Ethiopians for Obama is reaching out to the Ethiopian community and looking for volunteers to drive to Philadelphia this Sunday March 16th to help register Ethiopian-Americans to vote in the Pennsylvania Primary, which is being held on April 22nd. The Pennsylvania deadline to register is March 24th. Anyone who is not registered on or before the 24th of March is not eligible to vote in the Pennsylvania Primary. In addition, those voters who are not registered as Democrats are also not eligible to vote in the Democratic Primary as it is a closed primary.
The good news is that we have a week and a half to register as many Ethiopians-Americans and other citizens as we can. The key is to make sure that they are registered, and if they support Barack Obama, to make sure that they are registered as Democrats. If we are able to get enough participation, the plan is to drive from Washington DC at 7:30 AM on Sunday March 16th and arrive in Philadelphia in time to set up a booth at the various Ethiopian churches in Philadelphia. We will bring our laptops and empower Ethiopians to register to vote right on the spot—you can register on-line in Pennsylvania.
There is a large community of Ethiopian-Americans in Philadelphia, it is vital that we galvanize and organize our community in Pennsylvania so that we can have an impact on the outcome of the Pennsylvania Primary.
If you are interested in volunteering to make this trip to Philadelphia, please email [email protected] and put “Trip to PA” in the subject header.
If you do not have a ride, please state that so we can try to work out accommodations for everyone. The plan is to drive back to DC by 4:00 PM Sunday.