tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37571943688562835152024-03-14T03:13:21.799-04:00Nonprofit VOTE BlogNews and updates from Nonprofit VOTEGeorge Pillsburyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02651570843196278158noreply@blogger.comBlogger743125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3757194368856283515.post-63710665986747313452014-01-07T13:28:00.000-05:002014-01-07T13:28:25.647-05:00New Year, New Website
Nonprofit VOTE is kicking off 2014 with a new look! Today we're debuting our redesigned website. The site is simple, clean, easy to navigate, and of course nonpartisan and nonprofit friendly! Although the design may be different, the quality content and helpful resources haven't changed.
Featured on the site is our new online voter engagement resource library. It's the web's most comprehensiveSophie Lehmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05384735764789381984noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3757194368856283515.post-23129464146585919962014-01-02T09:14:00.000-05:002014-01-02T09:14:00.026-05:00January 23rd: Making a Voter Engagement Plan
It's January, which means it's time to start making a voter engagement plan! The midterm elections are November 4th, and 35 Senate seats and all 435 seats in the House of Representatives are up for election. At least 21 states will have state-wide ballot measures. Make sure your nonprofit is prepared by joining our January webinar:
Plan Ahead 2014: Build a Voter Engagement Timeline for Your Sophie Lehmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05384735764789381984noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3757194368856283515.post-14043328122936077082013-12-30T14:48:00.000-05:002013-12-30T14:48:35.735-05:00Thank You for an Incredible 2013!
Before 2013 comes to a close, we want to a take a brief moment to thank our partners, our supporters, and nonprofits across the country for supporting voting.
2013 was an exciting year for Nonprofit VOTE:
We debuted brand-new research on the impact of nonprofit voter engagement, including both turnout data and case studies.
The second annual National Voter Registration Day was once Sophie Lehmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05384735764789381984noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3757194368856283515.post-36354983108144225612013-12-27T09:50:00.000-05:002013-12-30T14:49:56.612-05:00The State of Felon Disenfranchisement in 2013
Earlier this year, the Sentencing Project gave an update on felon disenfranchisement in the United States. Currently, 5.85 million Americans are prohibited from voting
due
to
laws that disenfranchise
citizens
convicted of felony offenses. Only two states--Maine and Vermont--do not restrict the voting rights of anyone with a felony conviction, even while in prison.
However, incarcerated Sophie Lehmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05384735764789381984noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3757194368856283515.post-27007181773641766982013-12-17T13:33:00.000-05:002013-12-17T13:56:20.018-05:00New Interactive Map from the Census Bureau
Today, the U.S. Census Bureau released Census Explorer, a new interactive map that gives users easier access to neighborhood-level statistics.
The map uses the most current statistics, updated from the 2008-2012 American Community Survey. Topics currently available in Census Explorer include:
Total population,
Percent 65 and older,
Foreign-born population percentage,
Percent of the populationSophie Lehmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05384735764789381984noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3757194368856283515.post-84158828135215450392013-12-16T09:45:00.000-05:002013-12-16T09:45:00.555-05:00New Project Vote Policy Paper: Early Voting
Project Vote's map of early and absentee voting, 2013.
Last month, Project Vote released their latest policy paper, this one on Early Voting. Although voting has traditionally taken place on a single Election Day, in recent years many states have expanded opportunities to vote before Election Day--generally to accommodate voter schedules and in the hopes of increasing turnout.
Early Sophie Lehmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05384735764789381984noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3757194368856283515.post-52576835315626153352013-12-13T09:33:00.000-05:002013-12-19T12:02:40.599-05:00What We Learned in 2013
As 2013 ends, it's the perfect time to reflect on what we learned this year.
This summer, Nonprofit VOTE released a two-part report, Can Nonprofits Increase Voting Among Their Clients, Constituents, and Staff? An Evaluation of the Track the Vote Program. While Part I of the report showcases the impact of nonprofit voter engagement on turnout in 2012, Part II tells the story of the nonprofits Sophie Lehmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05384735764789381984noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3757194368856283515.post-82795738504685966632013-12-11T10:33:00.000-05:002013-12-11T10:33:00.640-05:00January Webinar: Making a Plan for 2014
Midterm elections are next year and 35 Senate seats will be up for election along with all 435 seats in the House of Representatives. At least 21 states will have state-wide ballot measures. Join our January webinar to ensure your nonprofit is prepared:
Plan Ahead 2014: Build a Voter Engagement Timeline for Your Nonprofit
Thursday January 23rd at 2:00pm Eastern
The 2014 midterm Sophie Lehmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05384735764789381984noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3757194368856283515.post-3698769172557684892013-11-30T11:00:00.000-05:002013-12-02T15:16:09.459-05:00The IRS Moves to Limit Political Activity by 501(c)(4) Nonprofits Election spending by 501(c)(4) "social welfare" organizations not required to disclose their donors mushroomed from a few million in 2006 to over $250 million in 2012.
