#gotv

[tomorrowusa]

« In a country defined by the ongoing existential battle over whether this will be a white nationalist society or a multiracial democracy, the majority of people reject the idea of making America white again. Most people in America prefer the Democrats’ vision of a multiracial America (however halfheartedly it may be expressed at times) to the raw, unapologetic white nationalism espoused in coded and not-so-coded ways by Republicans. With the sole exception of the 2004 presidential election, the Democratic nominee has won the popular vote in every single presidential election over the past 30 years.

Republicans understand this reality better than Democrats which is why they ferociously focus on suppressing the vote far more than Democrats emphasize expanding voting. »

— Steve Phillips at The Guardian.

Republicans will use every trick they know to suppress the non-MAGA vote. In addition to legal methods such as restricting voting hours and making absentee voting more difficult, they will work with their partners in Russia to spread disinformation to discourage moderate and liberal voters from casting ballots.

We need to do more grassroots work to get out the vote. There's no substitute for person to person contact to identify potential supporters and to make sure they vote. And the earlier we get started, the better.

At the very least, we need to be certain that like-minded people are properly registered. We should not be reticent about asking others whether they're registered.

Because voting is highly geographic, it's necessary to remind people that they need to register at their new address after they move. Even if you move across the street, you need to register at THAT address. After you've reminded the people who have moved, follow up two weeks later to make sure they've done so.

If friends think that voting is important to you, they are more likely to vote when the time comes.

I Will Vote

#register and vote #get out the vote #gotv #republican voter suppression #defeat maga white nationalists #register to vote at your new address when you move #we're not a majority unless we vote like a majority #election 2024 #steve phillips

[usnatarchives]

USIA poster, 7/30/1953, NARA ID 5730043.

VOTE ON TUESDAY!

The 2022 midterm elections will be held on Tuesday, November 8, and there's still time to ensure you're registered to vote. The National Archives supports Executive Order 14019, which promotes voter registration, participation, and access to voting. See Vote.gov for more information.

USIA poster 10/8/1951, NARA ID 5730163.

American Forces Information Service poster, 1/1/2000, NARA ID 10488372.

Office of War Information, WW2 poster, NARA ID 515775.

More online:

Civics for All of US the National Archives new education initiative promotes civic literacy and engagement.

Voting Rights Special Topics page.

Presidential Elections & Inaugurations Records in the National Archives and Presidential Libraries document elections and inaugurations through history.

Black Americans and the Vote This research portal highlights National Archives holdings that relate to the long struggle for equality in voting rights.

Women's Rights: Suffrage Discover an array of records related to the long quest for women to gain the vote as well as education resources, articles, and blog posts.

Online exhibit: Records of Rights presents records in the National Archives that document the ongoing struggle of Americans to define, attain, and protect their rights

Online exhibit: Rightfully Hers: American Women and the Vote highlights the struggle of diverse activists throughout U.S. history to secure voting rights for all American women.

#vote #gotv #elections #election history #womens suffrage #rightfullyhers #civil rights #nationalvoterregistration #election day #2022 midterms #us elections #patriotism #patriotic

[liberaljane]

When you vote, you’re not just voting for a candidate - you’re also voting for a child’s education, policing and public safety, affordable housing and rent, public transit and more 🚌 #Roevember Your vote matters. 💓 Many election outcomes are razor-thin, and your ballot can decide who makes the laws that impact your life and your community. Don't forget to vote, and if possible, vote early!

#roevember #voting #midterms #u.s. elections #vote #gotv #reproductive rights #voting rights #voter turnout #voter disenfranchisement #elections

[marvelsmostwanted]

It’s midterm Election Day!

What are midterms?

Help get out the vote:

- Sign up to call or text to remind people to vote

- Drive someone to the polls

- Support the Every Last Vote fund to help overcome voter suppression efforts

- Share a positive, progressive message on social media (it may seem small, but it helps to stop hate & disinformation from spreading!)

- Thank a poll worker!

Some last-minute reminders:

- If they say you are not registered to vote at the polls, do not leave! Ask for a provisional or affidavit ballot.

- Call the Election Protection Hotline 866-OUR-VOTE or 866-VE-Y-VOTA with any questions or concerns. See other numbers above.

- And of course… if you are in line to vote, stay in line! They must allow you to vote as long as you were in line before polls closed.

- Finally, it may take days or even weeks to calculate the election results. Be patient and remind others that this is normal and expected.

Resources:

- Am I registered to vote?

- Can I register on Election Day?

- Where is my polling place?

- What’s on my ballot?

- Get a discounted Lyft to the polls

#love you all sorry to be a pain just don’t want to lose my democracy or rights etc etc #midterms 2022 #midterm election #2022 #us politics #gotv #vote #voting resources #how to vote #where to vote #mine

[just-late-roman-republic-things]

Since this is an election year for the USA, I gotta shout-out Vote411.org, which can help USA citizens:

Register to vote (and make sure you're still registered)

Find your nearest polling station and election date

Learn who is running and what their policies are - including for local races!

