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Over the last decade, the NC-based nonprofit You Can Vote has grown from an all volunteer-run organization to 20 staff, a presence in 64 counties and 600+ partnerships. They do a lot more than voter registration: they’ve created “Know Your Rights” guides, voter education and social media toolkits, explainer videos and are about to launch a “Build Your Ballot” tool. All of these resources are available for news organizations and community groups to use (and a number are translated into Spanish). But YCV provides another service to the news and information ecosystem: 10 years of insights into how to best communicate with the public about elections. "We can offer media organizations the kind of real life, on the ground feedback from what we’re hearing. News organizations can use us as a resource because we are not trying to sell a candidate. We’re not trying to say 'You’ve got to vote to save our democracy.' Our message is 'You can vote and we can help,'” said Deputy Director Caitlin Metzguer. Caitlin will be sharing more on Wednesday July 24 at Noon, when the Workshop kicks off a series of roundtable discussions to help news & info orgs share resources, challenges and insights on this year's election coverage. Reserve your spot here: https://lnkd.in/dqkxj7QV You can also learn more in this week's Q&A: https://lnkd.in/eDKMxekq Know someone who could benefit from these resources? Pass along this article and our Eventbrite link. TY!

With less than 50 days 'til the election, 501(c)(3)s are stepping up to energize communities and boost civic participation — because every vote is the power to shape our future! Learn more in our blog from Susan Finkle Sourlis: https://lnkd.in/e6wd8Yk5

The primary election is less than a week away! To prepare for Election Day, determine your assigned polling place: https://lnkd.in/gmdsaFPS. As Election Day approaches, it's essential to be aware of your rights as a Minnesota voter: 1. You are allowed to take your children with you to the polls. 2. You can register to vote at the polls. 3. If you have been convicted of a felony, you can vote if you are not currently incarcerated. 4. You can vote if you are under guardianship, provided that a judge has not revoked your right to vote. For more information about your rights, visit: https://lnkd.in/gGkixhdD As a trusted nonprofit, LSS provides nonpartisan resources and education about voting rights for all eligible voters in our communities. We do not endorse or oppose any candidate or party. 501(c)(3) organizations may engage in elections and voter engagement if the activity remains nonpartisan.

We wanted to know:  🗳️ How are election administrators working to expand voter access?  🛑 What challenges do they face in 2024?  📈 How are they expanding diversity in their field? So we spoke with leaders in the field of election administration, including Virginia Kase Solomón of Common Cause and Amanda Litman of Run for Something to learn more about the challenges they face, the solutions they’ve developed, and how philanthropy can best support the field. We shared some of what we learned in our most recent blog post: https://lnkd.in/e85fbJuY

jeu. 19 sept. à 18 h 40 NO ONE was ready for this [Sherrod Brown] Progressive Turnout Project is a 100% grassroots-funded organization with a single mission: rallying Democrats to exercise their right to vote to and win competitive elections. Joseph, we hope to have you on our team, but if you'd like to unsubscribe from our emails, please click here. Progressive Turnout Project is a 100% grassroots-funded organization with a single mission: rallying Democrats to exercise their right to vote to and win competitive elections. Joseph, we hope to have you on our team, but if you'd like to unsubscribe from our emails, please click here. Joseph, we’re SPEECHLESS: Jon Tester FIRST: Our amazing Democratic Senator Sherrod Brown is barely clinging onto a small lead in Ohio. SO NOW: Top Donors are rallying behind Sherrod Brown and 300%-MATCHING all donations to send Progressive Turnout Project’s Voter Turnout Teams to Ohio until midnight tonight! The road to the Senate Majority runs through Ohio. So please help us fund our AMAZING Voter Turnout Teams in Ohio to help re-elect Sherrod Brown and save our Senate Majority! If we raise 5,000 donations by midnight, we’ll be able to deploy our Voter Turnout Teams to Ohio and increase Democratic Voter Turnout by 10.4%. This is so important that we even have Democrats willing to 300%-MATCH all donations until midnight tonight. But if we miss our goal, Republicans will take back the Senate and we’ll be devastated… So please give whatever you can to Progressive Turnout Project to help fund out Voter Turnout Teams in Ohio >> We’re grateful for you, Progressive Turnout Project

