Most parents don't take the time to vote. Sure, there's work, children to pick up, errands to run. And the demands on a parent's time never seem to get any easier. Of course, many think their vote isn't going to change a system they think is broken.

However, your vote is your voice...it's the best way for you to be heard. Do you think legislators would threaten education funding if they thought parents voted?

Unfortunately parents tend not to vote, a fact well known to campaign managers. They tend to promote their candidates to the small minority of hard core voters who tend to vote in every election. It's that relatively small population that determines who represents you and your children.

Florida's children need you to vote...and SupportDadeSchools.net is prepared to make the process easy for you. If you'd like to skip the lines and hassle of trudging to your voting precinct on election day, we'll help you obtain an absentee ballot. You can vote via the mail. It's just that simple.

If you'd like an absentee ballot, e-mail your name, address and phone number to info@supportdadeschools.net and we'll get the process moving for you. Or use the contact form on the next page.

It's important that you become part of the solution. Parents need to vote out of office legislators who don't support education and our children. Likewise, we need to support those candidates who do believe children are Florida's future.

It's the only way we can combat the special interest lobby in Tallahassee that contributes thousands upon thousands of dollars to candidates. Remember, there are few lobbyists rallying to support public education.