Ohio Votes July Update

Over 60 organizations have expressed interest in becoming an Ohio Votes partner, and counting! Thanks to everyone who has already confirmed your participation as an Ohio Votes Partner!

If you’d like to join us, sign up your agency through this Ohio Votes Partner survey or sign up to volunteer as an individual.

OHVotes.org is LIVE!

First, I am excited to announce that our new voter portal is officially live! Check it out at www.OHVotes.org This mobile-friendly tool allows voters to easily check if they are properly registered to vote. If they aren’t, it guides the voter through the online registration process. If a voter is registered, but at risk of being purged, it prompts them to re-register.

OHVotes.org also allows voters to:

Pledge to vote in the General Election
Sign up to receive voting updates
Find general voter information – where, when, and how they can vote
Learn more about Ohio Votes

#WhyOhioVotes

We’ve officially launched #WhyOhioVotes and encourage you to participate! It’s easy. Just have your GOTV helpers and your clients:

Record a video up to 1 minute long stating why you plan to vote
Upload it to social media and include #WhyOhioVotes
Tag 3 friends to make their own video!

Here’s my video! I would love to see yours, so don’t be afraid to get the ball rolling at your organization!

Ohio Votes Literature

Three different versions of our 2018 voter empowerment posters will be available soon for free! If you would like to hang these posters at your agency, and receive other literature including voter pledge cards, voter education literature, and other swag fill out this Literature Order Form and we’ll mail it to your agency.

Voting Advocate Training

Cleveland VOTES Nonprofit (Nonpartisan) Voter Engagement Training: TODAY, July 24, at 1:00-3:30 p.m. and 6:00-8:30 p.m. (two separate training sessions). Centers for Families and Children, 4500 Euclid Ave Cleveland, Ohio. Parking is available from 46th and Prospect Avenue. While the training is FREE, registration is preferred. Contact Jennifer Lumpkin for additional questions.

Ohio Votes Training – Early Bird 2: TOMORROW, Wednesday, July 25, 3:30-5:00 p.m. COHHIO Office, 175 S. 3rd St., Columbus, OH, 43215 RSVP here. (This will be the last Ohio Votes summer training. The next session will be in September.)

Ohio Votes Training Videos: You can also view our Voting Advocate Training webinar on your own time at our website. If you are a Site GOTV Coordinator (SGC) and you choose to watch our training video at home, you will need to submit this brief Post-Webinar Quiz. Additionally, you are welcome to use this quiz as a training mechanism for your GOTV helpers.

National Low Income Housing Coalition’s “Building the Base: Voter Registration of Low Income Renters and their Allies”: TODAY, July 24 at 3:00 p.m. This is the second in NLIHC’s six-part series on nonpartisan voter engagement. Today’s webinar will feature key considerations for door-to-door registration drives, voter registration at community events, and the incorporation of voter registration efforts into day-to-day operations.

National Voter Registration Day

Sign up to partner for #NationalVoterRegistrationDay today! NVRD partners organize registration drives and publicize the holiday within their communities. The NVRD Team provides training opportunities, voter registration resources, and organizing kits with posters and stickers. RSVP for their Aug. 16 webinar.