Voter Registration Team
The Voter Registration team seeks to promote voting and registration. We're a part of the League's Voter Services group. This team coordinates with community groups, governmental offices, such as the Champaign County Clerk's Office, and other League teams. In today's Covid-29 climate, we are shifting our approach from face-to-face events to virtual, online events.
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Meet the Team
Focus for Summer/Fall 2020
Approach
Team Meetings
Current Projects & Status
Volunteer Needs
Meet the Team
- Team Leads (interim) - Ann Prisland & Linda Bair
- Team Members - Pat Babich, Karen Fresco, Kelly Delahanty, Lynda Minor, Elisha Roy, Murial Jones, Sara Taber, Rachel Halaszynski
- Advisor - James Manrique
Focus for Summer/Fall 2020
We want to increase voter registration and voting by mail for the 2020 election, particularly for:
- Low income/low turnout/underserved groups
- Registered voters—both regular and irregular voters
- Community organizations/networks
- Employees of large employers
Approach: Virtual
- Use visual, online projects to reach people. Examples are self-produced videos, social media messages and ready-to-use graphics.
- Collaborate with the League's Youth Outreach and Civic Education team that is reaching out online to increase civic participation of local youth.
- Expand to other community-related projects as they arise and resources are available.
Team Meetings
Next meeting: Not yet scheduled. Subteams are working on their tasks preparatory to release of products. Previous meeting minutes: Team Meetings Agendas and Summaries.
Volunteer Needs for the Team
- Writers
- Graphic Designers
- Social media posters - Facebook, Twitter, etc.
- Planners and brainstormers
Current Projects and Status - updated 6/2/20
Video Projects
- Two Core Videos - Two core videos, approximately 2-3 minutes each, will cover “How to Register Online” and “How to Register By Mail." These will be fairly general, so they can be used in a variety of situations, such as other videos, sent to community organizations and featured in social media. Contact: Ann. Status: Funding from the League has been obtained for the first video. A quote has been received from a local studio about producing the first core video on registration. The first video will be produced probably in July.
- Theme Video: Vote Safely From Home - This video will speak to anyone who doesn't want to leave their homes to vote, perhaps due to concerns about Covid-19, but perhaps for other reasons as well. The message is that you can register online at home and vote by mail (the two core videos). Anyone who does both of these is social distance voting. This video will link to the online registration and vote-by-mail videos. Contact: Karen. Status: The team is working on the content and scripts for the videos. An outside vendor is on tap to help with this video also. Funding will be sought from League sources is but not guaranteed.
Cartoon Project: Wonder Vote
- The “Wonder Voter” cartoon is a 4-panel cartoon featuring a nervous voter and a cartoon hero who answers voter registration question. We have content but need someone with cartooning skills to make it happen. The team brainstormed a future idea for a “League of Wonder Voters” (LWV!) series. Contact: Pat. Status: One of our team members has a nephew who has drafted the first cartoon. It's in process but the artist will not be able to continue past one cartoon, so we are keeping our eyes open for other cartoonists who may want to help in the future.
Election Messages Project
- Create a set of graphics/messages that can be used for the run-up to November 3. Examples might be a simple "Go Vote" images or a graphic with key election dates and reminders. Contact: Linda
- Send these graphics/message out from June/July to Election Day on November 3.
Status: We have drafted an initial set of messages, a rough calendar and a high-level publicity plan. Currently we are producing the first set of messages to be released. A promotions team is in process to plan the publicity and contacts for getting the word out on these messages.
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Work in Progress
Draft flyer text - Pat
High level Facebook schedule - Rachel
Community list for email and draft email - Ann
High level Facebook schedule - Rachel
Community list for email and draft email - Ann
Questions? Suggestions? Send an email to Ann or Linda.