{"id":19644,"date":"2018-09-19T11:45:13","date_gmt":"2018-09-19T15:45:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uusj.net\/wp1\/?page_id=19644"},"modified":"2018-10-19T00:59:07","modified_gmt":"2018-10-19T04:59:07","slug":"2018-gotv-toolkit","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/uusj.net\/wp1\/2018-gotv-toolkit\/","title":{"rendered":"2018 Get Out the Vote Toolkit"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/uusj.net\/wp1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/2018-GOTV-graphic.4.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-19646 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/uusj.net\/wp1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/2018-GOTV-graphic.4-420x307.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"219\" srcset=\"https:\/\/uusj.net\/wp1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/2018-GOTV-graphic.4-420x307.jpg 420w, https:\/\/uusj.net\/wp1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/2018-GOTV-graphic.4-768x561.jpg 768w, https:\/\/uusj.net\/wp1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/2018-GOTV-graphic.4-1024x748.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/uusj.net\/wp1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/2018-GOTV-graphic.4.jpg 1045w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>UUSJ&#8217;s 2018 GOTV theme is <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/uusj.net\/wp1\/?p=19410\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em><strong>Mobilizing UU Congregations Towards Electoral Justice<\/strong><\/em><\/a>.<\/span> We hope our toolkit of downloadable resources and <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/uusj.net\/wp1\/?p=19410\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">accompanying web page<\/a><\/strong><\/span>\u00a0with curated links to helpful websites and materials are useful as your congregation joins in action for electoral justice in the 2018 midterm elections.<\/p>\n<p>This initiative is grounded in our UU faith and the Fifth Principle, which supports the democratic process in our lives. With support from the Fund for UU Social Responsibility, UUSJ is working with congregations and <span style=\"color: #993300;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"#partners\">partner organizations<\/a><\/span>\u00a0<\/strong><\/span>to register voters,offer thoughtful resources for reflection on social justice issues, and encourage robust participation in the November elections.<\/p>\n<p>While our project highlights <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>Iowa<\/strong>,<strong> Florida<\/strong>,<strong> Maryland<\/strong>,<strong>\u00a0and Virginia<\/strong>,<\/span> many resources in this toolkit are usable anywhere in the U.S., for local, state and national elections.\u00a0(See full list of UUSJ Project Partner organizations, states, and the District of Columbia below)<\/p>\n<p><strong>With this project, UU congregations can build congregation-based voter mobilization teams and activate members to volunteer at voter registration and canvassing activities in their areas and beyond, and to raise questions at candidate forums.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>We welcome all UU congregations to participate in this initiative, which provides a range of opportunities for congregations and individuals to engage in voter mobilization for this important election year. <strong>Please contact us at GOTV@uusj.org, if you are interested in partnering with us.<\/strong><\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\">&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;-<\/h4>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>Click on the following toolkit items to download printable signage and resources and to find additional information about voting in your state.<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Voter Registration and Ballot Information<\/span><\/h3>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Voter Registration and Ballot Information for all states:\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #008080;\"><strong><span style=\"line-height: 1.5;\"><a style=\"color: #008080;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.vote.org\/voter-registration-deadlines\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Voter\u00a0registration and voting deadlines<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #008080;\"><strong><span style=\"line-height: 1.5;\"><a style=\"color: #008080;\" href=\"https:\/\/votesmart.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Information about candidates<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #008080;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #008080;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.voteriders.org\/resources-2\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Voter ID Laws<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #008080;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #008080;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.voteriders.org\/get-voter-id\/voter-id-info-cards\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Downloadable voter ID wallet cards<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ballotpedia.org\/2018_ballot_measures\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #008080;\"><strong>Information on ballot measures\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">UUSJ Project Partner Voter Registration Information Charts and Election Calendars \u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #008080;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #008080;\" href=\"https:\/\/uusj.net\/wp1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/calendar-and_registration_information_DMV.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">District of Columbia, Maryland, Virginia<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li><strong><span style=\"color: #008000;\"><a style=\"color: #008000;\" href=\"https:\/\/uusj.net\/wp1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/calendar_FL.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Florida<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/uusj.net\/wp1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/calendar_IA.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><span style=\"color: #008000;\">Iowa<\/span><\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/uusj.net\/wp1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/calendar_WI.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><span style=\"color: #008000;\">Wisconsin<\/span><\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #008000;\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">UUSJ&#8217;s Voter Mobilization GOTV Table Toolkit<\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/uusj.net\/wp1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/2018-Voter-Registration-Table-Checklist.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">UUSJ Voter Registration Table Checklist<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/h4>\n<h4><strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/uusj.net\/wp1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/MVE-Volunteer-Sign-Up-Sheet.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">UUSJ Volunteer Sign Up Sheet<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/h4>\n<h4><strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">UUSJ Printable Signs for Voter Mobilization &amp; GOTV Registration Tables<\/span><\/strong><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><span style=\"color: #008000;\"><a style=\"color: #008000;\" href=\"https:\/\/uusj.net\/wp1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/UUSJ-Register-to-Vote-Sign.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Register to Vote<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><span style=\"color: #008000;\"><a style=\"color: #008000;\" href=\"https:\/\/uusj.net\/wp1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/UUSJ-Volunteer-Voter-Mobilization-Sign.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Volunteer Here for Voter Mobilization Events<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><span style=\"color: #008000;\"><a style=\"color: #008000;\" href=\"https:\/\/uusj.net\/wp1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/UUSJ-Vote-Pledge-Sign.