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Që të dëgjohet zëri juaj dhe të njihet komuniteti shqiptar
Regjistrohuni për të votuar Your Guide to Registering & Voting in New York State brought to you by Assemblyman Mark Gjonaj
District Office
1126 Pelham Parkway South Bronx, NY 10461 718-409-0109
Albany Office
LOB 633 Albany, NY 12248 518-455-5844
Email: Gjonajm@assemblystate.ny.us Website: www.assembly.state.ny.us/mem/Mark-Gjonaj www.facebook.com/MarkGjonaj80AD
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100th Albanian Independence Day Celebration in Belmont.
Assemblyman Gjonaj with Miss Kosova and Miss Albania at the 100th Anniversary Celebration in the Russian Tea Room, New York City. Paid for by Friends of Mark Gjonaj
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Addressing the crowd as Honorary Grand Marshal at the 2014 Albanian Pride Parade in New York City
Assemblyman Gjonaj greeting children at the Albanian Parade in New York City Honorary Grand Marshal Assemblyman Mark Gjonaj with fellow Grand Marshal Edward Juarez, President of International Immigrants Foundation, Ismet Kurti and members of Albanian Roots Besmir Hoxha, Marko Kepi and Endtrit Topalli. Paid for by Friends of Mark Gjonaj
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Celebrating 100 Years of Albanian Independence in Times Square, New York City
Assemblyman Gjonaj with staff members at the Bronx Puerto Rican Day Parade
With young albanian child at 2014 Albanian Pride Parade in New York City
Interviewing with ALBA TV at the 2014 Albanian Pride Parade in New York City
Assemblyman Gjonaj enjoying horse and carriage rides at his International Family day event
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NYPD 49th Precinct and Assemblyman Mark Gjonaj with Albanian President Bujar Nishani at VATRA’s Presidential Dinner
Annual Mother Teresa Food Drive commemorating Mother Teresa’s birthday with NYC Councilman James Vacca and the Bronx Jewish Community Council. With Councilman James Vacca, Alexander Nilaj of Albanian American Open Hands Association at the Mother Teresa Food Drive.
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New York State Senator Jeff Klein and Assemblyman Mark Gjonaj commemorate Kosova’s 5th Anniversary in Albany with the passing of a joint resolution by the state recognizing Kosova as an Independent country.
Assemblyman Gjonaj greeting Albanian President Bujar Nishani at VATRA’s Presidential Dinner.
Rozafati Dance performance at The Annual International Music Festival hosted by Assemblyman Gjonaj, Senator Jeff Klein and Councilman James Vacca. Paid for by Friends of Mark Gjonaj
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Assemblyman Gjonaj and Senator Jeff Klein with young Albanian performers at the International Music Festival
Mark Gjonaj with wife, Roberta and sons Joseph and Nicholas. Paid for by Friends of Mark Gjonaj
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How and Where to Register to Vote
• You can register in person at your county board of elections or at any New York State Agency-based voter registration center.
• You can enter your name directly into our mailing list database to have a New York State Voter Registration Form mailed to you. (NOTE: The same form can be downloaded at www.elections.ny.gov.)
• You can call our 1-800-FOR-VOTE hotline to request a voter application.
• You can download a PDF version of the New York State Voter Registration Form at www.elections.ny.gov
• Print the form, complete and sign it, and mail it to your county board of elections.
• Alternately, you can complete a PDF version of the New York State Voter Registration Form on-line by visiting www.elections.ny.gov, typing the necessary information and selecting the appropriate boxes.
Si dhe ku mund te Regjistroheni për te Votuar
• Ju mund të regjistroheni duke u paraqitur personalisht në zyrat e Bordit të Zgjedhjeve në vendin ku jetoni ose në çdo Agjensi të Shtetit të New Yorkut që merret me regjistrimin e votuesve.
• Ju mund te regjistroni emrin tuaj në listën e adresave të zgjedhësve që të mund tu postohet një Fletë Regjistrimi për Votues në Shtetin e New Yorkut. (SHENIM: E njejta formë mund të shkarkohet në www.elections.ny.gov.)
• Ju mund të kontaktoni nëpërmjet telefonit në 1-800-FOR-VOTE për të kërkuar një formë për tu regjistruar.
• Ju mund të shkarkoni versionin PDF të Fletë Regjistrimit për Votues në Shtetin e New Yorkut në www.elections.ny.gov
• Printojeni formën, plotësojeni, firmoseni dhe dërgojeni me postë në zyrat e Bordit të Zgjedhjeve në vendin ku jetoni.
