[Durham INC] You Can Vote

[Richard Ford]

All,The link http://www.youcanvote.org/ <http://www.youcanvote.org/>  takes you to a page which states that: "You Can Vote NC is a project of The People's Alliance Fund. <http://www.peoplesalliancefund.org/>”

I leave it to the recipients of the INC listserv to determine how non-partisan the group is. 

Think for a moment how you would react to a similar post by the Americans For Prosperity, which is also non-partisanf.

Dick


> On Jan 7, 2016, at 7:40 PM, Marge Nordstrom <nordstrom.marge at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> I really hope it is ok to post this information because it is totally non-partisan. This is the text of an email I sent to several neighborhood listservs near me.
> 
> I was contacted by a friend about “You Can Vote”, what they are doing to train volunteers to help with registering and getting “out the vote”.  I admit I didn’t understand what they are about so I met with two of the leaders.  I was so impressed!  Here’s what I understand.
> 
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> ·         They are a non-profit group (501C-3) organization.
> ·         They are partners with groups like Democracy North Carolina, League of Women Voters, colleges, churches, and community organizations.
> ·         They are non-Partisan. They do not promote a party or particular candidates.
> ·         Their goal is to help people understand new voting rights/regulations that could disenfranchise thousands of voters –particularly young people, low-income people, people of color, and seniors. The group educates and registers people to help them understand their rights and how to successfully cast a ballot in 2016 with or without a state-issued photo ID.
> ·         They keep up with people who have registered to encourage them to vote.
> ·         They train volunteers, provide scripts as well as “inside” locations.  No longer the need to “hang out” in parking lots and figuring out what to say.
> ·         They, nor you, promote a party or particular candidates at any phase of the election cycle.
> 
> They have two up-coming training schedules in our area.  The first is at the 2016 Kick-Off Event with their new partner Ben & Jerry’s (Free ice cream to boot!) on  <>Saturday, January 23rd in Durham (RSVP AND INFO HERE <http://www.youcanvote.org/2016>)and one is Sunday January 31st in Chapel Hill (RSVP HERE <http://www.youcanvote.org/ycv_2016_kick_off_20160130>)  I hope you will consider attending one of them.  As you know, I am always bugging people to get out and vote, but here’s an organized way to help getting out the vote, no need to “wing it” when you talk to current and prospective voters (current registrants are confused too and you can help them understand), and no need to promote a party or particular candidates. The goal is to get people to understand how to vote and hopefully to get them to vote.
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> To register for the training classes, go to http://www.youcanvote.org/ <http://www.youcanvote.org/>_______________________________________________
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