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Understand why and how you should participate in this election. Your organization receives most of their funding from the Medicaid program, which means decisions made by elected officials affect many aspects of your work – including salary, what kind of rules you have to follow, and more. Here we explain the different levels of elected officials you can vote for, and the types of decisions they can make that could affect you. At the end of this document, we share where you can learn how to register to vote and vote absentee or by mail in your state. Do not wait - many states registration deadlines are in early October and with mail delays, you will need to send your registration in soon. You choose who you would like to see win these types of positions. The candidates with the most votes wins. Head of the nation. Has to approve the budget passed by Congress and any laws it passes. Hires Cabinet Secretaries who make regulatory proposals and decisions about healthcare, housing, education, transportation and other key parts of everyday lives. E.g. Governor, State Attorney General, etc. Has to approve the budget set by the state legislature, which includes Medicaid funding, as well as any laws it passes. Can also set goals for Medicaid, such as investing in more technology. Make key decisions on how to run programs that help citizens. Represents districts Decides state budget. That includes the state's share of Medicaid, which affects how much your employer receives to run the organization. Creates state rules like workplace safety, background checks and more. Oversees and can ask for or make changes to programs that help citizens, like state healthcare programs. Represents states and districts Decides how much to invest in the federal half of the Medicaid program. Can pass laws to change what is allowed or not allowed across the country – this touches every aspect of your life. E.g. school board member Can create local funding or training programs in addition to what state legislatures approve. Make decisions on how schools are run, which roads to rebuild, what public transportation to invest in and more. The rules and deadlines to register and vote are a bit different in every state. - To learn the voting rules in your state, visit: https://www.nass.org/can-I-vote https://www.rockthevote.org/online/ - For materials people with disabilities can easily use, visit: https://www.aapd.com/rev-up-the-disability-vote/ - To see the positions of candidates at all levels of government, visit: https://www.vote411.org/
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How Your VoteCan ChangeYour Work
Understand why and how youshould participate in this election.
Why Your Vote MattersYour organization receives most of their funding from the Medicaidprogram, which means decisions made by elected officials affect manyaspects of your work – including salary, what kind of rules you have tofollow, and more. Here we explain the different levels of elected officialsyou can vote for, and the types of decisions they can make that couldaffect you.
At the end of this document, we share where you can learn how to registerto vote and vote absentee or by mail in your state.
Do not wait - many states registration deadlines are in early October andwith mail delays, you will need to send your registration in soon.
You ,
the Voter
You choose who you would like to seewin these types of positions.
The candidates with the most voteswins.
Head of the nation.
President
Has to approvethe budgetpassed byCongress and anylaws it passes.
Hires CabinetSecretaries whomake regulatoryproposals anddecisions abouthealthcare,housing,education,transportationand other keyparts of everydaylives.
E.g. Governor, StateAttorney General, etc.
Statewide Officials
Has to approve thebudget set by thestate legislature,which includesMedicaid funding,as well as any lawsit passes.
Can also set goalsfor Medicaid, suchas investing inmore technology.
Make keydecisions on howto run programsthat help citizens.
Represents districts
State Legislature
Decides statebudget. Thatincludes thestate's share ofMedicaid, whichaffects howmuch youremployer receivesto run theorganization.
Creates state ruleslike workplacesafety,backgroundchecks and more.
Oversees and canask for or makechanges toprograms thathelp citizens, likestate healthcareprograms.
Represents states anddistricts
Congress
Decides how muchto invest in thefederal half of theMedicaid program.
Can pass laws tochange what isallowed or notallowed across thecountry – thistouches everyaspect of your life.
E.g. school boardmember
Local officials
Can create localfunding ortraining programsin addition towhat statelegislaturesapprove.
Make decisions onhow schools arerun, which roadsto rebuild, whatpublictransportation toinvest in andmore.
How to Register & VoteThe rules and deadlines to register and vote are a bit different in every state.
- To learn the voting rules in your state, visit:https://www.nass.org/can-I-vote
https://www.rockthevote.org/online/
- For materials people with disabilities can easily use, visit:https://www.aapd.com/rev-up-the-disability-vote/
- To see the positions of candidates at all levels of government, visit:https://www.vote411.org/
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