• Ju mund të plotësoni një version të Fletë Regjistrimit në internet në www.elections.ny.gov, duke plotësuar dhe zgjedhur të gjitha rubrikat që ju përkasin.
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Why you should vote? ❐ If you don’t register, you can’t vote.
Pse duhet te votoni? ❐ Ne qoftë se nuk regjistroheni, ju nuk mund të votoni
❐ If you don’t vote, others will - and you may not like ❐ Në qoftë se ju nuk votoni, të tjerët do të votojnë the outcome. dhe mund të mos ju pëlqejë rezultati ❐ Your vote is your voice; a voice for yourself, your ❐ Vota juaj është zëri juaj; Një zë për ju, familjen family, our community and our future. tuaj, komunitetin dhe të ardhmën tonë. ❐ When you vote, you are heard; when our ❐ Kur ju votoni, zëri juaj dëgjohet; kur komuniteti ynë voton, zëri ynë dëgjohet dhe bëhëmi të community votes, we are heard and recognized. njohur. ❐ We are greatly affected by our elected officials ❐ Ne ndikohemi shumë nga zyrtarët e zgjedhur dhe and the decisions they make domestically and vendimet që ata marrin në planin e brendshëm internationally. dhe atë ndërkombëtar.
❐ People and communities that vote make a greater ❐ Njerëzit dhe komunitetet që votojnë bëjnë ndryshime të mëdha për vete dhe komunitetin e impact for themselves and the community. tyre. ❐ You should vote for the candidate that ❐ Ju duhet të votoni për kandidatin që i kupton me understands the needs of your community. së miri nevojat e komunitetit tuaj. ❐ Respect your right to vote. It’s a privilege that ❐ Respektoni të drejten tuaj për të votuar. Është një many people in the world don’t have. privilegj që shumë njerëz në botë nuk e kanë.
❐ Voting is a right, a duty and an honor that many ❐ Votimi është një e drejtë, detyrim dhe nder që shumë kanë dhënë jetën e tyre që ne të kemi have sacrificed to give to us. këtë të drejtë.
❐ Registering to vote is easy, and it’s important. ❐ Regjistrimi për të votuar është i lehtë dhe i Make a difference, register today and VOTE! rëndësishëm. Bëni ndryshimin, regjistrohuni sot dhe VOTONI! Paid for by Friends of Mark Gjonaj
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Fletë Regjistrimi për Votues në shtetin e New Yorkut !
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• Unë jam nënshtetas i Shteteve të Bashkuara • Une kam jetuar në kete vend, qytet, qyteze, fshat të pakten 30 ditë përpara zgjedhjeve. • Unë i plotësoj kushtet për t’u regjistruar në shtetin e New Yorkut • kjo është firma ose shenja ime në katrorin poshtë • informacioni i lartpërmendur është i vërtetë. Unë e kuptoj se nëse nuk është i vërtetë, Unë mund të dënohem dhe gjobitem deri në $5000 dhe/ose të burgosem deri katër vjet.
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Assemblyman Mark Gjonaj New York State Assembly, 80th Assembly District DISTRICT OFFICE 1126 Pelham Parkway South, Bronx, NY 10461 718-409-0109
ALBANY OFFICE LOB 633, Albany, NY 12248 518-455-5844
Email: Gjonajm@assemblystate.ny.us Website: www.assembly.state.ny.us/mem/Mark-Gjonaj Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MarkGjonaj80AD
Partners in Legislation:
Assemblyman Gjonaj with fellow Bronx Delegation members: at his 2nd Annual Bronx Day in Albany event (from left to right: Assemblyman Mark Gjoanj, Senator Ruben Diaz Sr., Assemblyman Jeffrey Dinowitz, Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr., Senator Ruth Hassel-Thompson, Assemblyman Jose Rivera, Senator Jose M. Serano, Assemblyman Victor Pichardo, Speaker Carl Heastie, Senator Jeff Klein, Assemblyman Luis Sepulveda, Assemblyman Marcos Crespo). Paid for by Friends of Mark Gjonaj
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Ruben Diaz Jr.
