote Flyer
Parishes can print out this flyer and share it with their parishioners in the weekly bulletin to help encourage voter participation.
Catholic Social Teaching
The central and enduring themes of Catholic Social Teaching are organized under four principles that provide a moral framework for decisions in public life. The four principles are: The Dignity of the Human Person, The Common Good, Subsidiarity, and Solidarity. Descargar en español
Get out and vote!
This year, Election Day is Tuesday, Nov. 8. Voters across Virginia will elect candidates for the U.S. House of Representatives and — in some areas — “down-ballot” offices. The deadline to register was Monday, Oct. 17. Early in-person voting is available until Nov. 5 at 5:00pm or request your absentee ballot by Oct. 28th.
How to Vote
Additional Parish Resources
Looking for ways to help prepare your parishioners to vote? Here are some ideas and resources to use in your parish!
- Distribute the Bishops’ Pre-Election Letter, the Register to Vote flyer, and the Four Principles of Catholic Social Teaching resource, as bulletin inserts or in other ways.
- Read this announcement at Mass (PDF)
- Share posts from the Virginia Catholic Conference on your social media accounts: Facebook | Twitter | Instagram
- Link to this page on your parish website
- Host a voter registration drive before the Oct. 17 voter registration deadline
Not in a parish? We also have a flyer for high schools and colleges.