Learn your rights in case someone tries to prevent you from voting

Get help if you encounter problems on voting day or need to vote by mail

If your vote didn't matter, politicians wouldn't be trying to take it away, and Putin's government wouldn't be trying to interfere. Get registered and vote!

#the first US presidential primary election starts january 23 in new hampshire. other states will follow in the coming months #apologies to my non-USian followers if it's annoying but i will periodically reblog this #because elections and rule by the people are THE most roman republican things of all! #gotv #jlrrt speaks #us politics

[fishmotif]

you know it's funny how aziraphale's first ever move on crowley was to sultry propose he "does something for him in return" while they were driving in his car after the church explosion and that's even before they went on a silly flirty date that ended with drinking red wine, but the FUNNIEST knee-slapping thing out of it all is that 25 years later aziraphale is the one to say that crowley is going too fast for him.

#when he literally offered to. well! love and light 😊 #good omens #good omens s2 #good omens s2 spoilers #good omens season 2 spoilers #good omens spoilers #good omens 2 #good omens 2 spoilers #good omens season 2 #good omens season two #good omens series 2 #good omens tv #gotv #gos2 #gos2spoilers #gos2 spoilers #gomens #aziraphale #crowley #ineffable husbands

[artbyifer]

My piece for @oursidezine Our Size Zine: Ace Week

#art #aziriphale #crowley #snake!crowley #crowley snake #crowley good omens #good omens #go #go tv #gotv #good omens tv #good omens fanart #aziriphale tv #tv #fanart #aziriphale fanart #crowley fanart #nudity #body positive #body positive fanart #artistic nude #artistic nudity #golden stretchmarks #stretchmarks #stretch marks #digital art #snake #snakes #ace #aroace

[99percenthp]

I think people forget something very important about the “if it weren’t for the baby comment.” While on its face it is genius bc he knows and understands that there is a penetrating rhetoric and belief that “babies” (this is an important distinction bc children are murdered for sport in thg universe) are to be protected. But where the REAL genius is, is when he said they were married in secret. If they weren’t married, she’s just a slut who had unprotected sex with a man who she wasn’t married to. Peeta made sure that there would be no morality judgement against them consummating their marriage, rather than them just having sex as dating/fiancees. She knows how the Capitol, the rich and privileged, view women’s bodies. They were sad that Katniss could die; they were indignant, near rebellious, that her puritanically ordained baby could die alongside her. God, Suzanne Collins is just so fucking smart. It’s the little things.

Anyway, please make sure you’re checking your voter registration regularly and double-checking if your state has an abortion measure up on a random day of the year. That’s how your state houses are trying to make them fail. Use your right to vote. If the White House and Senate flip they will pass an abortion ban across all 50 states. Please try to protect your rights locally and then nationally. You can also donate to https://abortionfunds.org and the money automatically goes where it’s most necessary. Please donate to your local clinics and Planned Parenthoods too if you can.

#the hunger games #katniss and peeta #peeta mellark #katniss everdeen #if it weren’t for the baby #abortion #pro choice #codify roe #gotv #planned parenthood

[unrelatedwaffle]

yo polling shows people like biden more when they hear about the administration's accomplishments so spread them around! you do not want fucking fascist trump killing people in 2025.

#us politics #2024 #gotv #joe biden

[iwriteaboutfeminism]

If you struggle with task initiation, try treating yourself after you go vote.

I'm trying to decide between pizza and Thai food.

#gotv #voter turnout #vote 2022 #task initiation #self care #mental health #midterm elections

[bobapril]

Lots of good ways to help get voters to the polls. This might be the right one for you.

https://the-orbit.net/greta/2024/04/26/why-i-like-postcards-gotv/

#us politics #gotv #get out the vote

[tomorrowusa]

Two headlines which help explain the victory of Poland's pro-democracy opposition in Sunday's election...

Opozycja zmobilizowała niegłosujących. Na PiS głosował żelazny elektorat (The opposition mobilized non-voters. An iron electorate voted for PiS)

Stats are preliminary, but voter turnout was around 73% in Sunday's parliamentary election – a post-Communist high. The opposition got out the vote – big time. As many as 31% of the eligible voters who did not vote in the 2019 election voted in this one. Meanwhile, the ruling party whose acronym is PiS tightly held on to its own voters; it wasn't enough for them. 87% of PiS voters had voted in 2019.

Wśród młodych najwięcej stracił PiS (PiS lost most among young people)

Of the five party groupings which won seats in the Sejm, PiS came in fifth among voters under 30. Donald Tusk's Koalicja Obywatelska (KO) came in first and Lewnica came in second. The rigid socially conservative agenda of PiS was regarded as repulsive by many young people in Poland.

But wait, there's more!

One aspect of the youth vote which the second TVN24 article did not emphasize is that women were particularly important in the turnout. This is from a DW article about the defeat of PiS.

