The Our Homes, Our Votes campaign is NLIHC’s nonpartisan initiative to boost voter turnout among low-income renters and elevate housing as an election issue. As the 2024 election season approaches, Our Homes, Our Votes will provide regular updates about the intersection of housing justice and nonpartisan civic engagement in Memo to Members & Partners. To learn more about Our Homes, Our Votes, visit www.ourhomes-ourvotes.org.
Register for Our Homes, Our Votes Webinar: Laying the Groundwork for Your Campaign (Monday, 4/29)
The Our Homes, Our Votes: 2024 webinar series provides resources, guidance, and inspiration for organizations and individuals seeking to launch or strengthen their own nonpartisan voter and candidate engagement initiatives. The next webinar in the series, “Laying the Groundwork for Your Campaign,” will take place on Monday, 4/29, at 2:30 pm ET. Register for the webinar here.
With the November 2024 elections just six months away, now is the time for housing organizations to launch their nonpartisan election initiatives. This webinar will walk through key considerations for planning a strong voter and candidate engagement campaign. Courtney Cooperman, project manager of Our Homes, Our Votes, will discuss the essentials of keeping your campaign nonpartisan. Morgan Murray, voter engagement programs manager for the League of Women Voters, will share tips for launching a successful initiative that encompasses voter registration, education, and mobilization. Eddy Zerbe, deputy director of Students Learn Students Vote, will present on the nonpartisan Civic Holidays as an organizing tool for election season.
The webinar dates and topics are listed below. All webinars will be held from 2:30 to 3:30 pm ET. For full descriptions of each session, visit: www.ourhomes-ourvotes.org/webinars-2024
- Laying the Groundwork for Your Campaign (Monday, April 29)
- Voter Registration 101 (Monday, May 20)
- Forming Partnerships in Your Community (Monday, June 3)
- Tenant Organizing and Elections: Getting Out the Renter Vote (Monday, June 17)
- Voting While Experiencing Homelessness (Monday, July 1)
- Transportation to the Polls (Monday, July 15)
- Housing Providers and Voter Engagement (Monday, July 29)
- Getting Candidates on the Record about Housing and Homelessness (Monday, August 19)
- Celebrating the Civic Holidays (Tuesday, September 3)
- Voter Education: The Who, What, Where, When, Why, and How (Monday, September 16)
- Voter Education: Combating Misinformation and Disinformation (Monday, September 30)
- Overcoming Voter Suppression (Monday, October 7)
- Countdown to Election Day: Getting Out the Vote! (Monday, October 21)
- Knowing Your Rights: Voter Protection on Election Day (Monday, November 4)
- A Look Ahead: Next Steps for Civic Engagement and Housing Justice (Monday, November 18)
For more information about the Our Homes, Our Votes campaign, visit: https://www.ourhomes-ourvotes.org/
Become a National Voter Registration Day Community Partner!
National Voter Registration Day (NVRD) is a nonpartisan civic holiday that activates nonprofits, campuses, businesses, and other organizations to register voters in their communities. The holiday reaches tens of thousands of voters each year and has registered more than five million voters to date since its launch in 2012. NVRD will take place on Tuesday, September 17, 2024. Sign up to become an NVRD Community Partner to receive complimentary posters and stickers, digital assets, and updates about NVRD events and grant opportunities.
Community partners agree to stay nonpartisan in all promotion of the event and voter registration activities. Click here for the community partner signup form.
VOT-ER Publishes Guides to Promote Civic Health
VOT-ER, an organization that develops nonpartisan civic engagement tools and programs for healthcare professionals, released two bundles of resources for advocates to promote civic health in their communities. The first collection of resources, “Securing a Statewide Proclamation for Civic Health Month,” provides detailed steps to gain official recognition of the month of August as Civic Health Month in your state. Civic Health Month uplifts the intersection between voting and health and celebrates efforts to ensure that every voter has the opportunity to support their community’s health at the ballot box. The second collection of resources, “You Say You Want a Resolution: Passing a Resolution to Promote Civic Health Guide,” contains tips for passing a resolution in support of civic health at an association of medical professionals, health students, or other health association.
For more information about VOT-ER, visit: https://vot-er.org/