On Thanksgiving eve, the IRS and Treasury department released a long awaited proposal to define and restrict the political activity of 501(c)(4) organizations. What are they proposing? Is it needed? How might this affect George Pillsburyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02651570843196278158noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3757194368856283515.post-36128826759846632202013-11-26T09:39:00.000-05:002013-11-26T09:39:00.526-05:00Connecticut Debuts Election Day Registration
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This month's municipal elections in Connecticut marked the first time voters in the state could register on Election Day. In Connecticut, Election Day Registration is not available at polling
places. Instead, each town has a designated Election Day Registration
location.
Secretary of State Denise Merrill estimates that between 1,500 and 2,000 people took advantage of Sophie Lehmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05384735764789381984noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3757194368856283515.post-2944041042324735062013-11-22T14:21:00.001-05:002013-11-22T14:21:27.982-05:00CIRCLE Reports on Youth Turnout in NJ and VAAccording to CIRCLE's calculations of exit polls, youth turnout was 26% in Virginia and 18% in New Jersey this year. Using the same methods, CIRCLE concluded that youth turnout in Virginia
was 17% in 2009 and 18% in 1997, and in New Jersey 26% in 1997 and 19%
in 2009. This suggests a significant increase in Virginia in 2013 compared to the two most recent gubernatorial races.
These Sophie Lehmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05384735764789381984noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3757194368856283515.post-75668517660239436902013-11-21T09:12:00.000-05:002013-11-21T09:12:00.577-05:00Washington Voters Reject Changes to Initiative Process
This post was written by Aisia Davis, Nonprofit VOTE's Administrative Assistant and a 2L student at New
England Law | Boston.
Earlier this month, Washington voters rejected a proposal that would have increased the profitability of the
signature gathering business by altering the state's initiative process. Washington is one of 24 states which use
an initiative or referendum process that Sophie Lehmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05384735764789381984noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3757194368856283515.post-54389996957977442982013-11-12T09:03:00.000-05:002013-11-12T09:03:00.594-05:00Voter Engagement Case Studies - Learning From 2012
How do nonprofits carry out voter engagement work? Our report Can Nonprofits Increase Voting Among Their Clients, Constituents, and Staff? Case Studies describes how 16 organizations engaged their communities around the 2012 election.
These organizations were among the 94 nonprofit service providers that tracked their voter contacts with 33,741 individuals last year. They ranged from Sophie Lehmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05384735764789381984noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3757194368856283515.post-39486377003931456552013-11-08T09:56:00.000-05:002013-12-09T13:52:44.991-05:00New Reports on Disability and Voter Turnout
The National Council on Disability and the Research Alliance for Accessible Voting have both released new reports on the Experience of Voters with Disabilities in the 2012 Election Cycle and Disability, Voter Turnout, and Voting Difficulties in the 2012 Elections.
They found that 15.6 million people with disabilities reported voting in the November 2012 elections. Their turnout rate was 5.7 Sophie Lehmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05384735764789381984noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3757194368856283515.post-57762900903151336802013-10-25T12:56:00.001-04:002013-10-25T12:56:22.846-04:00Webinar Materials: Nonprofits Increase Voting
Yesterday's webinar, Nonprofits Increase Voting: Findings from 2012, is now available. Many thanks to Kei Kawashima-Ginsberg of CIRCLE and Isela GutiƩrrez-Gunter from Democracy North Carolina for joining us for this discussion.
Watch the presentation on YouTube. If you subscribe to our channel, you'll be notified whenever new content is posted. You can also download the PowerPoint Sophie Lehmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05384735764789381984noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3757194368856283515.post-31178853219165765582013-10-21T09:08:00.000-04:002013-10-21T11:38:59.163-04:00Thursday: Nonprofits Increase Voting - Findings from 2012
There's still time to register for Thursday's webinar:
Nonprofits Increase Voting: Findings from 2012
Thursday October 24th, 2:00-3:00pm Eastern
What happens when nonprofits talk to their constituents about voting? To find out, Nonprofit VOTE and its partners enlisted 94 nonprofit service providers to track their voter contacts with 33,741 individuals in seven states during the 2012 Sophie Lehmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05384735764789381984noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3757194368856283515.post-67459475160026027522013-10-09T08:01:00.000-04:002013-10-09T08:01:00.442-04:00Get Out the Vote Tools for 2013
Currently, 44 states have voter registration lookup tools and 48 have polling place finders. Wouldn't it be great if this (and other) election information was available in one place? You're in luck, it is! Visit our 50 state map to:
Find Your Poll
Check Your Voter Registration
Learn About Voter ID Requirements
You can also access other state-specific voting resources, including contact Sophie Lehmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05384735764789381984noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3757194368856283515.post-86544252842171449942013-10-08T09:40:00.000-04:002013-10-08T09:40:00.842-04:00"Yes, we vote"By Michael Weekes, President of the Providers' Council. Reprinted from The Provider, the newspaper of the Providers' Council, Summer 2013 issue.