High turnout thanks to young and female voters

Observers say young and female voters, motivated by the issue of abortion rights — which the ruling PiS has sought to curtail and Donald Tusk has promised to liberalize — turned out in large numbers to support opposition parties. "Until recently, half of women said they would not vote," sociologist Justyna Kajta of SWPS University in Warsaw told AFP news agency. "Now these exit polls actually show more women than men voted."

From "half of women said they would not vote" to "more women than men voted" shows how decisive increased involvement by women, especially younger women, can be.

During the 2020 demonstrations against the extremist anti-abortion law authored by PiS I saw a sign which this election reminded me of. It displayed a fundamental truth as well as a great bilingual political pun based on a classic song by Bob Marley.

The word kraj is pronounced like the English word cry. In Polish, kraj means country though in certain contexts it tends to refer to Poland in particular. For language nerds, you may recognize it as coming from the same Slavic root as Ukraine (Ukraina as written in Polish).

For a well-functioning country, you need active participation by women in the political process. That happened this week in Poland. ❤️🇵🇱

So massive GOTV and appealing to forward-looking young people had a considerable impact in Poland. Those are lessons which should not be overlooked by center-left parties and coalitions in other countries.

BTW, a second exit poll was released for Sunday's election. It showed the current opposition with 249 seats in the Sejm; that's one more than the earlier poll. But the official results should be available by the middle of the week.

#poland #polska #wybory #election #gotv #no woman no kraj #women's participation #youth election turnout #liberal democracy #nato #european union #defeat of authoritarianism #chwała polsce

[usnatarchives]

Original caption: "Bus provided by Rev John Porter's 6 Ave. Baptist Church gets voters of Black Community to the polls." Documerica image by LeRoy Woodson, 5/1972. NARA ID 545370.

VOTE TODAY!

Vote in TODAY’S 2022 midterm elections! Haven’t registered or can’t remember if you did? Go to vote.gov. Almost half the states and DC offer same day registration! The National Archives supports Executive Order 14019, which promotes voter registration, participation, and access to voting. 

Check out these voting day-related records from our holdings. Might be as good as the “I voted” sticker? 

Original Caption: “Baltic, South Dakota, typical of many rural communities...goes to the polls during the November, 1948 presidential election… .Mrs. T.H. Fresdahl, age 82, casts her vote... proud that she has never missed voting in a presidential election since woman suffrage became effective, in 1920.” State Department photo 11/1948, NARA ID 7583488.

Remember: Don’t Sell Your Vote!

USIA poster, 8/6/1953. NARA ID 5729938, emphasis added.

Original Caption: “Members of the United States Air Force with their ballots in hand, are ready to exercise their freedom to vote under field conditions. Airman Magazine photo by John K. McDowell, October 1996.” NARA ID 6499293. 

Original Caption: “Tule Lake Relocation Center, Newell, California. Absentee voters of Japanese descent getting ballots and having them notarized.” NARA ID 536513. By Francis Leroy Stewart, 11/2/1942.

More online:

Civics for All of US National Archives' new education initiative promotes civic literacy and engagement.

Voting Rights Special Topics page.

Presidential Elections & Inaugurations Records in the National Archives and Presidential Libraries document elections and inaugurations through history.

Black Americans and the Vote This research portal highlights National Archives holdings that relate to the long struggle for equality in voting rights.

Women's Rights: Suffrage Discover an array of records related to the long quest for women to gain the vote as well as education resources, articles, and blog posts.

Records of Rights online exhibit presents records in the National Archives that document the ongoing struggle of Americans to define, attain, and protect their rights

Rightfully Hers: American Women and the Vote online exhibit highlights the struggle of diverse activists throughout U.S. history to secure voting rights for all American women.

#elections #election day #vote #2022 midterms #civil rights #women #patriotic #rightfullyhers #election history #uselections #gotv #nationalvoterregistration #nationalcivicprideday

[liberaljane]

Happy #Roevember! Let's vote out anti-abortion politicans and work to increase access to abortion. 

Do you have a voting plan?

https://www.roevember.org/

#art #feminism #reproductive rights #social justice graphics #gotv #midterms #politics #elections #voting #roevember

[marvelsmostwanted]

🇺🇸 Today is National Voter Registration Day! 📫✉️

Get started here or at vote.org.

#vote #gotv #us politics #mine

[fantastic-nonsense]

to my fellow American followers: hi everyone! This is your resident annoying poli sci friend here to remind you that midterm elections are tomorrow (Tuesday, November 8th)! If you're able and haven't done so yet, please remember to go to the polls and vote tomorrow! While all elections are important and have major impacts on our day-to-day lives, this election is particularly important given that it will determine which party controls both the House of Representatives and the Senate for the next 2-4 years; several races across the country up and down the ballot are very close right now, and every vote makes a difference.

Do whatever last-minute research on both the candidates (federal, state, and local) and any state or local referrendums you might be asked to vote on that you need to do, but please go vote. Check this link to see what times the polls close in your state, and remember that as long as you're in line by the time polls close you're legally allowed to cast your vote!

#us politics #midterms 2022 #2022 midterms #politics #voteblue #gotv