Does this bring in money or votes? Newsletter 14
Hey there! I’m Meg DiMartino, the digital organizing director at the DNC. As the name of our newsletter suggests, this is the place to read all about bringing in money and votes. Today, with 47 days until Election Day, let’s talk about VOTES!
I am so excited to be back to announce some BRAND NEW upgrades to IWillVote.com and some ways you can become an IWillVote influencer. 👀 Let’s go!
Feature:
Vote by mail & voter education
For the first time ever, IWillVote.com and our Spanish site VoyAVotar.com, provide voters with an end to end vote by mail experience.
That means that that our site guides a voter through their best voting-by-mail option based on their state and county regulations, including:
Requesting a ballot online. A voter will be directed to their state’s online vote-by-mail request form.
Requesting a ballot by email. A voter completes a vote-by-mail request form, including uploading a picture of their signature (where required), on IWillVote.com. The form is automatically emailed to the state.
Printing and mailing their request. A voter completes a vote-by-mail request form on IWillVote.com. The voter then prints, signs, and mails the request form to the state.
Requesting a prepaid return envelope: A voter completes a vote-by-mail request form on IWillVote.com and requests a prepaid return envelope for it. The voter will then receive their completed request form via mail to sign and return in a prepaid return envelope.
In addition to the vote by mail launch, IWillVote.com has been updated to now include new state-specific voter education pages and resources -- to help voters easily find their states’ deadlines to vote by mail, early, or in person, as well as other important information about their states’ voting process.
My hard ask to you
The magic of IWillVote.com is due to a strong partnership between the DNC Tech Team, the Biden team, and the DNC Mobilization team. We have put a lot into making this website the best resource it can be, and it only actually works if we get it into the hands of voters who need it.
Folks, we have 7 weeks to go. If you are trying to figure out how you or your team can help, please share IWillVote.com. We even have some fun IG story graphics for you to use (if you want to feel like an influencer for a day!) The more people who feel confident in sharing this website in English and Spanish, the wider the audience is, and the more people we can reach.
Job opportunities:
The 2020 coordinated campaign is still hiring for some open roles. If you want to spend the next 7ish weeks in the arena, apply here.
🧵Thread we think you should read (and retweet) 🧵
Closing:
IWillVote.com is a fundamental piece of the Democratic Party’s infrastructure. It’s been around since 2012 (did you know that it started out as GottaVote.com?!) and it has been battle tested ever since. We are so proud to have a site that gives voters accurate information and meaningful choices to make about casting their vote.
The only way we get out of the mess Trump has made is if we vote and encourage everyone we know to vote too. IWillVote.com makes the choices a voter has to make this year that much simpler thanks to the many, many team members powering this thing. So! Please visit IWillVote.com today and share it with your friends too, while you’re at it.
If you have any questions, please reach out to me! I am happy to answer any questions about my #1 favorite topic: IWillVote.com.
IWillVote, will you?
Meg