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register your constituents to vote in 2017Voter Registration for 501(c)(3) Service Providers and Community based Organizations
Presented by
All attendees will receive a copy of this PowerPoint presentation and a link to the recorded webinarSlide2
About Nonprofit VoteAboutUs
Founded in 2005, Nonprofit VOTE partners with America's nonprofits to help the people they serve participate and vote.
We are a leading source of nonpartisan training, materials and other resources for nonprofits doing voter engagement work.
Find out more about our mission and partners on our
site
www.nonprofitvote.orgSlide3
Today’s presenters
Emily Shamsid Deen
Community Engagement Manager
Community Resource Center
Cheryl Ellis
Special Campaigns Coordinator
Democracy North CarolinaSlide4
agendaAgenda
Why Voter
Registration
Nonpartisan Guidelines
Making a Plan
Doing Voter RegistrationSlide5
42 of the 100 largest cities in the country have municipal elections for both mayor and city council this year, as do thousands of other cities and towns.
Municipal elections in 2017
2016Slide6
In the typical odd-year election, between 35 and 45 statewide measures appear on ballots in roughly 10 states. But hundreds of other local measure will appear on ballots around the country.
ballot measures in 2017
BallotMeasuresSlide7
In 2012, 1 in 4 eligible Americans was not registered to vote
Disparities in voter registration & turnout
Disparities in voter outreach
Who votes matters!
Why Voter Registration
Why Voter
RegistrationSlide8
Longer term benefits to your organizations and your community:Get the Attention of Candidates
Build Community CloutFoster Community-Based Leadership
Why Voter Registration
Why Voter
RegistrationSlide9
Nonpartisan guidelinesGuidelinesSlide10
THE BASIC GUIDELINE“A 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization may not support or oppose a candidate
for public office”
-1954 amendment to US Tax Code
GuidelinesSlide11
When registering someone to vote:You may not suggest which candidate to support or which political party to join You may explain what it means to register without party affiliation
You may provide nonpartisan voter guides or encourage people to ask friends or neighbors to learn more about the candidates
Guidelines for voter registration
GuidelinesSlide12
The National Voter Registration Act of 1993 requires:Agencies signing up people for federal benefits like SNAP, Medicaid, SCHIP, WIC, TANF to proactively offer voter registration
States to designate state-funded programs for people with disabilities to offer voter registration
The National Voter Registration ACT
GuidelinesSlide13
Nonprofits who receive Community Service Block Grant funding (e.g. Community Action Agencies) and Head Start agencies may not:
Use CSBG or Head Start
funds to pay for staff or materials to conduct voter registration.
Use
CSBG or Head Start
funds to
provide
rides to the polls
.
AmeriCorps members cannot conduct voter registration during work hours.
Federal funds and voter registration
GuidelinesSlide14
Making a PlanMaking aPlanSlide15
Many people are already registeredUpdating an address
on a registration is just as important as registering for the first time
Since many people are already registered,
it is useful to combine registration with other activities like
a voter
pledge card or promoting your services or an event.
What to expect
Making a
PlanSlide16
When planning your efforts keep the following in mind:Put your plan on paper!
Designate a staff person to take the lead
Gain buy-in from the executive director and staff
Connect
with your local elections
office
Getting Started
Making a
PlanSlide17
Voter registration deadlinesSDR/EDRVoter registration eligibility requirementsThe basics
Pre-registrationEx-offenders
State-specific rules on voter registrationTurnaround time
Knowing the Rules
Making a
Plan
http://
www.nonprofitvote.org/voting-in-your-state
http://nationalvoterregistrationday.org/resources/partner-toolkit/Slide18
Doing Voter RegistrationDoingVoter
RegSlide19
Registration Drive: Conduct registration over the weeks or months leading up to the voter registration deadline in your state, e.g. during August, September and October.Single Day: Focus on a single day, like a weekend or special event
When to do Voter Registration
Doing
Voter
RegSlide20
September 26th is NVRD!Sign up now at:bit.ly/MyNVRD
or visit
www.nationalvoterregistrationday.org
National Voter Registration Day
Doing
Voter
RegSlide21
At your agency: As a part of services: Integrated into intake or other interactions with constituents
Tabling: In your
lobby, outside your front door or in a high traffic area
Where to do Voter Registration
Doing
Voter
RegSlide22
Outside your agency:At events: A citizenship ceremony, a community festival
In your neighborhood: A
highly trafficked location like a transit stop or shopping area
Where to do Voter Registration
NOTE:
Door-to-door canvassing is not always effective when registering voters. Slide23
Provide training for staff and volunteers on:Why this is important
Answering FAQs about
votingAnswering
FAQs
about the voter registration
form
RECRUIT/TRAIN Staff and volunteers
Doing
Voter
RegSlide24
Confidence, assertiveness and eye contact“Are you registered to vote at your current address?”Be accurate.
An incomplete form or a form filled out incorrectly does not
countCultural competency
when discussing citizenship
Making an effective ask
Doing
Voter
RegSlide25
Getting voter registration formsReturning completed voter registration forms to your local election officeTurnaround time
Retaining information for GOTV
Getting and Returning Paper Forms
Doing
Voter
RegSlide26
Frequently missed itemsEligibility check boxesID number
Date of birthParty affiliation
Signature and dateHelping Complete the Paper Form
Doing
Voter
RegSlide27
When interacting with clients, let them know they can register to vote in your agency!Use your communications channels - social media, website, newsletter
Create a display in your agency using signs, posters, decorations
Promoting Voter registration
Promote!Slide28
Online voter registration is a rapidly growing trend! 2/3rds of states now have paperless online voter registration!What about collecting information for GOTV?
Paperless Online registration
DoingVoter
RegSlide29
Online tools like Nonprofit VOTE’s make registering to vote fast and easyFollow the prompts to fill out the form, then print it, sign it, date it and return it to your election officials at the address provided
Using a paper-based online tool
Doing
Voter
RegSlide30
We use research
,
advocacy
and
organizing
to increase voter participation, reduce the influence of big money in politics and achieve a government truly of, by and for the people.
democracync.orgSlide31Slide32
Community Resource Center creates opportunities, tools and strategies to develop nonprofits and community groups to strengthen Colorado.
http://crcamerica.org/participation-projectSlide33
info@nonprofitvote.org
617.357.VOTE (8683)
www.nonprofitvote.org
Nonprofit VOTE
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Suite
210
Cambridge,
MA
02140
Helena
Berbano
Helena@nonprofitvote.org
Julian Johannesen
julian@nonprofitvote.org