When naturalized immigrants and refugees exercise their right to vote they empower themselves to be full members of their communities and part of the grassroots movement to set policies of equality and justice for immigrants and refugees.
People of faith are joining together to participate in early voting, phone bank, knock on doors, help organize ride-shares and to monitor polls to make sure there is no discrimination at the polls.
Below are further GOTV events to get involved in!
Ohio Tentative Events:
– Radio media blitz: – Representatives form the Latino community will be on local
Spanish radio, reminding people to vote, importance of voting, polling locations, voter protection information
– Email and social media blitz – Email lists from LULAC, the Ohio Action Circle and the Ohio State University Latino Student Association and others will be sending out a short email to area constituencies. Will have Voter Protection info, polling info and vote reminder. – I will send it out to you ASAP!
– GOTV phone bank at Ohio State University – Smith Laboratory SM Building 065 174 W 18th Ave Columbus, OH 43210. I’m waiting for a room number – Sunday, November 3 – 5-8:00 PM
Students and community members will gather, eat and make calls. Script and numbers will be provided.
Participant Goal: 5-12
–Latino Vote GOTV Press Conference – Monday – November 5 – 2:00 pm
Faith Leaders, Immigrant Rights Groups, and Students to Encourage Latinos to Vote in Tuesday’s Election
Ve Y Vota – Go Out and VOTE!
Trinity Episcopal Church on Capitol Square, 125 East Broad Street, Columbus, Ohio
Contact Ruben Herrera latinoleadershift@gmail.com
PENNSYLVANIA VOTING UPDATE—WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW (Provided by PICC Pennsylvania Immigrant Citizenship Coalition
Tuesday, November 6th is quickly approaching and it is crucial that voters have access to all the information they need to vote. Below are some helpful links and tips to make voting a quick and easy process.
Due to Hurricane Sandy, absentee ballot deadlines have been extended in some counties throughout Pennsylvania. These extensions are on a county-by-county basis, determined by whether the county’s voter registration office was closed due to the storm. Please contact your county’s voter registration office, available here, to find out if the deadline has been extended.
Polls are open in PA from 7:00am- 8:00pm
Find your polling place here.
First time voter? Make sure you bring an approved ID listed on the Department of State website here.
Updated Voter education flyers are now available in English, Korean, Mandarin (Traditional and Simplified), Vietnamese & Hindi. Click here, and scroll to the bottom of the page, to view these flyers and feel free to distribute them to anyone who may benefit from this information.
PA ELECTION DAY VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES
Common Cause is looking for volunteers to serve as poll monitors and exit pollers on Election Day. They are specifically looking for people in Pittsburgh, State College, Harrisburg, Hazleton, Allentown, Bethlehem, Reading, West Chester and Chester. Poll Monitor volunteers are asked to sign up for a morning (7-11:30AM), afternoon (11:30-4PM), or evening (4-8PM) shift on Election Day. Exit polling shifts are shorter (7-9AM, 11-1PM, and 5-7PM). If people wish, they may sign up for more than one shift. Those who are interested should email or call Matthew Goodro with questions or to sign up for a training session: mgoodro@commoncause.org .
Asian-American Legal Defense and Education Fund (AALDEF) is looking for volunteers specifically in Olney, Bensalem and South Philadelphia on Election Day. They are looking for people who are bilingual in English and Khmer (Olney), Gujarati (Bensalem) and Vietnamese (South Philadelphia). If you are interested in volunteering with AALDEF on Election Day, please sign up here.
Colorado- FREE RIDES
My Family Votes Education Fund in Collaboration with Univision Colorado and Yellow Cab are offering free rides to the polls on Tuesday November 6th, 2012 7 AM to 7 PM in Denver and Colorado Springs. You can call My Family Votes Office Line at 303-727-8035 or 303-727-8032.
El Fondo Educativo de Mi Familia Vota, con la colaboracion de Univision Colorado y Yellow Cab, esta ofreciendo transporte gratutito a las urnas este proximo Martes, 6 de Noviembre, 2012 de 7am a 7pm en las ciudades de Denver y Colorado Springs. La comunidad puede llamar a nuestras oficinas a los numeros 303.727.8035 o 303.727.8032.
Orlando, Florida- FREE RIDES
With Early Voting well under way, I wanted to share information on free rides to early vote sites in Central Florida. ATU local 1596 (union that represents Lynx employees) has 2 – 15 passenger vans that they are offering in picking up and taking people to early vote all week.
If you have community events or meetings that you want to mobilize people to go early vote from between 8 am and 8 pm, than call the number below to schedule an appointment.
All you have to do is call (321) 613-8876 and we will schedule a pick up time and location for you. Rides are being scheduled at various times throughout the week until Saturday November 3rd .
One Arizona Interfaith Getting Out the Vote and Souls to the Polls
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