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Post a Voter Registration Link
One of the easiest and most effective activities a nonprofit can
engage in is encouraging its staff, board members, volunteers, supporters,
and service recipients to register to vote. There are a number of
websites that provide voter registration forms and information.
Nonprofits can partner with Working
Assets to post a link on their website telling employees,
visitors, and supporters where and how to register to vote or change
their registration information. A number of nonprofit organizations
including the National Council of La Raza, Project Vote, and Independent
Sector have partnered with Working Assets to increase voter registration.
To participate in this effort, select one of the graphics
provided on the Working Assets' GoVote
website, and link it to: http://www.govote.org. Be sure to include
your voter registration link in your organization's email newsletters
as a reminder to your members.
Nonprofits that are interested in becoming a GoVote affiliate partner
(a data-sharing program designed for medium and high-traffic sites)
should contact Will Easton at weaston@wafs.com.
Other Voter Registration Projects:
- The
Minnesota Participation Project facilitates cooperation
between 501(c)(3) groups active in voter mobilization at the city
and state level, and national groups providing funding and doing
mobilization work in Minnesota; provides resources and technical
assistance to groups active in voter mobilization; and encourages
new groups to get active in voter mobilization.
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The League of Women Voters provides state election office
contact
information, registration
deadlines, and answers to basic questions about registering
to vote.
- United Way
of America includes a link to a voter registration site
that also provides information on candidates running for federal
and state offices.
- Project
Vote Smart provides extensive information about voter
registration and absentee ballot requirements in each state, with
easy links to the appropriate federal and state government Internet
sites where voters can obtain forms.
Please share your own organization's activities or any resources,
online or otherwise, that would help other nonprofits encourage
voter participation and raise the visibility of issues important
to them during this election season—email: publicpolicy@IndependentSector.org.
Last Updated: June 6, 2007
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