There is no question about the significance of the 2024 elections from the presidential race on down to every single local race. I'm pretty sure I don't have to convince you on that front. Nor do I have to convince you how much your clients’ votes matter. Both in the larger sense, but also in terms of ensuring that we have elected officials who support policies and the allocation of resources that will in concrete ways help make your clients' lives better. The simple fact is you can't vote if you aren't registered. And that's where you come in. As a nonprofit, you and your team are in a uniquely valuable position to help your clients take the critical step of registering to vote, which is the first step in making their voice heard at the ballot box. Here's something you might not know: Low-income voters engaged by non-profits are 15% more likely to vote than folks in that same cohort who don't hear from a nonprofit about registering. Your voice and credibility really matter to the people you serve. And your offering to help them register to vote might make the difference as to whether they decide to participate in this election. One of the most common reasons that people haven't registered so far, is that no one has ever asked them. It's very possible that you will be the first person that has ever asked your client to register. In this week's episode, we share: ·        Three levels of voter registration support you can offer your clients, from basic to advanced ·        The two most important questions to ask your clients to move them to register to vote ·        The top national resources to help you do advanced-level voter registration work with your clients ·        How to engage and support clients to register if your service model doesn’t involve in-person contact with them ·        How to help your clients successfully navigate restrictive voting laws designed to suppress the vote ·        What you and your clients need to know about ID requirements for registration and voting, and how to navigate them ·        Key actions you can take to support voter registration by immigrants who are US citizens

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Georgia's General Primary may be weeks away on May 21, 2024 but—thank goodness for representative democracy—early voting starts this week! And with the Georgia Presidential Primary behind us, we can turn our attention to local non-partisan elections and state-legislature primaries. Here in the 56, we have three counties’ worth of partisan and non-partisan ballots to review and candidates to get to know. So, at the link below, I’ve included early voting locations and links as well as district and candidate links for every state legislature race in or adjacent to our State Senate district. Even if you think you know who you’re going to vote for, I encourage everyone to review the published materials by the candidates in their area. 𝘕𝘰𝘵𝘦: 𝘐 𝘮𝘢𝘥𝘦 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘦𝘧𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘭𝘰𝘤𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘦𝘢𝘤𝘩 𝘤𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘪𝘥𝘢𝘵𝘦’𝘴 𝘸𝘦𝘣𝘴𝘪𝘵𝘦. 𝘐𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘐 𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥𝘯’𝘵 𝘭𝘰𝘤𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘷𝘪𝘢 𝘎𝘰𝘰𝘨𝘭𝘦, 𝘐 𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘬𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘰𝘯’𝘴 𝘉𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘰𝘵𝘱𝘦𝘥𝘪𝘢 𝘱𝘢𝘨𝘦. Check your registration or register for the first time at: mvp.sos.ga.gov Find out more at: https://lnkd.in/gU_rcTCA And we're in a critical primary-season fundraising period. So, if you haven't already, please support our campaign at: https://lnkd.in/gpssPtU3 #earlyvoting2024 #statelegislature #gapolitics

Did you know that, in Massachusetts, Black, Latinx, and AAPI voters cast 13.3% of votes in 2022 but account for 26.3% of MA’s population? The good news is there is still time to register for this year’s upcoming elections! With the MA Presidential Primary just around the corner (March 5) it is critical that folks who are not registered to vote, do so by February 24th. For those who are registered and want to vote by mail, be sure to submit a vote by mail ballot application by February 27th (**Offered in a variety of languages). We understand that registering to vote and researching the candidates can be a daunting process so we want to highlight a couple organizations that offer the resources and support needed to take on the process with confidence. MA Voter Table and MassVOTE are nonpartisan nonprofit organizations seeking to increase voter registration and turnout. They each offer online voter registration forms, guides on each candidate, state election calendars and so much more. For more information, check out each of these orgs using the LINK IN COMMENTS. For those looking to get more civically engaged, stay up to date on community happenings by signing up for GenUnity’s monthly newsletter (LINK IN COMMENTS).