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From nationalvolterregistrationday.org:

National Voter Registration Day
Tuesday, September 26, 2017
Call to Action!

Over 2,500 partners across the country — including YOU — are gearing up for the final push toward September 26. This week you should focus on reminding your membership lists about the holiday, continuing your social media push and following up with influencers to remind them that National Voter Registration Day is just two weeks away. Keep up the great work!

Today’s Toolkit Spotlight:

Check out the updated the media alert template on our website, which you should use to announce your event and engage local media. Download the template, customize it with your information and distribute it to your media list next Tuesday, September 19.

After you’ve sent out the media alert next week, follow up with a phone call to key reporters and news desks to make sure they’ve received it and have your event on their planning calendars.

Kudos to our friends at the Bastrop County (TX) Elections Department, who got this local press hit using the press release template last month!

Today’s Call to Action:

National Voter Registration also has a Communication Toolkit to help you promote your event directly and solicit RSVPs from members of the public. Follow up with influencers too, reminding them that the event is just two weeks away, and ensure the date is on their social media calendars.

Have a great week from,

The National Voter Registration Day Team

PS: Our thoughts are with our local partners in states recovering from Hurricanes Irma and Harvey. We know you’re going through a difficult time and are here to support you.

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Día Nacional de Registro de Votantes martes 26 de setiembre de 2017   ¡Llamado a la Acción!

De: nationalvolterregistrationday.org:

¡DOS SEMANAS PARA EL DÍA NACIONAL DE REGISTRO DE VOTANTES!

Más de 2,500 asociados en todo el país — USTED incluido — se están preparando para el impulso final hacia el 26 de setiembre. Esta semana usted debe centrarse en hacer recordar a sus listas de miembros sobre el día especial, continuar su impulso en los medios sociales y seguir con la gente influyente para recordarles que el Día Nacional de Registro de Votantes será en sólo dos semanas. ¡Siga con el gran trabajo!

Herramientas para hoy:

Dar un vistazo a la plantilla actualizada de alerta mediática en nuestro sitio web, que deberá utilizar para anunciar su evento y participar en los medios de comunicación locales. Descargar la plantilla, personalizarla con su información y distribuirla a su lista de medios el próximo martes 19 de setiembre.

Después de enviar la alerta mediática la próxima semana, hacer un seguimiento telefónico a los reporteros clave y redacciones para estar seguros que la han recibido y que su evento está en sus calendarios de planificación.

¡Felicitaciones a nuestros amigos del Departamento de Elecciones del condado de Bastrop (TX), que consiguieron este éxito de prensa local con la plantilla del comunicado de prensa, el mes pasado!

Llamado a la acción para hoy:

El Registro Nacional de Votantes también tiene Herramientas de Comunicaciones para ayudarle a promocionar su evento directamente y solicitar confirmaciones de asistencia del público. Seguimiento con las personas influyentes también, recordándoles que el evento está a sólo dos semanas, y asegurar que la fecha es en sus calendarios de los medios sociales.

Que tenga una buena semana

El Equipo del Día Nacional de Registro de Votantes

Postdata: Nuestros pensamientos están con nuestros socios locales en los estados que se recuperan de los huracanes Irma y Harvey. Sabemos que están pasando por un momento difícil y estamos aquí para apoyarlos.

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¿Quién es REV UP?

Rev Up, Massachusetts es parte de la Campaña Nacional para hacer que el voto de los discapacitados cuente. Somos una asociación de muchas organizaciones de discapacitados de  Massachusetts.  REV UP MA ofrecerá información y recursos sobre el registro, las cuestiones sobre el voto y el acceso a los lugares de votación.  Educaremos a los votantes sobre los temas locales y foros de candidatos, y sobre otros mecanismos para saber más sobre sus opciones.

Nuestro objetivo es ofrecer a la comunidad de discapacitados una mayor voz con mayor participación y mayor poder político.

Para obtener más información sobre REV UP Massachusetts, visite nuestro sitio web en www.revupma.org.

MetroWest Center for Independent Living is bringing NVDRA packets to the libraries of as many ofthe 26 towns in our services area as we can.

Monday I brought the packet (see the NVDRA page) for National Disability Voter Registration Week to the Medway Library.  I am well acquainted with the Medway librarians and the library, and the request to post our materials was extremely well received.  (We included 10 each of the brochures, the pledge forms and registration forms.)  And in fact, one librarian thought she may make more copies and bring them with her to other venues!

Tuesday I stopped by Medfield and Millis.  Medfield could not make room on a foyer table quickly enough.  The sign for the library’s hours was moved to the side, and the NDVRA announcement sign was displayed prominently.  At Millis, the librarian needed to speak with her director, but she also was enthused about our initiative!

Sue Rorke

REV UP National Organizing Call Recap
Preparing for National Disability Voter Registration Week 2017

“…on June 9, the REV UP Campaign hosted a National Organizing Call to prepare for National Disability Voter Registration Week (NDVRW) 2017. NDVRW is an annual effort to get more people with disabilities registered to vote while making the media and political candidates aware of the disability community as a powerful voting bloc. In 2016, according to Rutgers University, people with disabilities and their families (within the same household) accounted for 25% of the total electorate (62.7 million eligible voters).

During the call, we discussed the REV UP Campaign’s purpose as well as our state disability voting coalition strategy. We also reviewed our partnership with EveryLibrary and public libraries around the country, general voter registration strategies, and examples of NDVRW activities from current REV UP state partners.”

AAPD.com has provided a recap of the call.  One interesting piece is a partnership with EveryLibrary.

National Disability Voter Registration Week 2017 – Organizing Call
June 9, 2017 at 1:00 pm – 2:30 pm ET
Register for the call here!

To help prepare for the week the National REV UP Campaign will host a National Organizing Call on Friday, June 9 at 1pm Eastern Time. During this call, we will discuss the  REV UP Campaign’s state coalition strategy, general voter registration strategies, and examples from current REV UP state partners. There will also be an opportunity for participants to ask questions.
This call is free, and open to everyone.

Nonprofitvote.org is an excellent resource for helping nonprofits register more advocates, and get out the vote.  They are currently running a series of webinars with some great ideas.   The next webinar is March 23 – Visit the website and sign up!  The previous webinars are all available online.

Now that the election is over, please take the time to review President-elect Trump’s answer to the AAPD / REV UP questions regarding disability issues.

The National REV UP Campaign sent a questionnaire to all 4 presidential candidates.   Visit aapd.com REV UP Questionnaire page to see the questions and answers.

Tomorrow, Tuesday, October 4 at 4 p.m., the National REV UP is hosting an organizing phone call.  The call will focus on Get Out The Vote (GOTV) activities.

As you know, our deadline for voter registrations is October 19.  After that, we need to shift the focus to making sure our registered voters get to the polls.

Charlie Carr, from DPC, will be a presenter on the call.  Everyone else should sign up (TODAY) for the call and participate in this important phase of the election cycle.

To sign up – visit the AAPD Registration Page.

Vote to include the following question in the next presidential debate (October 9)!  Visit presidentialopenquestions.com and help us add this important question to the debate.

How would you value disability rights in your presidency?
One in five Americans lives with a disability. What are your plans to protect and expand disability rights under the Americans with Disabilities Act?