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Make a Pledge to Vote<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><span style=\"color: #008000;\"><a style=\"color: #008000;\" href=\"https:\/\/uusj.net\/wp1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/UUSJ-Vote-Early-Sign.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Vote Early, Get Information Here<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #008000;\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">UUSJ Project Partner Voter Registration Information<\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n<h4><strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Voter Registration Applications<\/span><\/strong><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #008000;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #008000;\" href=\"https:\/\/dcboe.org\/VoterRegistrationForm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">District of Columbia<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #008000;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #008000;\" href=\"https:\/\/elections.maryland.gov\/voter_registration\/documents\/English_Internet_VRA.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Maryland<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #008000;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #008000;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.elections.virginia.gov\/Files\/Forms\/VoterForms\/VoterRegistrationApplication.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Virginia<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/uusj.net\/wp1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/VA_VoterPhotoIdApplication.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Virginia Voter Photo ID Application<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/h4>\n<h4><strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Absentee Ballot Applications<\/span><\/strong><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #008000;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #008000;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dcboe.org\/AbsenteeBallotRequest\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">District of Columbia<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #008000;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #008000;\" href=\"https:\/\/elections.maryland.gov\/voting\/documents\/Absentee_Ballot_Application_English.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Maryland<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #008000;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #008000;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.elections.virginia.gov\/Files\/Forms\/VoterForms\/VirginiaAbsenteeBallotApplication.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Virginia<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">ID Information<\/span><\/strong><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #008000;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #008000;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.voteriders.org\/ufaqs\/district-of-columbia-voter-id-information\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">District of Columbia<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #008000;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #008000;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.voteriders.org\/ufaqs\/florida-voter-id-information\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Florida<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #008000;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #008000;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.voteriders.org\/ufaqs\/iowa-voter-id-information\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Iowa<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #008000;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #008000;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.voteriders.org\/ufaqs\/maryland-voter-id-information\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Maryland<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #008000;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #008000;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.voteriders.org\/ufaqs\/virginia-voter-id-information\/f\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Virginia<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #008000;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #008000;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.voteriders.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/VoteRiders-Wisconsin-Voter-ID-Guide-2017v1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Wisconsin<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><a name=\"partners\"><\/a><br \/>\n<strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">UUSJ Project Partners<\/span><\/strong><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>UU congregations in the District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/IUUWAN\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Iowa UU Witness\/Advocacy Network <\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/newvirginiamajority\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">New Virginia Majority <\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.all-souls.org\/voting-rights\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Reeb Project for Voting Rights (All Souls Church Unitarian) <\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/secondchancesfl.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Second Chances Florida <\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/uujfactionnetwork\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">UU Justice Florida <\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/VACOLAO-Virginia-Coalition-of-Latino-Organizations-130850813607672\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Virginia Coalition of Latino Organizations (VACOLAO) <\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/voice.iaf\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Virginians Organized for Interfaith Community Engagement (VOICE)<\/a><\/span><br \/>\n<hr \/>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><span style=\"color: #ff00ff;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #ff00ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/uusj.net\/wp1\/?p=16472\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Mobilizing Voters for the 2016 Elections &#8211; toolkit and archive<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>UUSJ&#8217;s 2018 GOTV theme is Mobilizing UU Congregations Towards Electoral Justice. We hope our toolkit of downloadable resources and accompanying web page\u00a0with curated links to helpful websites and materials are useful as your congregation joins in action for electoral justice in the 2018 midterm elections. This initiative is grounded in our UU faith and the &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/uusj.net\/wp1\/2018-gotv-toolkit\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">2018 Get Out the Vote Toolkit<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-19644","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/uusj.net\/wp1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/19644","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/uusj.net\/wp1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/uusj.net\/wp1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/uusj.net\/wp1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/uusj.net\/wp1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=19644"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/uusj.net\/wp1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/19644\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":19861,"href":"https:\/\/uusj.net\/wp1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/19644\/revisions\/19861"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/uusj.net\/wp1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=19644"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}