To avoid long lines voting on November 3, early in-person absentee voting is available at your clerk’s office from Monday, September 28 until Monday, November 2, 2020 at 4 p.m. You don’t even have to request an absentee ballot ahead of time. You can go to your clerk’s office, request the absentee ballot application, fill it out, hand it in, receive your absentee ballot, fill it out, and hand it in, thus having voting in the 2020 general election. For your convenience, the City Clerk's office of Mt. Pleasant will also be open for in-person absentee voting on Saturday, October 31, 2020 from 8 a.m. - 4 p.m. Check your clerk’s office for their weekend-ahead-of-November 3 in-persons absentee voting hours at www.mi.gov/vote (click on the “My Clerk” tab, and enter your address to find information for your city/township clerk).
1. Engage in Phone and Text Banking
The Michigan Interfaith Get Out the Vote (GOTV) Campaign has organized phone banking and/or text banking on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and/or Saturdays. This is part of the UU the Vote campaign to engage our neighbors, educate our communities, mobilize voters, and rally around ballot initiatives, with values based on our theology and principles. A brief training is provided, and then you spend time with other concerned people in Michigan either calling or texting. To join in these efforts, see this flyer. 2. Encourage Family and Friends to Become Election Workers The State of Michigan needs election workers throughout the state. Election workers are needed to serve at the polling stations and to assist clerks and count ballots. Serving as an election worker is a paid position, and all election workers are trained on proper protocols. Contact your family members and friends wherever they are in Michigan and encourage them to become an election worker; they simply need to go to www.Michigan.gov/democracyMVP. 3. One More Easy Way to Get Out the Vote Make a phone call to every adult niece, nephew, and grandchild you have across the United States and engage them in a conversation about voting. Have they registered? What’s their plan to vote? Do they know how to vote by absentee ballot? For those living in Michigan, see the this 2020 Voter Information Sheet for what they will need to know. For those living outside of Michigan, direct them to either https://www.campusvoteproject.org/state-student-voting-guides if they are a college/university student or https://www.nbcnews.com/specials/plan-your-vote-state-by-state-guide-voting-by-mail-early-in-person-voting-election/index.html?cid=bc_npd_nn_ms_np-1_200816 if they are not, and help them make sense of the information. You can also share how your values help you make your decisions about your votes. Now’s the Time to Step Up!
Candidate Forums The League of Women Voters Mt. Pleasant Area hosted and recorded virtual candidate forums for the Mt. Pleasant School Board (on September 16) and for the Mt. Pleasant City Commission (on September 17). Use these links to view each forum on. Election Workers Needed Across the State The State of Michigan is in need of election workers throughout the state. Election workers are needed to serve at the polling stations and to assist clerks and count ballots. Serving as an election worker is a paid position, and all election workers are trained on proper protocols. If you or someone you know might be available, please go to www.Michigan.gov/democracyMVP. In-person absentee voting In-person absentee voting is available at your clerk’s office from September 28 until Monday, November 2, 2020 at 4 p.m. You can go to your clerk’s office, request the absentee ballot application, fill it out, hand it in, receive your absentee ballot, fill it out, and hand it in, thus having voting in the 2020 general election. For your convenience, the City Clerk's office of Mt. Pleasant will also be open for in-person absentee voting on Saturday, October 31, 2020 from 8 am - 4 pm. GOTV Campaign – Phone and Text Banking
If you are interested in phone banking and/or text banking with the MI Interfaith GOTV Action Group (Tuesdays, Thursdays and/or Saturdays), see this flyer. LWV - Volunteers are needed for the following events: Mid-Michigan Community College for National Voter Registration Day Tuesday, September 22, 10:30-1:30 pm. Event will be outside, we will be hosting a table with information, masks required. Postcard Writers! We need help writing personal messages on postcards encouraging people to vote. These will be distributed to clients at the Soup Kitchen, Meals-On-Wheels, Clothing Inc., and other places to be determined. Please reply via email to: [email protected] if you’d like to help! Candidate Forums The League of Women candidate forum for the Mt. Pleasant School Board is scheduled for September 16, and the forum for the Mr. Pleasant City Commission will be September 17. These will be ZOOM events, and questions for the candidates can be submitted at the Mt. Pleasant LWV website here. Look for a Facebook post that can be shared. If You’re Unsure about Absentee Voting… Do you want to make sure your Absentee Ballot is counted? Do you want to vote absentee but feel confused about the process? The First UU Congregation of Ann Arbor is holding three 60-minute ZOOM Voting Clinics to provide hands-on help with getting and using an absentee ballot! Come yourself if you are a first-time absentee voter or encourage a family member to come if they are “absentee curious.” We’ll give pointers on how to make sure your ballot is not rejected. Dates:
Use this link to RSVP. Meeting links and materials will be sent after RSVP. First, check to see if you’re registered at www.michigan.gov/vote. If you aren’t, you can register online at this same website; the deadline to register online is October 19. If you are registered, make sure your address is accurate. You can also check to see if an absentee ballot will be automatically sent to you if you indicated both elections on your original request as well as if you are now on the permanent list to receive absentee ballot applications for future elections. If not, you should receive an application for an absentee ballot from the Secretary of Stte, or you can request one online. Next week, information on early voting. If you have any questions, contact David Wagstaff or Norma Bailey.
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