Training Materials

In many communities nonprofits play a key role in helping their clients and constituents get registered to vote and become educated about the voting process. The materials below are designed to help nonprofits in that work.


Presentations

"Making a 2008 Voter Engagement Plan for Your Nonprofit"

This PowerPoint presentation offers your nonprofit an introdution voter participation activites and how to form a voter participation plan for your organization. 

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"Voter Education in a Nutshell"

This PowerPoint presentation offers a brief introduction to voter eduation on the process of voting and on the issues and candidates.

Voter Education in a Nutshell Presentation

Click here to be connected to training set up by Allegheny County to use the new I-Voting machine

Click here video on election protection issues

Handouts and Materials

A Nonprofit's Guide to Getting Out the Vote the Electronic Way

This document offers sample emails that your nonprofit can send to staff, volunteers, clients and constituents to prepare them to vote on Election Day.  This document is provided in Microsoft Word format to enable you to more easily edit, cut and paste. 

Click here to Get Out the Vote.

A Nonprofit's Guide to Giving Rides to the Polls
This is a checklist which will help prepare your organzation to give rides to the polls on Election Day.

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Sample Newsletter Copy on Getting Out the Vote
This document provides sample copy that your nonprofit can use in newsletters, mailings, or elsewhere. This document is provided in Microsoft Word format to enable you to more easily edit, cut and paste.

Click here for a Sample_Newsletter_Article.

 
GENERAL ELECTION
Deadline to Register:
Oct. 6, 2008
Election Day:
Nov. 4, 2008
Register to Vote
Vote Absentee
Vote Early in Person
Voting at the Polls
Find Your Polling Place
What's on the Ballot
Voter Assistance
Special Circumstances