gotv: getting students to the polls

Pre-registration complete, what’s the next step?

Now What?Now What?

2014 ElectionWhat’s on the ballot?

• U.S. Senator • U.S. House representatives • Minnesota Governor• Minnesota House of Representatives• Secretary of State, State Auditor, and

Attorney General• State, County and local officers • www.mnvotes.org• http://minnesota.publicradio.org/projects/ongoing/select_a_cand

idate/

Team Roles

Class Raps Ask faculty for time What identification needed if not pre-registered Time off of work/school Vote Nov. 4 Promote election party

The Final Push: Getting The Final Push: Getting students to the pollsstudents to the polls

Tabling Bring laptop if possible Absentee Balloting

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e5k4xay2Yvc Phone Banking◦ 20% success rate◦ Four hours at a time◦ Benefits

Events/Forums

The Final Push: Getting The Final Push: Getting students to the pollsstudents to the polls

Promote!◦ Remind student that it is Election Day◦ Social Media◦ MSCSA will be sending out a text reminder to

students who pledged

Election DayElection Day

Election Night Party◦ Student Senate

Celebrate hard work/successes Recognize individuals for their accomplishments Watch election results◦ Campus-wide

Schedule a room Gather food Watch election results Door prizes Advertise

Election DayElection Day

Goals

Congratulations to:Minnesota West Community and Technical College: Canby

Century College

For winning Voter Cups!

Star Campus:Voter Registrations

1. Anoka Technical College2. Dakota County Technical College

3. Mesabi Range Community & Technical College: Eveleth4. Minnesota West Community & Technical College: Canby

5. Minnesota West Community & Technical College: Granite Falls6. Minnesota West Community & Technical College: Pipestone

7. Rainy River Community College8. Rochester Community & Technical College

9. South Central College: North Mankato10. Vermilion Community College

MSCSA Goal:

We collected…

3,846

Action Item/TimelineAction Item/TimelineGOTV:Getting Students to the Polls

Timeline/ Action Items

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday FridayOctober

20 21 22 23 24

27Phone banking list will

be mailed to yourcampus

28 29 30 31

November3Phone Banking Day!

Email to all studentswill go out

4Election Day!

Text to students will goout

Remind Students toVote!

Campus Goals:

___ Promote Absentee Ballots and Plan Election Day Party

___ Find a few days this week to Phone Bank

___ Phone Banking Day

___ Election Day!

Action Items for October 20th-November 4• Educate students on how to find their polling place, when polls

are open, receiving time off of work/night classes and what tobring with them on Election Day!

Have questions about Have questions about GOTV?GOTV?

VP Kerrie MaleskiVP Kerrie Maleskivice@mscsa.org