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Hi, Friend!
Whether you’re a seasoned volunteer or you want to serve but don’t know where to start, truethevote.org provides a wealth of information and multiple Toolkits to help you expand your knowledge and broaden your efforts!
Even if you don’t have much time, there is something for everyone.
Here are some of my personal favorites with time considerations:
How an Idea Becomes a Law: In 60 seconds, you can review this and gain a better understanding of how bills move. Hint: This is especially important to know for when you get involved in our upcoming initiative - launching soon!
Legislative Advocacy: Maybe you have just 5 minutes at a time. Make a phone call, write an email, or post on social media! Contact or tag your elected representatives and let your voice be heard.
How to Submit an Open Records Request (ORR) or Freedom of Information Act Request (FOIA): Depending on your familiarity and the methods to submit by locality, state, or federal levels, in 10-30 minutes, you can accomplish a lot. Also known as PRRs, Sunshine Requests, or FOIL requests, read the below for a better understanding (if you need to!) and then start gathering information. Knowledge is power and this is a great place to start!
Election Team Deployment Plan: This is a fantastic tool if you have one or two hours a week! Gather some friends and family or other community members and start meeting a few times a month (or more!) to plan how you’ll serve in your elections. Make a brunch or potluck out of it, meet via Zoom, or go to a local coffee shop—whichever works best for you and your team—and set some meetings on the calendar! Scheduling these meetings holds everyone accountable and allows you to really become tied into the process.
Election Observer Checklist: If you are looking for part to full-time involvement, this checklist is a valuable toolkit to have in your pocket. This step-by-step guide provides “to-do’s” before and on Election Day, and you can’t forget to take our Quick Reference Guide to the polls with you! Elections are always on the move and we should all be, too (especially on “off years”!)
There are even more Toolkits on the truethevote.org website and more are coming soon! I’ll keep everyone updated as soon as we post new ones!
Please consider contributing to our multiple initiatives so we can continue the pertinent mission of securing our elections. Your tax-deductible contribution fuels our ongoing projects.
Here at True the Vote, we cannot express our gratitude for each and every one of you who choose to dedicate your time towards continuing to secure our elections. God has paved a way for us to finally have the ability to fix what is broken, and your involvement is crucial and appreciated!
If you have any questions, our team is always happy to assist in any way we can. Please feel free to reach us at [email protected].
God bless you and God bless America!
Ever onward!
