BIG Voter Education and Mobilization
Elijah Drew, Chair, National BIG Project Vote Committee
Let’s Get Out the Vote – Election Day is Tuesday, November 6, 2012! The BIG Project Vote Committee encourages BIG members to act through (1) Voter Registration, (2) Voter Education, and (3) Voter Mobilization.
Voter Registration: Voting is our civic duty. In order to vote and voice your opinion, you must register to vote within the state where you live. Normally, registration is required at least 30 days before the election. You must know your state’s laws for voting – the requirements vary from state to state. Voter information and voter forms can be found on-line. Voter Education: You can have a great impact on elections by informing your chapter members, friends, neighbors, co-workers and others, on where the candidate stands on issues that matter to our community. Voter Education is sharing information about our democratic rights, election procedures, candidates and the issues. Voter Mobilization: BIG members across the country are encouraged to converge on shopping malls, grocery stores, nursing homes, colleges, Facebook, Twitter, and other social media to make sure that neighbors, family members, friends, and even complete strangers are encouraged to vote. As a nonpartisan organization, we don't support any political party but we want everyone to exercise this important right to vote.
BIG ROCKS THE VOTE
National Voter Empowerment Hotline
Blacks In Government (BIG) supports the NAACP and National Urban League in their sponsorship of the National Voter Empowerment Hotline at 1-866-MyVote1 (1-866-698-6831).
This hotline allows callers to:
The hotline number, 1-866-MyVote1, can be used anywhere in the country. Your help is needed to spread the word to your family, friends, and neighbors about this voter hotline. To check if you're already registered to vote or to update your voter information go to www.canivote.org. A drop down menu will allow you to select your state in order to start the process to get or update your information. This nonpartisan website was created by state election officials to help eligible voters figure out how and where to go vote.
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