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Not registered to vote yet? The last day you can pre-register to vote in Minnesota is NEXT TUESDAY, October 16th!
After that, you'll have to wait until election day, when you can register at your polling station when you go to vote, (but you'll need to take the right paperwork with you).
What are you waiting for? Save yourself time on Nov 6th and register NOW!
Here's how:
Text P2P to RTVOTE (788-683). It's that simple!
Read MoreAsian Americans and Pacific Islanders (AAPIs) make up 3.1% of the eligible voter population in MN, but they only account for 1.9% of all active registered voters and 1.6% of the vote share.
Asian American Organizing Project and MN Voices are working together to change this by registering and turning out Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders to vote in Minnesota. Can you help?
Read MoreJust in case you have questions about how to vote early - watch this video - and then VOTE EARLY!
Read MoreIs today THE DAY for you to check out your sample ballot and work out which candidates you’ll be voting for in the midterm elections?
What races are you voting on this year and why are they important? Which candidates are running in these races? Which ones represent your values?
Read MoreThis Friday (10/12) at noon, MN high school students will walk out of their schools and head to the Capitol to demand better consent education in high school and to stand with survivors.
Read MoreMinnesota, it's time to march again! We're bringing a #WomensWave to St. Paul on January 19, 2019. Join us!
Read MoreOn Thursday the world watched as Dr. Christine Blasey Ford testified before the Judiciary Committee. As her testimony began, I sat in my car and felt the anger, disappointment and sadness consume every fiber of my being. I refused to allow those emotions to render me motionless, I opened my car door and walked up to Senator Amy Klobuchar’s office. I stood there and watched as a steady stream of our sisters, brothers and gender non-identifying siblings flooded the sidewalk with signs that read “I believe Christine,” “Believe Women,” “I Believe Anita,” “Kava-Nope.”
Read MoreGetting Out The Vote is one of our most important tasks between now and November 6 - and this event will support getting as many people to the polls as possible! Plus, the laughter, the smiles, and the FUN is something we all need right now.
Read MoreThey want to vote very soon.
The Judiciary committee is set to vote on Kavanaugh this Friday, one day after Dr. Ford testifies. The U.S. Senate will vote soon after. They're not hanging around on this one. They want Kavanaugh confirmed ASAP. Meanwhile, a third woman has accused him of sexual misconduct.
Read MoreJoin Women’s March Minnesota, with co-sponsors Survivors Lead, Break the Silence and Indivisible MN-03 here in Minnesota at 12pm Thursday Sept 27th, outside Senator Amy Klobuchar’s office. Visit the Facebook Event Page.
The confirmation hearing for Judge Brett Kavanaugh is one of the defining moments of our lifetime. We’re on the front lines of the fight to keep Brett Kavanaugh off the Supreme Court because we know that if confirmed, he will not just send a message that sexual violence is rewarded with power; he will also roll back rights that women have worked for a generation to secure.
"Senator Collins, we call on you to publicly commit to voting against Judge Kavanaugh’s confirmation and to strongly encourage your colleagues to do the same. Reproductive freedom – which ensures dignity, equality, and self-determination for women – is on the line."
Read MoreIn 2016, Emily's list got 920 enquiries from women about running for office. In 2018 they got 40,000!
This November, as many as 30 to 40 new female candidates could be elected to the House, making a record-breaking total of 100 women Representatives.
This is fabulous news!
Is there anything more that you can do to support women candidates running for office?
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Read MoreThe last time I did any phone banking was in 1989 and I was a paid telemarketer for Rudy Boschwitz. I hated every minute of calling people during dinner and asking them to fund a campaign during a non-election year. Times change!
Read MoreToday is National Voter Registration Day - a great time to make sure you're registered to vote! Do it NOW - it's so easy!
Read MoreOver the last few months WMM has held or supported multiple postcard writing events and sent over 2500 postcards to stop Kavanaugh’s appointment. This weekend we held one more.
Read MoreNow you know which candidates are running, take some time to work out who stands for the things that are important to you. Check their websites, do a google news search on them, and also look at what advocacy groups who care about the issues that are important to you say about them.
Read MoreMinnesotans will elect federal, state, county, and local officials on November 6th. Not sure who is running for what? Go the Secretary of State website and click on “View your sample ballot” to see the list of your candidates and ballot questions.
Read MoreTo vote in Minnesota you must be: a US citizen; at least 18 years old on Election day; a resident of Minnesota for 20 days; have finished with all parts of any felony sentence.
Read MoreConnie Priebe from the Bois Forte Band of the Chippewa Tribe Strong women talk about why they vote to encourage people to get out and vote for the midterm elections.
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