Do not be daunted by the enormity of the world’s grief. Do justly now, love mercy now, walk humbly now. You are not obligated to complete the work, but neither are you free to abandon it.
– The Talmud
Get Out the Vote (GOTV)
Our efforts/actions are non-partisan and we partner with other non-partisan groups in various efforts to “get out the vote.” We seek to activate, educate, and empower underrepresented voters who do not have a history of voting regularly. These efforts take the form of postcard writing, texting, letter writing, and phone banking. Some of these actions are spearheaded by members of RRUUC supported by many congregational volunteers, but other efforts/actions can be done individually.
Voting Information for the 2022 Primaries and Midterms for DC, MD and VA can be found at the League of Women Voters:
Montgomery County (Maryland)
Fairfax (Virginia)
Washington, DC
Opportunities for Voter Activation
12,000,000 Environmentalists don’t vote in federal and primary elections.
Find actions to remedy this.
- Wednesday July 13th – virtual – 7:30-8:30pm – Sign up
- Sunday, July 17th – All Souls, Reeb lobby. After services at All Souls (12-1:30pm – light refreshments served). Sign up
Center for Common Ground was founded to educate and empower under-represented voters in voter suppression states to engage in elections and advocate for their right to vote.
Together, we can build a democracy that prioritizes the voices of ALL people.
Find actions sponsored by Center for Common Ground
It’s here! Your opportunity to help get out the vote (GOTV) for the Florida primaries.
This time, you have over a month to complete your postcards. You won’t need to mail them until Aug 1 – Aug 8.
Use one of the registration links below and a postcarding captain will contact you with the details:
Already postcarded this year? Or expressed your postcarding interest in a 2022 survey? Use this simplified, shortened postcarding registration form.
New to 2022 Postcarding? (Welcome to this easy and fun volunteer opportunity!) Use the regular postcarding registration form.
POSTCARDING FACTS:
- Why are the Florida Primaries so Important? In national elections, Florida plays an important role as the largest bellwether state, occasionally determining the outcome of elections for U.S. President — as it did in 2000. In a 2020 study, Florida was ranked as the 11th hardest state for citizens to vote in.
- Why the primaries? Starting with the primaries gives us a chance to build real people power for the mid-terms.
This Reclaim Our Vote video gives really good background on why and how we postcard.
Even if you have sent postcards with other organizations, we ask writers new to volunteering with us to read our Postcarding Guidelines in order to understand our philosophy and methods.
Vote Forward
- Write to Voters in Pennsylvania
- Write letters now, and mail them in October to Pennsylvania’s historically underrepresented communities. Encourage them to vote in November. It’s easy and effective.
- Sign up!
UUSJ Democracy Action Team
- Write to your members of Congress in support of changes to the Electoral Count Act to help prevent future attempts to overturn an election. This action is scheduled to be available the last week of June at UUSJ.org.
NextGen America
- Text Out the Vote in Arizona
- Virtual event · Join from anywhere
- Join the NextGen America text team as we reach out to young people in Michigan to help them make a plan to vote for the primary election.
See details and sign-up
There will be numerous ways you can contribute from now through November to make a difference in the Congressional midterms. Postcard parties, happy hour text banking, phone banking with UUs across the country, and more will help meet our Good Trouble goals.
Good Trouble Goals:
- 20,260 postcards = Average 20 postcards or letters per member
- 202,600 texts = Average 200 text messages per member
- 203 volunteers = 20 percent volunteer engagement
- At least 2 congregants are line warmers, poll workers, or poll watchers
Let us know about your interests by filling out the very brief Interest Survey and we can plug you in to meaningful action to defend democracy, in keeping with our UU values.
Or contact Reeb (All Souls DC’s Voting Rights Project) directly to discuss your interests: ascvotingrights@gmail.com
