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2024 General Assembly Session Customized Parish Vote Report
After a successful pilot program last year, we are also excited to again offer customized parish vote reports which show how the legislators in a given parish’s area voted. This report comes in the form of a two-page report for front-and-back printing and bulletin use, as well as a three-page report for web and digital use. Parishes will also receive social media graphics to help share the report online. Preview a sample report here!
How can a parish vote report be requested? These customized reports are intended for parish use only and all requests must be submitted by an official parish representative with approval from the pastor. If your parish would like to receive these materials, please submit your request to Emily Jackson, VCC Social and Digital Media Outreach Specialist.*
If you are not a parish representative, we encourage you to share this resource with your parish and ask them to consider the possibility of requesting a customized report.
Why are we offering this? We at the VCC want to help Catholics live out the call of Faithful Citizenship as active advocates and voters. Legislators need to hear from us if we want them to take our concerns seriously, especially in a post-Roe world where state legislators will continue to cast vital votes on critical life issues. Many parishioners may not know who their state senator and delegate are, and we want to change that!
What will my parish receive? If you request a customized parish vote report your parish will receive:
- A two-page report for front-and-back printing and bulletin use
- A three-page report for web and digital use
- Social media graphics to help your parish share the report online.
*Please note the last day to request your customized report is June 28, 2024.
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2024 General Assembly Session: How Did Your Legislators Vote?
During the 2024 Virginia General Assembly session, your state senator and delegate cast key votes on critical issues impacting human life, dignity and the common good. This report contains three charts:
- A Senate chart showing how your senator voted;
- A House chart showing how your delegate voted; and
- A House Health & Human Services Committee chart with two key committee votes.
The House Health & Human Services Committee chart was included to report how the Committee’s 22 delegates voted on two matters of top concern that did not receive House floor votes.
At the conclusion of the report are:
- Descriptions of Legislation featured in the charts, organized into three categories – Life & Liberty, Families & Children, and Social & Economic Concerns.
- An Index of Legislation, for those interested in more detail than what the brief bill descriptions provide.
Not sure who your state legislators are? Use the Find Your Legislator feature here.
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What We Do
Led by Diocese of Arlington Bishop Michael F. Burbidge and Diocese of Richmond Bishop Barry C. Knestout, the Conference advocates for:
Respect life initiatives that protect human life and dignity in every stage of development and circumstance, from conception until natural death.
Social justice initiatives that protect the rights and serve the needs of the poorest and most vulnerable members of the human family, including children, the elderly, people with disabilities, immigrants and refugees.
Family life and education initiatives that preserve and support religious liberty, the institution of marriage as the union of one man and one woman, the family and parental choice in their children’s education.
During the 2024 General Assembly session, the VCC took positions on more than 80 bills, testified in front of various committees and subcommittees, sent over 25 email and text alerts, and advocated directly with members of the General Assembly.
How We Do It
The Conference advocates by:
Building and maintaining relationships with state and federal lawmakers, as well as other advocacy organizations with shared interests.
Supporting diocesan efforts by providing resources that apply Church teaching to current issues.
Promoting grassroots and grasstops advocacy among Catholics and other people of goodwill. This includes using the VCC email advocacy network and in-person advocacy, such as visits to legislators’ district or capital city offices.
Communicating regularly with parishes and Catholic entities, as well as Catholic and secular print, electronic and social media.
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