Resources to Empower Michiganders to Vote — Pass Them Forward

By MUUSJN on Saturday, October 24th, 2020

All Hands on Deck! Voting Resources

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It’s Not Too Late to Make a Difference

With just 11 days until the election there are still things you can do to make sure people are empowered to vote absentee or in person. Here are some practical election resources:

  1. ENCOURAGE YOUR FRIENDS AND FAMILY TO VOTE – We can gently encourage our friends and family to vote absentee. As of this week, over one third of the people who’ve requested absentee ballots have not yet returned them. With a little more than a week to go until November 3rd, we can help increase the turnout for this most important election. Click on Ballotpower.org to learn if your friends or relatives have requested an absentee ballot and if the clerk has received it. Just enter their names (as written on their drivers’ licenses) and their addresses. This is all public information provided through the Secretary of State. For more information, call or text Randy Block at 248-224-5572.
  2. MICHIGAN SUPREME COURT CANDIDATES ON THE BALLOT – State Supreme Court judges will continue to play an important role in Michigan policy disputes. Click HERE to see a list of endorsements of 2020 candidates on the ballot for the MIchigan Supreme Court gathered by Nomi Joyrich, MUUSJN’s Reproductive and Economic Justice Organizer.
  3. COURT BLOCKS PAID RIDES TO THE POLLS BUT VOLUNTEER RIDES ALLOWED – The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit Court ruled in favor of the Republican led legislature, reinstating a ban on hiring transportation to the polls. However, the ruling does not prohibit volunteers from driving voters to the polls for free. Click HEREto read article in Detroit Free Press. It’s advised that volunteers use face masks and exercise Covid-19 caution when assisting frail, elderly or people without transportation to the polls.
  4. PICK UP YOUR BALLOT EARLY AT YOUR CLERK’S OFFICE. You can apply for your ballot, complete it and submit ballot all on one visit to your clerk’s office. Or you can take your ballot home, complete it and return it to the clerk’s office. Or you can take your completed (and signed) ballot to your clerk’s secure drop box. Go to this website find the dropbox that applies to your voting precinct: www.MichiganDropBox.comYou must use the dropbox designated for the area in which you are registered to vote. For the address for your local clerk, go to: ballotpower.org
  5. The ELECTION AND BEYOND: A FORUM WITH THREE SOCIAL JUSTICE LEADERS – Tuesday October 27th, 6:30 – 8:30 p.m. Join the MUUSJN Interfaith GOTV Campaign in a conversation about racial justice and voting on Tuesday, October 27th, 6:30 – 8:30 p.m. Click HEREto register for this zoom forum featuring: Desirae Simmons, Co-Director, Interfaith Council for Peace and Justice; Piper Carter, Detroit Hip Hop Caucus, Hartwell Block Club; and Branden Snyder, Director, Detroit Action. Click HERE for a colorful flyer to share with others.
  6. OPPORTUNITIES TO PHONE & TEXT BANK – MUUSJN’s Interfaith GOTV Campaign invites people who would like to enjoy the company of other activists while reaching out to the public to do phone and text banking to join Sharon Pedersen and Vicki McGaffigan.
  • SATURDAY, OCTOBER 24th, 6:30 – 8:30 p.m. Join the MUUSJN Interfaith GOTV Campaign in phone banking to people of color and others whose voices may not be heard Register HERE
  • TUESDAY, OCTOBER 27th, 6:30 – 8:30 p.m. Join the MUUSJN Interfaith GOTV Campaign in a conversation about racial justice and voting. Click HEREto register.
  • THURSDAY, OCTOBER 29th, 6:30 – 8:30 p.m. Register HERE 
  • SATURDAY, OCTOBER 31st, 6:30 – 8:30 p.m. Register HERE
For more information, contact Sharon Pedersen at 517-740-2629 or sspedersen@sbcglobal.net

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