what you need to know about get out the vote
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What You Need to Know About Get Out the VoteBy: Outreach Coordinator Samantha Beck
1) State legislators can greatly influence the cost of tuition.
2) Get Out the Vote will help your senate grow!!
3) You will be able to reach more students and new types of students.
Why should you care?
What is your role as a regional leader?
Support the presidents and senates in your region.◦ (Check the handout)
2015-2016 Regional Leaders
You are the campus lead on Get Out the Vote! You will either need to do or delegate to someone in your senate to:◦ Create a GOTV Plan◦ Get the ball rolling on class raps, tabling, and Welcome
Week events etc.◦ See the step by step process pg. 3-5 of GOTV Toolkit
Campus President Role
The best way prepare for GOTV is:◦ 1) Set a goal◦ 2) Create a plan that will help you reach your goal◦ 3) Recruit volunteers to build your team!
How do you prepare for GOTV?
Start by getting comfortable with the class rap script- particularly the language around why voting is important◦ Think about why voting is important to you and what issues
affect you.
Step 1
Practice, Practice, Practice for Class
Raps and your Tabling Pitch!!!
Schedule times to do class raps around campus. Get your senate to help you.◦ As you get out on campus more and talk to more students,
make sure you are asking them if they would like to volunteer.
Step 2
Regular & consistent outreach will help you reach your pledge goal and build your team!!!
Participate in all campus events like Welcome Week, campus picnics, Constitution day◦ Work with your senate adviser and student
life department to plan for these. Pledge people that are waiting in long
lines the first week of class:◦ Bookstore Pick-Up◦ Financial Aid Lines◦ Food lines at events
Step 3
Have fun, talk to students, and get them to pledge to vote.
More details can be found in your GOTV Toolkit!
Let me or Minda know if you have any questions!
Last Slide!
Voting:Who; When; How
Office of the Minnesota Secretary of State • mnvotes.org
Eligibility• Same to register as to vote? Changes
between now and then…• Register before you are 18; 18 by election
day.• You can’t register based on a FUTURE
address. (Use same-day.)
Voter Eligibility• Be at least 18-years-old on Election Day • Be a citizen of the United States• Reside in Minnesota for 20 days
immediately preceding Election Day• Finished with all parts of any felony sentence
Voter Eligibility• Be at least 18-years-old on Election Day
• 201.061 REGISTRATION ON OR BEFORE ELECTION DAY.
• §Subdivision 1.Prior to election day. (a) At any time except during the 20 days immediately preceding any regularly scheduled election, an eligible voter or any individual who will be an eligible voter at the time of the next election may register to vote in the precinct in which the voter maintains residence by completing a voter registration application as described in section 201.071, subdivision.
This varies from state to state: http://www.rockthevote.com/voter-registration/online-application-system/register-before-you-are-18-rules.html?referrer=https://www.google.com/
Voter Eligibility• Reside in Minnesota for 20 days
immediately preceding Election Day• This is MN, not the precinct. You can move
into a new place on November 8, and if you have the right proof, register and vote that day.
Voter Eligibility• Finished with all parts of any felony sentence
• Your criminal record does not affect your right to vote in Minnesota unless you are currently serving a felony conviction sentence, including probation, parole or supervised release.
• “Off paper” means you may vote in MN.
Where to vote: campus or hometown?• Students are allowed to decide whether
to vote from campus or home
Get registered• Save time on Election Day by pre-registering at least
three weeks in advance—October 18 deadline for 2016
• Online at mnvotes.org (by 11:59 p.m., October 18)• Mail (received by election officials by October 29; MAX 10
days after signing)• In-person (by 5 p.m., October 18)
• You can also register on Election Day• You must register again each time you move, changes
names or don’t vote for more than 4 years
Focus on Pre-Registration!• It is better for all involved—the voter, other
voters, and election officials—to register in advance
• It reduces long-lines and increases the likelihood that they will be able to vote without any problems, since they don’t need to bring additional identification on Election Day
• Election Day registration should be a back-up to be used if needed (PLAN B)
Tips for Pre-registration Success
• The deadline to register online is 11:59 p.m., 21 days before Election Day.
• The deadline to register on paper is 5 p.m., 21 days before Election Day.
• Completed forms must be received by election officials within 10 days of the signature date
• Return to either the Secretary of State’s office, or the voter’s county election office
• Don’t let voters down! Make a plan to return them, and stick to it.
• Otherwise, you can register on Election Day at your polling place.
• To register on Election Day, you will need to provide proof of residence.
• There are many options.
Election Day Registration
Election Day Registration/ . What ID will I need to vote?• Voters who pre-registered do not need to
bring additional identification to the polling place.
• Voters who need to register or update their registration must show proof of residence. There are many options.
Vouching
You can vote early (Absentee Voting)• Absentee voting means voting by mail or
in person before Election Day, instead of at the polling place.
• You can have an absentee ballot mailed to you, or get one in person at your county elections office.
• You don’t need a reason (“No Excuses”).
Know your rights! You have the right to:• Vote without anyone in the polling place trying to influence you• Take a sample ballot with you into the voting booth• Receive help from election judges or a person of their choice,
except an agent of your employer, union, or a candidate. • Receive a replacement ballot if you make a
mistake on your ballot before you cast it• Get paid time off to go to polling place, vote,
and return to work• You have the right to vote as a college student living
in your precinct if you meet the qualifications and consider it your home.
A Website Tour• Registering• Voting• Ballot View• Voter Outreach Opportunities• General Elections Information
http://www.sos.state.mn.us/elections-voting Or mnvotes.org
If you are homeless, register to vote using the location of where you sleep as your address.
You may need to go to the polling place with someone (see details below) who can confirm where you are living.
When you register to vote, you must provide your current residence. This is the place where you sleep, so if you sleep in a shelter, at a friend's house, or outside somewhere, that is your voting residence.
If you sleep outside, write a description of its location on line four of your voter registration application. i.e., "In the NW corner of Jefferson Park near the intersection of Winston Ave. and Smith St."
Register before Election Day: If you register before Election Day using an outdoor location as your residence, your voter record will be marked 'challenged' because the county could not confirm a specific street address. You will still be able to vote, but at the polling place on Election Day you will be asked to swear under oath that you are living at that location.
Register on Election Day: You can also register on Election Day. You will need to show proof of residence.
If you live outside, in a shelter, or are staying at a friend's house, you may not have any documents proving you live there. If so, a registered voter from your precinct can go with you to the polling place to vouch for you (sign an oath confirming where you live).
If you live in a shelter, a staff person can go with you to the polling place to confirm you live at the shelter.
Resources to Have on Hand at Registration• Fact Sheets• Sample Ballot• MN Voter’s Bill of Rights (MN Statutes
204C.08, subd. 1b)
ContactMichael Wall, Voter Outreach Specialist
Office of Minnesota Secretary of State, Steve [email protected]: 651-201-6892 180 State Office Building, 100 Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. St. Paul, MN 55155http://www.sos.state.mn.us