The nation of the United States of America was founded on the principles of protecting the natural rights of its

citizens and to limit the power that collects to the government. Each generation must be taught the importance of guarding against those who would disregard the limits imposed on government and increase the powers not granted to the government. Today our state and the nation are in peril because we as a people have failed to maintain our vigilance. And we have failed to pass from one generation to another the knowledge and the lessons history provides that will prevent the rot from within our institutions. We must rebuild that civic involvement of our citizens so they may once again take pride and ownership in their own governance and not let politicians determine how to be governed. There is a general feeling in the country that the people do not like what is going on in Washington and that The Congress and the President are unable to resolve their differences or govern the country based on the principles of the Constitution. The people we have elected to represent us generally are not doing what we elected them to do. They pass laws that nobody reads much less fully understand what the impact will be on the rest of us and future generations. There must be a better wayand there is. Thomas Jefferson laid it out for all of us in his letters and writings after he left government. He firmly believed that our federal and state governments must be divided into wards and precincts. And the people in those small districts make the rules by which they wish to be governed.

The Missouri Precinct Project (MOPP)

was started primarily to encourage citizens to become involved again in their local communities by:

Considering that the number of votes cast runs in the millions, or more, the frequency of close votes comes often. Out of 89,000 votes cast in U.S. Congressional elections, one vote was cast in an election where the candidate won by a single vote or was tied. The frequency rate is greater in state legislator elections where one in 15,000 votes had been cast for a candidate winning by one vote or was tied.
Only 36.4 percent of voters cast their ballots in 1998, the lowest since 1942. Nearly two out of three of the 115 million eligible American voters did not bother to vote.

Running for Committeeman/women in their Townships and hold monthly meetings for the citizens in their Townships Attending local meetings of their respective village/city hall councils and school board and fire district meetings Talk to their friends and neighbors and church groups about the issues and get them involved Walk their neighborhoods and precincts and encourage citizens to register to vote and vote in all elections Work very hard to elect Constitutional conservatives in the Primary elections

Between 1972 and 2000 the national voting turn-out for the 18-24 year age group declined by 10 percent. In 1998 less than 20 percent of 18-24 year-olds chose to vote. That is one in five. In 2000 only 42 percent of 18-24 year-olds bothered to vote. That same year only 75 percent of those older than 25 voted. Looking at the statistics of just one demographic, with voter turn-out being low in all demographics and with so many races running close, one can see how powerful a coalition of votes can be. Even your One Vote has an influence to increase the power of those who do vote as you would.

When you do not vote, by default you cast your vote against the person or proposal you would prefer

Check out how you can make a difference.

www.moprecinctproject.org and sign up to become a volunteer missouriprecinctproject@gmail.com www.facebook.com//missouriprecinctproject OR: Contact your County Coordinators for more information Ron Beedle, Audraine County, Tel. 573-582-7014 Fred Berry, Boone County, Tel.573-529-9750 James Holland, Callaway County, Tel. 573-220-0911 Stacy Shore, Camden County, Tel. 314-717-1411 Brian Bollmann, Cape Girardeu County, Tel.314-882-3327 Katy Manson, Chariton County, Tel.314-717-1422 Joanne Elliott, Clay County, Tel.816-429-8083 Jim Lambirth, Cole County, Tel.573-644-3249 Ron Swift. Cooper County, Tel.660-621-9574 Barbara Siegfried, Crawford County, Tel.573-245-6690 Mike Smith, Dallas County, Tel. 417-988-5152 Sandra Davidson, Franklin County, Tel.314-420-8270 Jason Davidson, Howard County, Tel.660-888-2474 Don Eagleman, Howell County, Tel. 417-257-3341 Mary Gilbert, Jackson County, Tel.816-886-5775 John Putnam, Jasper County, Tel. 417-674-1946 Kelly Pratt, Jefferson County, Tel. 636-274-0552 Ike Skelton, Laclede County, Tel. 417-991-9100 Cathy Cochran, Macon County, Tel. Aaron Banker, Macon County, Tel.660-281-7777 Ron Staggs, Marion & Monroe Counties, Tel. 660-327-1220 Jonathan Russell, Newton County, Tel. 417-483-7979 Theresa Emerson, Platte County, Tel. 816-880-4642 Pam Yant, Scott County, Tel. 573-703-3413 Dustin Layton, St.Francois County, Tel. 573-454-1395 Debbie Varga, St. Genevieve County, Tel.314-322-8404 Anita Foelsch, St. Charles County, Tel. 636-916-0441 Frieda Keough, St.Louis County, Tel. 314-966-8724 Cathy Cochran, Macon County, Tel. 660-651-5091 Debbie Varga, St.Genevieve County, Tel. 314-322-8404 Bev Ehlen, Warren County, Tel. 314-608-0168
Paid for by: Frieda Keough, President, Missouri Precinct Project

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