Nonprofit VOTE, the
nation's leading nonpartisan
source focused
on engaging
nonprofits in registering voters
and promoting voting
through mission-focused activities,
has released a seminal
report on voting rates for
those connected with Sophie Lehmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05384735764789381984noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3757194368856283515.post-43318455900283087532013-09-30T09:45:00.000-04:002013-09-30T09:45:00.454-04:00October Webinar: Nonprofits Increase Voting - Findings from 2012
Nonprofits Increase Voting: Findings from 2012
Thursday October 24th, 2:00-3:00pm Eastern
What happens when nonprofits talk to their constituents about voting? To find out, Nonprofit VOTE and its partners enlisted 94 nonprofit service providers to track their voter contacts with 33,741 individuals in seven states during the 2012 election. Afterward, CIRCLE conducted an independent analysis Sophie Lehmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05384735764789381984noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3757194368856283515.post-4169489328360186122013-09-27T10:15:00.000-04:002013-09-27T10:15:00.329-04:00Minnesota Voters Can Now Register Online
Yesterday, the Office of the Minnesota Secretary of State announced voters can now register to vote (or update their information) online and that military and overseas voters will be able to apply online for an absentee ballot at mnvotes.org.
The Secretary of State's office touted the online registration process as a way to "deliver convenience to voters, reduce errors in voter rosters, and
Sophie Lehmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05384735764789381984noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3757194368856283515.post-37467084542675099842013-09-26T08:48:00.000-04:002013-10-08T11:43:49.053-04:00Secretaries of State Embrace National Voter Registration Day
Not only did the National Association of Secretaries of State (NASS) declare September National Voter Registration Month, but they once again endorsed National Voter Registration Day (NVRD).
On Tuesday September 24th, more than a dozen secretaries of state
participated in the second annual National Voter Registration Day by promoting voter
registration, hosting special events, or joining theSophie Lehmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05384735764789381984noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3757194368856283515.post-54499295902687282662013-09-24T07:31:00.000-04:002013-09-24T07:31:00.183-04:00It's National Voter Registration Day!
Today is National Voter Registration Day! This second annual holiday for democracy will bring together hundreds of organizations across the country as we register our communities to vote. Participate in the celebration by:
Joining the conversation. Celebrate NVRD by promoting voter registration--send emails to colleagues, tweet with #CelebrateNVRD, and encourage others to spread the word and Sophie Lehmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05384735764789381984noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3757194368856283515.post-74299995123681622412013-09-16T10:41:00.000-04:002013-09-16T10:43:11.433-04:00Integrating Voter Registration into the Enrollment ProcessBy Dana Lawrence,
Director of Communications and Grassroots Advocacy
at the Michigan Primary Care Association. A version of this post appeared on their website.
Last week a group of folks from Michigan Health Centers and other nonprofit organizations came together for a training presented by Michigan Primary Care Association in collaboration with Nonprofit VOTE, Michigan Nonprofit Association, Sophie Lehmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05384735764789381984noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3757194368856283515.post-25720625021508638802013-09-13T12:20:00.000-04:002013-09-13T12:20:52.090-04:00Webinar Materials: Voter Registration for Nonprofits
Yesterday's webinar, Ready, Set, Register: Voter Registration for Nonprofits, is now available. Many thanks to Rebecca Gorrell from the Colorado Participation Project for joining us for this discussion.
Watch the presentation on YouTube. If you subscribe to our channel, you'll be notified whenever new content is posted. You can also download the PowerPoint presentation and the audio portion Sophie Lehmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05384735764789381984noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3757194368856283515.post-52047907570604780972013-09-12T09:39:00.000-04:002013-09-12T09:39:00.603-04:00New Report on Turnout Gaps in 2012 Election
We're pleased to announce that our new voter turnout report, Voter Participation Gaps in the 2012 Presidential Election, is now available. It is the latest in our America Goes to the Polls series and is based on the recently released biennial Census survey on voting and registration. The report tracks, analyzes, and explains prominent turnout gaps like:
Age - 45% of youth (ages 18-29) turned Sophie Lehmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05384735764789381984noreply@blogger.com0