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Be a Poll Worker
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Free Legal Training
Election Documentation Training
Direct Action Training
Organize with your local league this election!
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- San Francisco
- Tallahassee (FL)
- Columbus (OH)
- St. Louis (MO)
- Brooklyn (NY)
Voter Registration Drive Guides
- Voter Registration Drive Instructions - Two page guide for student leaders supervising voter registration drives (Fair Elections Legal Network).
- FAQ and Answers on Voter Registration Drives - Seven pages of helpful info. (Fair Elections Legal Network)
- Voter Registration and GOTV Toolkit - Organizing guides and tips for how to run a successful voter registration and Get-Out-the-Vote project on your campus (Student PIRGs).
- Ideas for Mobilizing Others on Campus - Includes ongoing, election-season and last minute activities (Campus Contact).
- Ohio Campus Vote Resources - Everything you need to get out the vote on Ohio college campuses, including: volunteer guides, important dates, voting laws, voting forms, fliers and more (Ohio Campus Contact).
- Voter Registration Pop Quiz-The Minnesota League has developed a voter registration quiz as a fun way to prepare volunteers to register voters. While some questions are Minnesota-specific, feel free to adapt it to your own needs.
- Ultimate College Bowl - Contest to register voters on your campus and win a Death Cab for Cutie concert, scholarship money, Guitar Hero 2 or a trip to Philadelphia!
Search for Volunteer Opportunities
2008 Campus Election Engagement MapAn interactive map that displays the contact information of voter registration volunteers from campuses across the nation!
Craigslist - Suggested search terms: vote, election
Idealist - Suggested search terms: vote, electionOhio - Get Out the Vote!
Ohio Campus Vote Resources - Everything you need to get out the vote on Ohio college campuses, including: volunteer guides, important dates, voting laws, voting forms, fliers and more (Ohio Campus Contact).
Be a Poll Worker
"When poll workers don't know what to do when machines break down, misunderstand state law about voters showing photo ID, or can't explain their state's ballot correctly - or when there simply aren't enough of them - votes are lost. " - National Campaign for Fair Elections
Be a Legal Volunteer
If you are an attorney, law student, paralegal or just a dedicated activist we need your help to protect the right to vote by staffing hotlines and working on the ground as mobile legal volunteers.
Free Legal Training
Provides volunteer attorneys who are admitted to practice in target states and have election law expertise. States: Ohio, Colorado,Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nevada, New Mexico, Pennsylvania, Virginia, and Wisconsin.
| Fran Schreiberg, Volunteer Attorney AFL-CIO Voting Rights Protection Program fcs@kazanlaw.com (510) 333-9907 (cell) |
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Justin Kreindler, Ohio Organizer AFL-CIO Voting Rights Protection Program kreindler@gmail.com (513) 252-9765 |
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Lawyers Committee for Civil Rights
Provides volunteer attorneys who are admitted to practice in target states and have election law expertise. Prefer groups of at least 20. 30 min - 3 hour trainings depending on need. Need to schedule trainings asap.
Eric Marshall, Campaign Manager
Campaign Manager, National Campaign for Fair Elections
emarshall@lawyerscommittee.org
(202) 662-8325
Provides volunteer attorneys who are admitted to practice in target states and have election law expertise.
Sarah Brannon, sbrannon@fairelections.org, 202-331-0114; 410-952-0646
Election Documentation Training
- What to shoot: what kind of footage are we looking for
- How to shoot: rules and strategies for interacting with voters
- The Video the Vote system: how Video the Vote identifies stories, dispatches videographers, and disseminates footage.
- Shooting 101: Refresher camera tips for shooters of all abilities.
Can meet you where you are! Based in the Bay Area. No additional cost. Groups need to provide their own documentation equipment. Need to schedule trainings asap.
Chris Thomas - chris@videothevote.org; daniel@videothevote.org, 510-386-3695
Direct Action Training
Introduction to Non-Violent Direct Action, Direct Action Planning for Election Protection, Creative Visuals. Based in Oakland, we can activate trainers in different regions depending on where folks are.
Sharon Lungo - sharon@ruckus.org, (510) 763-7078 x306 office (562) 659-1183 (cell)
