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VCC voter education materials are now available

Virginians will cast ballots Nov. 7 in several important
elections: races for governor, lieutenant governor and attorney general, as
well as for their local Virginia delegate seat. All these races are important.
The Virginia Catholic Conference 2017 voter education materials, all available
and printable at vacatholic.org, will help guide voters as they consider their
ballots.

 

The VCC prepared three separate side-by-side comparisons of the
positions of candidates for state offices: Know the Positions of the Candidates
for Governor, Know the Positions of the Candidates for Lieutenant Governor and
Know the Positions of the Candidates for Attorney General. Conference staff
used policies, public statements, official campaign websites, party platforms
and other sources to compile these documents to help voters understand where
the candidates stand on important issues.

The issues do not represent a complete list of issues that may be
of importance to Catholics.  The
conference neither supports nor opposes candidates for public office.

As voters discern how to cast their ballots in the three
statewide races as well as in local House of Delegates races, they are
encouraged to consult the Four Principles of Catholic Social Teaching. Spanish
translations of this and the side-by-side comparisons also are available.
Information on who’s on the local ballots can be found at
https://www.elections.virginia.gov/voter-outreach/whats-ballot.html.

Conference guidelines for political activities for parishes and
other Catholic entities also can be found on the conference website.

The Dioceses of Richmond and Arlington authorize parishes to use
only materials provided by the diocese, the Virginia Catholic Conference and
the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops. Non-diocesan voter-education resources
are not authorized for parish use.

 

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