If you know any young people who were down on Biden's candidacy, check back in with them and encourage them to register - or update their existing registration if it doesn't show their current address (young people move around a lot!!) I recommend checking www.vote.org or www.vote411.org for this.
Also, please remind everyone to vote the entire ticket!! There is a problem with people not feeling educated enough to vote for down ballot races - especially Democratic voters. Closer to the election, Vote411.org will have a feature to see your entire ballot. It also allows you to drill-down to candidates for each race. League of Women Voters, the force behind vote411.org, also sends all candidates a questionnaire including questions about websites and social media handles as well as several open-ended questions specific to the office for which they are running. if the candidates respond, their answers are added to page you can drill down to from the candidates name.
If the voter is likely to vote Democratic, I also recommend the Blue Voter Guide (https://bluevoterguide.org/) They curate endorsements from various organizations like pro-choice, anti-gun violence, environmental groups etc.
If your young people will be away at school in November, help them make a plan to vote. In NC, they can request an absentee ballot online here: https://www.mobilize.us/sisterdistrict/event/617841/. (The webpage also allows you download the paper form to request a ballot which can be sent by snail mail). While you are on the webpage, please be sure to sign up for Ballot Trax.
In past elections, absentee ballots were mailed out in early September. But requesting one early (like NOW!) puts you near the head of the queue!
I have just started conversation with my 19-year-old great-niece. She has expressed some interest in the election and I am trying to help her. However, I do not want to influence her vote so I am taking extreme care to help her to understand the importance of knowing both sides and not just vote for whomever she hears others are voting for. She needs to think about what issues are most important for her and find out which candidates emulate her views on those. As much as I want her to vote democrat down ballot, I am encouraging her to gather information and to make her own informed choices. If others here feel the same, a great non-partisan website is vote.org.
League of Women Voters is totally nonpartisan, in case that wasn't clear from my original post. It is a good starting point for any research a potential voter needs to feel confident about down-ballot races.
As for NC residents, also check out You Can Vote (https://www.youcanvote.org/). It is also nonpartisan. I especially like the "Who's on the Ballot?" and "What's on the Ballot?" handouts, both of which can be found here: https://www.youcanvote.org/handouts
Great! Thank you for this info. I got stuck on your original post reference to bluevotersguide because of my own sensitivity to trying to not influence my great niece. Terrific variety of resources for all of us.
You are very welcome. I overlooked that this is an NC-centric substack. I generally don't mention "You can Vote" because it is strictly NC, so thank you for making me think of it as another nonpartisan resource.
We need to translate enthusiasm into action!
If you know any young people who were down on Biden's candidacy, check back in with them and encourage them to register - or update their existing registration if it doesn't show their current address (young people move around a lot!!) I recommend checking www.vote.org or www.vote411.org for this.
Also, please remind everyone to vote the entire ticket!! There is a problem with people not feeling educated enough to vote for down ballot races - especially Democratic voters. Closer to the election, Vote411.org will have a feature to see your entire ballot. It also allows you to drill-down to candidates for each race. League of Women Voters, the force behind vote411.org, also sends all candidates a questionnaire including questions about websites and social media handles as well as several open-ended questions specific to the office for which they are running. if the candidates respond, their answers are added to page you can drill down to from the candidates name.
If the voter is likely to vote Democratic, I also recommend the Blue Voter Guide (https://bluevoterguide.org/) They curate endorsements from various organizations like pro-choice, anti-gun violence, environmental groups etc.
If your young people will be away at school in November, help them make a plan to vote. In NC, they can request an absentee ballot online here: https://www.mobilize.us/sisterdistrict/event/617841/. (The webpage also allows you download the paper form to request a ballot which can be sent by snail mail). While you are on the webpage, please be sure to sign up for Ballot Trax.
In past elections, absentee ballots were mailed out in early September. But requesting one early (like NOW!) puts you near the head of the queue!
I have just started conversation with my 19-year-old great-niece. She has expressed some interest in the election and I am trying to help her. However, I do not want to influence her vote so I am taking extreme care to help her to understand the importance of knowing both sides and not just vote for whomever she hears others are voting for. She needs to think about what issues are most important for her and find out which candidates emulate her views on those. As much as I want her to vote democrat down ballot, I am encouraging her to gather information and to make her own informed choices. If others here feel the same, a great non-partisan website is vote.org.
League of Women Voters is totally nonpartisan, in case that wasn't clear from my original post. It is a good starting point for any research a potential voter needs to feel confident about down-ballot races.
As for NC residents, also check out You Can Vote (https://www.youcanvote.org/). It is also nonpartisan. I especially like the "Who's on the Ballot?" and "What's on the Ballot?" handouts, both of which can be found here: https://www.youcanvote.org/handouts
Great! Thank you for this info. I got stuck on your original post reference to bluevotersguide because of my own sensitivity to trying to not influence my great niece. Terrific variety of resources for all of us.
Special thanks for NC info.
You are very welcome. I overlooked that this is an NC-centric substack. I generally don't mention "You can Vote" because it is strictly NC, so thank you for making me think of it as another nonpartisan resource.
Thank you for this. IтАЩm going to copy and send it to my groups
Great! I also added another group to check out that slipped my mind - You Can Vote ((https://www.youcanvote.org/).