Jan. 20, 2013: Our readers write

Check off for your party

As the citizens of Hardin County begin preparing their 2012 taxes, I would like to remind you that your Kentucky tax forms offer you an opportunity to help secure money for the political party of your choice with absolutely no cost to you.

The Kentucky Political Party Tax Check Off allows Kentuckians to make an investment in their political party by simply making a checkmark on their Kentucky income tax form under the heading “Political Party Fund.”

The Political Party Tax Check Off does not raise the amount you pay or decrease your refund. If all registered voters in Hardin County took advantage of this program, the money allocated to each political party would make a great impact on the operating budgets. In the course of a year, the Democratic and Republican parties in Hardin County incur seldom recognized expenses such as maintaining a float for community events, insurance premiums, rent and utilities for a headquarters facility during the months prior to an election, political materials and advertisements in various media. The money provided by the Kentucky Political Party Tax Check Off will go a long way in helping us to meet these expenses.

This year before signing your tax forms, make sure you have designated for $2 to be given to the political party of your choice. I assure you, your party chairperson will appreciate your participation in the Kentucky Political Party Tax Check Off program.

Bob Moore, chairman

Hardin County

Democratic Executive

Committee