During the discussion with Laura Brill, I think it was Robert who mentioned VoteRiders. In addition to sending them some money, you can also volunteer.
They offer a volunteer Voter ID Assistance orientation session once per month over Zoom. You can register here:
If you do not have the capacity to commit working directly with their clients to help them get IDs, you can join in on one of their letter writing campaigns., which is a lot more flexible. There is a Zoom letter writing party next week to write letters to voters in NC and GA. You can sign up here:
I attended a letter writing party last year for NC and currently take advantage of the DIY option to pull names and addresses when I have a bit of time and want to do something productive. I find it to be a good antidote to all the chaos!! Right now they are writing to voters in FL, OH, PA, and TX. They recently completed a campaign in WI, for which I wrote letters (as a break from writing postcards!)
Robert, I wouldn’t have known anything about Cory Booker’s taking to the Senate floor without your mention of it in Today’s Edition. Thank you. Necessary trouble. 💙
For anyone else with the same issue. DAF grants should go through Community Partners with a notation that the funds are for the benefit of The Civics Center.
2 issues we see. 1 students can move after high school and do not realize the need to re register. 2. Graduates are not well informed about ballot measures and the candidates themselves.
I was a poll observer last year - both for in-person early voting and on election day. One young lady had moved home from college and simply assumed that her registration tied to her parents house was still valid even though she had reregistered at her university address. UGH!
And even worse, when told that her registration had been cancelled, she thought that she could still update her registration on election day - which is NOT allowed in NC.! But had she shown up on any of the 18 DAYS (!!) of early in person voting, she would have been able to do so. But she decided the lines during early voting were TOO LONG!
I shared this video on FB as well as a separate post with thecivicscenter.org/donate link.
But young people as a group are more conservative than most other cohorts. They get their news from conservative social media.
Not all of them!
Astounding. Finally . Now we know we will WIN!
THE RULE OF LAW!
Hallelujah!
Thanks for a great and inspirational discussion. And Yea! for Cory Booker!
Much gratitude to each of you for this talk and all the work you’re doing to keep us informed and taking action!
“Bring a copy of your birth certificate” came up (re the S.A.V.E. Act). As I understand it is one’s original birth certificate that is required.
During the discussion with Laura Brill, I think it was Robert who mentioned VoteRiders. In addition to sending them some money, you can also volunteer.
They offer a volunteer Voter ID Assistance orientation session once per month over Zoom. You can register here:
https://www.mobilize.us/mobilize/event/564817/
If you do not have the capacity to commit working directly with their clients to help them get IDs, you can join in on one of their letter writing campaigns., which is a lot more flexible. There is a Zoom letter writing party next week to write letters to voters in NC and GA. You can sign up here:
https://www.mobilize.us/mobilize/event/769623/
There is also a DIY letter writing option. Details can be found here: https://www.voteriders.org/letterinfo/
I attended a letter writing party last year for NC and currently take advantage of the DIY option to pull names and addresses when I have a bit of time and want to do something productive. I find it to be a good antidote to all the chaos!! Right now they are writing to voters in FL, OH, PA, and TX. They recently completed a campaign in WI, for which I wrote letters (as a break from writing postcards!)
Listening to this after the fact! Definitely interested in helping / working to make this happen!! I’m in Oregon!
Robert, I wouldn’t have known anything about Cory Booker’s taking to the Senate floor without your mention of it in Today’s Edition. Thank you. Necessary trouble. 💙
BRAVO -- Senator Booker
Trying to donate from a Donor Advised Fund. The Civics Center does not appear. How do we do that?
For anyone else with the same issue. DAF grants should go through Community Partners with a notation that the funds are for the benefit of The Civics Center.
Found it
https://www.brennancenter.org/our-work/analysis-opinion/save-act-would-undermine-voter-registration-all-americans
We MUST stop HR22 : the SAVE act is to take away voting.
We have outstanding county youth voter registration efforts and LWV US and CA
2 issues we see. 1 students can move after high school and do not realize the need to re register. 2. Graduates are not well informed about ballot measures and the candidates themselves.
Thank you for sharing. You have demonstrated what barriers there are that prevent those dedicated to voting in our beloved democracy.
I was a poll observer last year - both for in-person early voting and on election day. One young lady had moved home from college and simply assumed that her registration tied to her parents house was still valid even though she had reregistered at her university address. UGH!
And even worse, when told that her registration had been cancelled, she thought that she could still update her registration on election day - which is NOT allowed in NC.! But had she shown up on any of the 18 DAYS (!!) of early in person voting, she would have been able to do so. But she decided the lines during early voting were TOO LONG!
I honestly didn't know whether to scream or cry!
Incredibly inspiring work by Laura Brill and always Jessica Craven! Thanks Robert- your voice and leadership is so welcomed during these times!
Folks are watching Corey Booker on his 25th hour of filibuster!
Senator Booker just finished. INCREDIBLE! If there's a highlight. reel, you must see it!