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Time to Caucus, MN!
Want to make sure that your progressive values are shaping lawmakers’ agendas? Get local. Attend your caucus and ensure that your elected officials advocate for the change that we need. Some caucuses are in person while others are virtual so participating depends on your district. Find out your district
And while you're there, make your voice heard! Submit a resolution on a topic you are passionate about. Here are some prefilled resolutions to get you started. Submit one or all!
URGENT! Court strikes down MN mail ballot deadline extension! ALL ballots must be received by 11/3!
MN Voter Suppression Alert!!! ALL ballots must be received by 11/3 or will not be counted due to a reversal of absentee ballot deadline agreement by the 8th Circuit Court, just five days before election day!
DO NOT MAIL your ballot. Drop off your ballot in person. Deadline for drop off is 3pm Nov 3.
Or VOTE IN PERSON early or on Nov 3 until 8pm.
Make sure your vote is counted!
Third Thursdays - Virtual GOTV Round 2
Early voting started Sept. 18 and we know voter turnout will be critical in this election.
So the Third Thursday Coalition is hosting another digital GOTV phone bank evening!!
Join us to help generate enthusiasm for voting and encourage voters in six critical Senate districts to help people get registered and request their absentee ballot applications asap!
When: Thursday, October 1, 6:00 - 8:00 pm
Where: your place
Protect the Vote: Be an Election Judge
Consider applying OR look to see if you know anyone in these communities that may be able to help out. You do not have the live in the community to be an election judge there.
The following jurisdictions below have self-identified as still needing Election Judges for the November 3rd, 2020 General Election (current as of 9/18/20; specific party affiliation noted if relevant). If a location is short election judges then the poll will have to close!
Get Out The Vote
Get Out The Vote in MN
Help your family and friends vote | Understand absentee ballots | Be a GOTV volunteer | Register voters | Promote voting | Protect the vote
Third Thursdays - Virtual GOTV Phone Bank
You’re invited to participate in a digital Third Thursdays phone bank! Join us on September 17th at 6:00 pm as we call high propensity progressive Minnesota voters and encourage them to vote, either by mail-in-ballot or early at the polls. If they don’t know how easy it is to vote from home, well, we’ll let them know that. And how to do it!
New voter engagement campaign - pls share as far and wide as you can!
Exciting new art-driven GOTV campaign is hitting the streets NOW. The focus? New voters. Have you seen the posters in your community yet?
And there is an excellent website to go with it too!
This campaign has been put together by local artist Leon Wang.
Now we need to help get the word out - share the images and website details widely on social media, particularly with the young and new voters in your life.
What's your GOTV plan for this week?
We love a great march. Like-minded people coming together to stand up for what they believe in.
Know what’s even better? Making sure great people get elected to positions of power, people who will stand up and fight every day for the things you believe in.
What are you doing this week to make sure the right people get elected on November 6th?
If you are not already door knocking, text/phone banking, writing postcards etc., to GOTV and support candidates, now's the time.
Get Informed Before you Vote!
Get informed before you vote and listen to upcoming Election 2018 debates on MPR. Find dates and times in the resources provided on this post.
Elections - Get Involved!
Voting is key, but it’s not all there is to the election process. You can get involved in a lot of ways:
Why I Should Vote
As citizens of the United States we are members of a Democracy, which by definition is a government For the People – By the People. Therefore, the rules that shape our lives are created by US…OR…by those who show up. In this country, even if you don’t physically vote…you are still voting for something.
PRESS RELEASE: Power to the Polls
WOMEN'S MARCH MINNESOTA ANNOUNCES POWER TO THE POLLS
9/14/18: St. Paul, MN ---- Power to the Polls: Over the past two years we’ve resisted, persisted and created change, and now it’s time to bring our collective Power to The Polls.
On Sep 21st, early voting opens in Minnesota. At that point, it is 45 days until the general election on November 6th.
60 days until the Midterms! Wanna help #GOTV?
With all that is going on in Washington DC at the moment, let’s make sure we get the right people in office this November. Here’s a great opportunity this week to help Get Out The Vote: COPAL MN is working to get 10,000 new Latinx voters to the polls in November!
What We're Celebrating On Women’s Equality Day.
Maybe you’ve heard about Women’s Equality Day, and even celebrated in previous years; but do you know the true significance of this day?
On August 26th, we are commemorating women’s history, specifically the passage of the 19th Amendment.
75 Days until Midterm Elections. Ways to Sustain our Commitment:
Are you busy supporting candidates and/or getting out the vote? Or are you thinking about getting involved in the elections in some way? No question about it, this kind of work is hard and challenging.. Here is a great article on how to sustain political engagement for the long term, which we think is useful for helping find out how to keep going effectively and happily until November 6th: How to Increase and Sustain Your Political Engagement
Help GOTV with COPAL-MN and the Latinx Community; Saturday!
Great opportunity THIS WEEKEND to help Get Out The Vote (GOTV)! Let’s get to work! Join us to phone bank with our friends at COPAL MN as they work to mobilize the Latinx community statewide for the Midterms in November.
Great turnout for the Primaries! Now let’s get to work for November!
Congratulations, everyone! Biggest turnout for MN Primary elections in 20 years! Let's keep this going - all the way to November 6th! Thank you to all who ran, all who campaigned, all who worked to get out the vote!
Primaries Next Week! Find out what’s on your ballot.
Get ready for the Primary Elections next week.
Primaries are just 6 days away! There are federal, state, county and some local primary elections too. Want to know what's on YOUR ballot?