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Vote RIGHT
A Vote For A Genuine Change
April 6, 2010

How do we choose the kind of leaders that will help turn our nation around? We want to suggest a quick guide. Vote RIGHT stands for:

Righteous Governance
Integrity
Giftedness
Heart
Track Record

Righteous Governance - refers to a candidate’s brand of leadership. How does your candidate decide on issues? How does he lead his family, constituents? Does he/she make decisions that promote justice, righteousness and peace for all law-abiding Filipinos? Does he/she use his influence as a platform for governing with prudence and foresight for the good of many? A candidate who governs righteously does not accept or offer bribes, and leads an example of eradicating graft and corruption within his area of influence.

Integrity – A person of integrity is not a perfect individual; rather, he or she is someone who desires to be accountable for those he leads. His walk should match his talk, and his public image must not be a result of a clever media makeover, but should be based on a solid character of trustworthiness. If and when he/she makes wrong decisions, he/she must be willing to take responsibility for it and not put the blame on others.

Giftedness – A candidate for a public office must have the qualifications and abilities necessary to carry out his/her responsibilities successfully. A candidate needs more than an impressive pedigree or diplomas, but must also have the strengths, personality traits and innate capabilities needed to serve in the particular office he/she seeks to serve in. Some candidates are good executives but mediocre lawmakers, and vice versa. Others may be great managers, but may not be as effective in drug busting. Some others are visionaries who can inspire greatness in those they lead, but may fail as implementers of their dreams. Be careful in voting for a previously successful public official. Study the new position he or she is seeking to fill. The candidate might not be the best person to serve in that position. Look for the kind of giftedness your candidate has.

Heart – How is your candidate’s heart for God, for people and for our nation? Does he/she see himself/herself as answerable not only to people, but to Someone infinitely higher than him/her?

Heart is the most important characteristic, not only of a leader but also of every single citizen. This is true because the heart of the problem of this nation is the problem of the heart. Genuine change should come from the inside out. Yes, all of us are already tired of lawlessness. Yet, many of us contribute to this lawlessness. Have you tried driving in Manila? Have you crossed EDSA as a pedestrian? All of us, not only our politicians, need to be reformed. To have genuine reform Jesus said, “I am the way…”

In his letter to the church of Corinth, the Apostle Paul wrote, “Anyone who is in Christ is a new creation. The old way of living has disappeared. A new way of living has come into existence”.

To be “in Christ” means acknowledging that we need to be reformed because we are sinners. It means admitting that we need a Savior to save us from our wretchedness. It is recognizing what Jesus did 2000 years ago on the cross of Calvary… he paid the penalty of our sin.

St. John said, “To everyone who received Jesus, God gave them the right to become His children”. Receiving Christ means a start of a new relationship with God - relationship that will last for eternity. Jesus said, “Behold, I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears my voice and opens the door, I will come in to him.”

Receiving Christ involves turning to God and trusting Christ to come into our lives to forgive our sins and to transform our lives, to make us the kind of people He wants us to be. It is a decision to surrender the control-center of our lives to the One who has the power to changes our hearts!

If you want to receive Christ, you may do so right now by praying this prayer:

“Lord Jesus, I need you. Thank you for dying on the cross for my sins. I open the door of my life and receive you as my Savior and Lord. Thank you for forgiving my sins and giving me eternal life. Take control of the throne of my life. Make me the kind of person you want me to be. Use me as your instrument in changing our nation. Amen”

Track Record – Look for you candidate’s track record in a previously held public office, or if he/she is entering politics for the first time, consider how this candidate has proven himself/herself in his chosen profession or area of expertise before running for office. You need to also be informed about your candidate’s track record in the other points of the guidelines I have just explained to you. Do you see a good pattern of righteous governance, integrity, giftedness and heart? If you do, then your candidate is one leader you should vote for and support.

Remember, Vote Right! Our country needs you right now to do the right thing.

Steps To Find The Right Candidate

Define the requirements carefully. This sounds ridiculously easy, but it’s amazing how many voters will go to the precinct without determining exactly whom they need to vote. It’s important to detail the specific criteria and desired personal characteristics, creating a “candidate’s scorecard” that can be used in screening to determine if a candidate can fulfill the requirements of the position. VoteRIGHT criteria can be used here.

Look for repeated patterns of success. Don’t just look for previous political experience – find the candidates who have repeatedly made a mark and exceeded expectations, time and time again. Find out how they measure their own success and whether their experience tells a story of transformation.

Use a research method that will give you enough information. Regularly watch candidates debate, read newspaper and look where they stand on different issues. Check if they are doing something about the situation apart from criticizing others. Search them in the internet. Internet is the easiest way to get information. But be careful in using the internet or even other media. Not all information you will get is accurate. Most of the information are just commentary and often times bias against or for the candidates.

Analyze the information. When information about the candidates are collected, study them to discern patterns and formulate principles that might guide your decision.

Compare. Compare information of the candidate you gathered with that of the other candidates who are running for the same position.

Don’t settle. With the situation we have in the Philippines, we can’t settle for someone who is “good enough”. In a down economy, you should never do this. Take the time you need to find the right candidate and make the right vote.

How to Cast Your Vote in Automated Poll Election?

On May 10, proceed to voting precinct where you are registered as early as possible. Bring your voters ID or any valid ID.

Present yourself to the Board of Election Inspectors (BEI) and get a ballot. The BEI will help give you instruction on what to do.

Check the ballot given to you. Make sure that NO circle beside any candidate is marked.

Proceed to the assigned voting area and mark the circle of the candidates you are voting. Make sure to do the following:

Fill fully the circle beside the candidate you are voting for, but don’t mark beyond the boundary of the circle;

Never, never over vote. Your vote for that category will not be counted if you vote for more candidates than necessary.

Take your ballot to the counting machine and feed into it. A confirmation message will appear.

Return to the BEI and have your finger marked with indelible ink.

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