Charles E. Schumer
851 Grand Concourse, 3rd Floor Bronx, New York 10451 General Office: (718) 590-3500 webmail@bronxbp.nyc.gov www.bronxboropres.nyc.gov
780 Third Avenue, Suite 2301 New York, NY 10017 Phone: (212) 486-4430 www.schumer.senate.gov
Carl E. Heastie
Congressman Elliot Engel
1446 East Gun Hill Road Bronx, NY 10469 718-654-6539 Speaker@assembly.state.ny.us www.assembly.state.ny.us/mem/Carl-E-Heastie
3655 Johnson Avenue Bronx, NY 10463 (718) 796-9700 www.engel.house.gov
Borough President
Speaker of The New York State Assembly
United States Senator for New York
New York Congress, 16th Congressional District
Congressman Jospeh Crowley
Congressman Charles Rangel
2800 Bruckner Blvd., Suite 201 Bronx, NY 10465 (718) 931-1400 www.crowley.house.gov
163 West 125th St., Suite #737 New York, NY 10027 Phone: (212) 663-3900 www.rangel.house.gov
Senator Jeffrey Klein
Councilman James Vacca
New York Congress, 14th Congressional District
New York State Senate, 34th Senate District 1250 Waters Place, Suite 1202 Bronx, NY 10461 (718) 822-2049 www.www.nysenate.gov/senator/jeffrey-d-klein
New York Congress, 16th Congressional District
New York City Council, District 13
3040 East Tremont Ave. Room 104 Bronx, New York 10461 718-931-1721 jvacca@council.nyc.gov www.council.nyc.gov/d13/html/members/home.shtml
Councilman Andrew Cohen
Councilman Ritchie Torres
277 West 231st Street, Bronx, NY 10463 (718) 549-7300 District11@council.nyc.gov www.council.nyc.gov/d11/html/members/home.shtml
573 East Fordham Road (Entrance on Hoffman Street) Bronx, NY 10458 718-842-8100 www.council.nyc.gov/d15/html/members/home.shtml
New York City Council, District 11
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Message from Assemblyman Mark Gjonaj
I
am honored and humbled to be your representative in the New York State Assembly. It is such a privilege to be the first Albanian-American elected official in Albany. This privilege was made possible by living in America, a country that embraces and provides opportunities to people from all over the world. I attribute my success and accomplishments to the ongoing support of my community, and I am deeply indebted to all of my family, friends and neighbors for their inspiration. Through your generosity and support I am able to share our culture and honor the accomplishments of Albanians with the people of New York State. It is my goal to see Albanian-Americans unify to make our community stronger, more influential and more successful in our efforts to better our lives in America, our lands of origin and the world.
This is just the beginning of a very exciting journey for our Albanian-American community. We have grown and progressed greatly in a short period of time. However, while we have accomplished much, still more must be done. My priorities propose to strengthen our culture, promote our language and traditions, honor our obligations to our seniors, invest in our children, and ensure a prosperous future for generations to come. SHARE THE VISION AND GET INVOLVED! Respectfully, Mark Gjonaj
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These are my priorities, which will require us to come together to ensure that our community continues to thrive and prosper.
• Albanian-American Community Center – I am working on establishing our own Albanian-American Community Center where we can hold community events, preserve our culture and language, provide a safe and educational place for our children to play and learn, and provide a soothing environment for our elderly to spend time and be cared for in their native language.
• Voter Registration Drive – I am a firm believer that the grassroots effort to register all eligible Albanian-Americans to vote is our path to better representation in government and a better future for our people. We need to make our voices heard and the best way to accomplish that is to ensure that all our brethren are registered to vote and become active in the political process, irrespective of their domicile in the United States.
• NBDC Political Club – Albanian-Americans need more integration into the political establishment. Our next stage of growth toward that integration should take place where we live and work. To that extent, we have created the NBDC Political Club to promote the interests of the community and raise awareness about issues important to us.
• Albanians for a Better New York (PAC) – In order to make a political difference, we need a political action committee (PAC) that can support and bring to the attention of elected officials the issues that impact Albanian-Americans and our
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communities. The Albanians for a Better New York PAC was created to support those in elected office and those seeking to be elected that understand our issues and fight for our needs.
• Federation of Albanian American Businesses – It is time for Albanian-American business owners and entrepreneurs to unite and cooperate. Such cooperation will result in the law of large numbers benefitting our businesses and our people. Regardless of the industry we are in, Albanians need to unite to obtain more attractive terms from their suppliers, external partners or stakeholders. Initially, by unifying business owners in the restaurant, real estate and construction industries, we will be able to establish a general fund where proceeds from part of the savings will be used to help our community by offering scholarships, helping the less fortunate, and addressing the overall needs of our community. • Albanian-American Financial Institution – I am exploring the creation of a partnership with a banking institution that will meet the needs of and benefit our businesses and community.
• Albanian American Calendar – Our growing and active community has many overlapping events and activities. My solution is a community calendar for all to share and list their activities, events and information. I have created a universal web portal for all Albanian-American related events and activities which can be found at www.albanian-american.org .
The time to act is now! Share the vision, get involved, and make a difference for yourself, our community, our children and our future!