CALLED TO SEEK THE WELLBEING OF ALL
Your voice.
Your neighbor.
Your vote.
In baptism, we are called to love and serve our neighbors. Informed participation in civic life, including voting, is one way we live out that calling.
AS YOU PREPARE TO VOTE, CONSIDER:
- What will promote the well-being of all?
- How will these choices affect our most vulnerable neighbors?
- Is the information guiding me accurate and trustworthy?
2026 Texas Election Timeline
| OCT 19 | Early voting begins |
| OCT 23 | Mail-in ballot application must be recieved ** |
| OCT 30 | Early voting ends |
| NOV 3 | Election Day – polls open 7:00 am to 7:00 pm |
| BEYOND |
Love your neighbor as yourself. |
PREPARE. LEARN. DISCERN. VOTE.
- Check your registration and address.
- Preview your ballot and compare candidates.
- Choose when and where you will vote.
Nonpartisan Voter Resources:
Vote 411
Launched by the League of Women Voters Education Fund, VOTE411.org is a “one-stop-shop” for nonpartisan information, both general and state-specific.
BallotPedia
Ballotpedia is a resource for unbiased information on elections, politics, and policy. We provide content on U.S. politics that is relevant, reliable, and available for all.
Vote Texas
Your Texas Secretary of Statel resource for voter information in Texas. Check that you’re registered, check polling place, apply to vote by mail, or preview your ballot.
Ballot Ready
View your personalized ballot, check your voter registration, make a plan to vote, and research every name and measure on the ballot with BallotReady.
Downloadable Resources for Your Congregation:
“God is all-powerful in that only God is the source of all power. God’s power alone brings forth and sustains the universe, redeems the sinner, and promises creation’s ultimate fulfillment.
In God’s activity toward the well-being of all, we encounter a use of power that is unlike many human practices of power.”
From the ELCA Social Statement “Faith and Civic Life: Seeking the Wellbeing of All”
The Public Witness Team for Peace and Justice of the Northern Texas – Northern Louisiana Synod, having been charged with the work of social justice and anti-racism, supports the inclusion of all in full participation in this ministry. Regardless of any distinctions society puts on you because of your race, abilities and/or disabilities, family status, personal history, age, sexual orientation, or gender identity and expression, know that we joyfully welcome you to participate fully in all of our meetings and events.
2022 Public Witness Team Welcome Statement