gotv: getting students to the polls
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Hali Kolkind & Kerrie Maleski Informing students about ways in which they can continue the Get Out the Vote campaign by working to motivate students to go to the polls and vote on Election Day.TRANSCRIPT
Pre-registration complete, what’s the next step?
Now What?Now What?
2014 ElectionWhat’s on the ballot?
• U.S. Senator • U.S. House representatives • Minnesota Governor• Minnesota House of Representatives• Secretary of State, State Auditor, and
Attorney General• State, County and local officers • www.mnvotes.org• http://minnesota.publicradio.org/projects/ongoing/select_a_cand
idate/
Team Roles
Class Raps Ask faculty for time What identification needed if not pre-registered Time off of work/school Vote Nov. 4 Promote election party
The Final Push: Getting The Final Push: Getting students to the pollsstudents to the polls
Tabling Bring laptop if possible Absentee Balloting
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e5k4xay2Yvc Phone Banking◦ 20% success rate◦ Four hours at a time◦ Benefits
Events/Forums
The Final Push: Getting The Final Push: Getting students to the pollsstudents to the polls
Promote!◦ Remind student that it is Election Day◦ Social Media◦ MSCSA will be sending out a text reminder to
students who pledged
Election DayElection Day
Election Night Party◦ Student Senate
Celebrate hard work/successes Recognize individuals for their accomplishments Watch election results◦ Campus-wide
Schedule a room Gather food Watch election results Door prizes Advertise
Election DayElection Day
Goals
Congratulations to:Minnesota West Community and Technical College: Canby
Century College
For winning Voter Cups!
Star Campus:Voter Registrations
1. Anoka Technical College2. Dakota County Technical College
3. Mesabi Range Community & Technical College: Eveleth4. Minnesota West Community & Technical College: Canby
5. Minnesota West Community & Technical College: Granite Falls6. Minnesota West Community & Technical College: Pipestone
7. Rainy River Community College8. Rochester Community & Technical College
9. South Central College: North Mankato10. Vermilion Community College
MSCSA Goal:
We collected…
3,846
Action Item/TimelineAction Item/TimelineGOTV:Getting Students to the Polls
Timeline/ Action Items
Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday FridayOctober
20 21 22 23 24
27Phone banking list will
be mailed to yourcampus
28 29 30 31
November3Phone Banking Day!
Email to all studentswill go out
4Election Day!
Text to students will goout
Remind Students toVote!
Campus Goals:
___ Promote Absentee Ballots and Plan Election Day Party
___ Find a few days this week to Phone Bank
___ Phone Banking Day
___ Election Day!
Action Items for October 20th-November 4• Educate students on how to find their polling place, when polls
are open, receiving time off of work/night classes and what tobring with them on Election Day!
Have questions about Have questions about GOTV?GOTV?
VP Kerrie MaleskiVP Kerrie [email protected]