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Change: Seek out and apply best practices for specific topics, for example Michael Connery's Tips For Reporting the Youth Vote on Future Majority. Community hubs and activist groups should prominently highlight election protection information Community centers, libraries, local businesses should have posters
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Change: Media release here; and check out the discussion todaydiscussions in October 29's Last-minute strategy roundtable to discuss the reportThis report was originally released on October 29, but we're continuing to make minor updates. See the list of changes here. IntroductionWith only a
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Oct 30 2008, 6:32 PM EDT
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Change: have the space, include the digit-only equivalents as well: 1-866-687-8683 (for OUR-VOTE) and 1-888-839-8682 (for VE-Y-VOTA)if you want to include video content, check out Election Protection's YouTube channel If you've got a state or local focus, or reach
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Oct 29 2008, 10:49 PM EDT
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Change: if you want to include video content, check out Election Protection's YouTube channel If you've got a state or local focus, or reach to a specific community, make sure to highlight information those voters need to know Consider providing links to state resources
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Oct 29 2008, 12:09 PM EDT
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Change: discussed today in our Last-minute strategy roundtable to discuss the report on October 29, 11 AM Eastern/8 AM Pacific IntroductionWith only a week before the election, it’s clear that is there are still many barriers that may prevent legitimate voters from exercising their rights. False information from officials,
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Oct 29 2008, 10:10 AM EDT
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Change: was held from October 25-28, headquartered at the Voter Suppression Wiki, with a goal of "concrete, actionable ideas that can make a difference in the
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Oct 29 2008, 1:28 AM EDT
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Change: 11 AM Eastern/8 a.m.AM PacificIntroductionWith only a week before the election, it’s clear that is there are still many barriers that may prevent legitimate voters from exercising their rights. False information from officials, confusing ballots, intimidation, ballots mistakenly not sent to voters,
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Oct 29 2008, 1:26 AM EDT
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Change: The goal should be to make the election day as smooth as possible--the average age of poll workers is 70 years. Poll workers are part
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Oct 29 2008, 1:00 AM EDT
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Change: PSAs shown at community film series, a library interested in posting election protection information for its patrons, and so on;on. inIn the process, we're developing useful collateral such as sample HTML code to add voter protection links. The challenge over the next week
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Oct 29 2008, 12:51 AM EDT
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Change: Similar opportunities exist in the offline world as well, and these are likely to be even more important for reaching the voters most at risk
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Oct 29 2008, 12:48 AM EDT
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Change: detailsstudents hereare ...natural candidates for expanding the reach of SMS- and social network-based projects to at-risk communities where these technologies are not as pervasive. As Twitter Vote Report's experience shows, these groups are very eager to partner when approached; they are likely to be an underutilized resource.
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Oct 29 2008, 12:39 AM EDT
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Change: The challenge over the next week will be to get the word out more broadly. We hope that blogs and media who share the goal of protecting Americans' voting rights will not only adopt these recommendations, but also pass them along to their readers.RecommendationsOnline media, activism,
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Oct 29 2008, 12:11 AM EDT
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Change: -- not just activists -- in election protection activities. For example, why isn't hotline information, or links to the sites that allow voters to double-check
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Oct 28 2008, 9:31 PM EDT
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Change: Activists and election administrators should have lists of multiple hotline numbers in case the phones at Election Protection hotline and state/local governmental offices are overloadedCitizen journalists and other activists monitoring elections should try to reduce voter suppression as well as document it Bring one-pageprintougs summaries of "know
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Oct 28 2008, 8:12 PM EDT
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Change: (local(local and national hotline numbers)numbers)Fact check information related to voting or the general election. Community hubs and activist groups should prominently highlight election protection information Community centers, libraries, local businesses should have posters with phone
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Oct 28 2008, 6:21 PM EDT
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Change: resources, leading with http://866ourvote.org and the 1-866-OUR-VOTEresources. and 1-866-VE-Y-VOTA asEnglish-language theinformation primaryis sourceavailable forfrom reliablehttp://866ourvote.org; non-partisanSpanish-langauge Electioninformation Protectionfrom informationhttp://veyvota.org. Provide instructions for activists to help spread the word -- and to get involved in citizen journalism activities.
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Oct 28 2008, 5:23 PM EDT
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Change: to put a 150 pixel and 350 pixel-wide version on your site.If you've got a state or local focus, or reach to a specific community, make sure to highlight information those voters need to knowConsider providing links to state resources or
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Oct 28 2008, 4:58 PM EDT
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Change: about local and national resourcesProvide instructions for activists to help spread the word -- and to get involved in citizen journalism activities. Set up a local directory of organizations and volunteer opportunitiesElection protection organizations should reach out to youth activists and studentshmm, still need details here ...
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Oct 28 2008, 4:28 PM EDT
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Change: Consider providing links to state resources or information like AALDEF's Asian-langauge hotline, multi-lingual voter assistance, and information for voters with disabilitiesPromote early voting--once a ballot is cast deceptive attacks become ineffective.Encourage voters not to forward or share rumors or
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Change: Be familiar with the law (for example the information in Citizen there'sMedia Law Project's Documenting your nobodyvote) and elsetake aroundcare to helpavoid disrupting the voting processConsider signingKnow upand asrehearse a"talking volunteerpoints" for electionconvincing protectionvoters effortswho
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