08/21/2024
Educate
Ensure every member of your community is well educated on the following things:
Who is on your local ballot- what positions are up for election? In 2024, we will be voting for:
Office of the President;
33 Members of the Senate;
435 Members of the House of Representatives;
11 Governors;
Local Elected Offices; and
State Ballot Initiatives.
The issues shaping this election
How to register to vote
How to check their voter registration
The importance of updating their registration, if needed
Voter registration deadlines in your state
How to find their polling location
When early voting starts or how to obtain a mail in ballot (if applicable)
Register
Dates to Remember:
National Black Voter Day, 9/13 and National Voter Registration Day 9/17
Get familiar with the rules in your state for voter registration
Tell you community where and how to register to vote
Hold voter registration drives in your community, where possible
Partner with other like-minded non-partisan organizations for voter registration events (Divine Nine, local churches, other community groups)
Support the National Council of Negro Women’s youth vote strategy and partner with local high schools for voter registration drives
Mobilize
Use social media to encourage people to go vote and how to make their own personal voting plan
Door knock and engage with your neighbors to prepare them to vote
Corner wave during early voting and election day to remind people to go vote
Plan, partner and participate in Strolls to the Polls, Souls to the Polls and Party at the Polls events
Share information about transportation to the polls
Protect
Share the voter protection hotline (1-866-OUR-VOTE) with everyone you know
If you see something, say something- report issues at the polls to 1-866-OUR-VOTE
Attorneys – volunteer to staff the Election Protection Hotline
Sign up to be a social media monitor
Become a poll worker
