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NONPROFITSGET OUT THE VOTE
Countdown to Election Day
ABOUT US
AboutUs
A national hub of voter engagement resources and trainings to help nonprofits encourage our
staff and the people we serve to participate and vote.
Find more about our mission and partners on our website:www.nonprofitvote.org
MICHAEL WEEKES
NonprofitsGOTV!
• Founder and Board Chair, Nonprofit VOTE, • President and CEO of the Providers’ Council of Massachusetts
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NONPROFITS Get Out The Vote!
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DAN HAWKINS - NACHC
NACHC
Senior Vice President for Public Policy and Research, National Association of Community Health Centers
WWW.CHCVOTE.ORG
Community Health Vote
NACHC
Jessica Ebelhar/Las Vegas Review-Journal
Nevada Health CentersMartin Luther King Family Health Center in Las Vegas
Southern Jersey Community Health Center
Clinica Family Health Services – Boulder, CO
NACHC GOTV Poster Contest Winners
MARIA TERESA KUMAR – VOTO LATINO
VOTOLATINO
CEO and President, Voto Latino
VOTOLATINO
VOTOLATINO
VOTOLATINO
AGENDACOUNTDOWN TO ELECTION DAY
Agenda
Get Out the Vote Principles
Early Voting Mobilizing for GOTV Election Day Tools and Resources Questions
WHAT NONPROFITS CAN DOWe can’t endorse candidates,
but we can endorse voting!
•One Rule: A 501(c)(3) nonprofit may not support or oppose candidates for public office.
•Voter Engagement: However, 501(c)(3) may undertake a wide variety of nonpartisan voter engagement activities, including:
– Voter Registration– Voter Education– Get Out the Vote
Get OutThe Vote
GOTV PRINCIPLES• Make it Personal: Personal
contact works best!• Promote Turnout: Everyone’s
doing it. Turnout’s expected to be high
• Create Urgency: There’s a lot at stake. On issues, for your nonprofit, for the community
• Make it Easy: Voting’s easy to do
Get OutThe Vote
Content is important. The messenger is more important
• Use positive messages– Your voice, your vote– Stand up and be counted– You decide - Don’t let others decide for
you.
• Avoid negative ones– Scale back voter suppression talk that
makes voting seem confusing or hard
GOTV MESSAGES
TalkingAbout Voting
• Your relationship with your staff, constituents and community is one of your greatest assets
• Face to face interaction is most effective (social media counts too)
TALK ABOUT VOTING!
TalkingAbout Voting
• Assume that people plan to vote and help them to do that
• Ask questions based on that assumption:– Are you voting early or on Election Day?– Do you know your polling place?– What help do you need voting?
• “Scheduling an appointment” to vote– Research has shown that being asked to
think about or visualize your plan to vote increases the chance that you will vote
TIPS ON TALKING ABOUT VOTING
TalkingAbout Voting
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EARLY VOTING IN THE STATES
National Conference of State Legislatorswww.ncsl.org/legislatures-elections/elections/absentee-and-early-voting.aspx
EARLY VOTING MATTERS!• Vote by Mail/Absentee Ballots:
– Help your community get and fill out absentee ballot applications.
– Find and promote the deadlines dates for applying and turning it in.
• Early Voting In Person: – Promote where and when to early
vote in person
GOTV
• Nonprofit VOTE 50 State Guide: Links to
official information on Absentee and Early in-person
voting on your state election website
• Long Distance Voter: The absentee ballot experts
and guide to early voting
• US Vote Foundation: Fill out, print and send in
absentee ballot request on your state’s form
Call your local election board for more!
EARLY VOTING RESOURCES
GETTING OUT THE VOTE – last 2 weeks• Targeting your audiences and
activities• Reminding people to vote• Helping people vote• Creating visibility and excitement
Get OutThe Vote
Crisis Assistance Ministry - Charlotte NC
Voter Engagement Partners
Crisis Assistance
Ministry
One-Stop Early Voting
Crisis Assistance
Ministry
GOTV Follow Up
THE INAUGURAL CIVIC ENGAGMENT CAMPAIGN AT HARBOR HEALTH SERVICES, INC.
Kate Audette, MSWSr. Policy Analyst
Harbor Health Services, Inc.
READY, SET, REGISTER!
HarborHealth
Services
• Non profit community health agency serving communities in Boston and Cape Cod– Over 500 staff– Over 30,000 patients– Consumer Board of Directors
• Our partners for our civic engagement strategy include:– The National Association of Community Health Centers– The Mass League of Community Health Centers– MassVote – The League of Women Voters
WHO ARE WE?
www.hhsi.us
HarborHealth
Services
• GOTV is part of a larger civic engagement strategy
• Our targets include:– Staff (and consumer Board)– Health center patients– PACE participants– Community
OUR GOTV STRATEGY
HarborHealth
Services
Courtesy of the Mass League of Community Health Centers http://www.ivoteicount.org/posters/
Courtesy of the Mass League of Community Health Centers http://www.ivoteicount.org/posters/
Courtesy of the Mass League of Community Health Centers http://www.ivoteicount.org/posters/
Courtesy of the Mass League of Community Health Centers http://www.ivoteicount.org/posters/
MORE IDEAS - THE FINAL TWO WEEKS
• Orient staff to answer basic election questions
• When providing services, ask people if they need help voting
• Hold a Get Out The Vote event (like a Trick or Vote event)
• Give out sample ballots, voter guides, palm cards
• Phone message for callers, etc.Get OutThe Vote
• Be prepared: Be able to answer questions– Where to get help voting– How to find your poll
• Ask if you voted: Ask everyone if they voted or need help voting
• Celebrate Democracy: Make Election Day special. Have a party.
ELECTION DAY!
ElectionDay
Zachary Markovits, Manager of Elections Initiative, Pew Center on the States
TOOLS AND RESOURCES
Local• Local Election Board or
Secretary of State
National• 866-OUR VOTE• www.866ourvote.org/
• 888-VE Y VOTA• www.veyvota.yaeshora.info/
VOTER HELP LINES
TOOLS AND RESOURCES FROM NONPROFIT VOTE
QUESTIONS
info@nonprofitvote.org617.357.VOTE (8683)www.nonprofitvote.orgNonprofit VOTE89 South StreetSuite 203Boston, MA 02111
Jeff Narabrookjnarabrook@minnesotanonprofits.org
Julian Johannesenjulian@nonprofitvote.org
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