Be An Election Day Hero:
Get Out The Vote On November 4, 2008
As
the November 4, 2008 General Election approaches, SBACC invites you to join Secretary of
State Debra Bowen in spreading the word about voting by
letting your employees and customers know how easy it is to
take part in elections.
While 58 percent of registered voters
cast a ballot in the February 5 Presidential Primary
Election, this was only 40 percent of the people who
were eligible to vote. Since many people spend
significant amounts of time at work, you and other
employers have a unique opportunity to make a difference
on voter participation.
Here are some simple, nonpartisan ways
you can provide your employees and customers with the
basic tools and information they need to take part in
elections:
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Paycheck or Billing Invoice Insert |
Place a brief message on
paychecks or invoices or insert a flyer into paycheck or
invoice envelopes.
Here is a sample short message for employee paychecks or
customer bills:
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Are you registered to vote in the November 4,
2008
General Election?
Do you want to sign up to vote by mail?
Call the Secretary of State at
1-800-345-VOTE or go to
www.sos.ca.gov |
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Website, Email or Text Message |
Add a “MyVote Election Information” button to your
website.
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Download this button for your company's website and link it to
the Secretary of State's voter information page.
Click here to go there now for
installation instructions. |
Email or text a short message about voting. Here is an
example:
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Need information about the November 4, 2008
General Election?
Do you want to sign up to vote by mail?
Visit www.sos.ca.gov/elections/voter_ed.htm |
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Newsletter |
Add an information box in internal and external
newsletters. Here are some samples:
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Sample newsletter message about voter
registration deadline.
The November 4, 2008 General Election is just
around the corner. In coordination with the
Secretary of State's office, we are
encouraging you, your family, and friends to
register to vote!
The last day to register to vote in the
November 4, 2008 General Election is October 20.
Polls are open on Election Day from 7:00
a.m. to 8:00 p.m.
For more information, call the Secretary of
State at 1-800-345-VOTE or go to
www.sos.ca.gov/elections/voter_ed.htm
Sample newsletter message about voting by
mail
Did you know that any registered California
voter can vote by mail? The last day to sign
up to vote by mail in the November 4, 2008 General
Election is October 28. Find out more
through the Secretary of State’s office at
1-800-345-VOTE or
www.sos.ca.gov/elections_m.htm
Sample newsletter message about being a
poll worker
Earn money and make a difference on Election
Day by working at a polling place. For more
information about being a poll worker, call
the Secretary of State at 1-800-345-VOTE or
go to www.sos.ca.gov/elections/voter_ed.htm
Sample newsletter message about finding the
correct polling place
Wondering where to vote on November 4, 2008? Find
your polling place by calling the Secretary
of State at 1-800-345-VOTE or visiting www.sos.ca.gov |
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Help Staff a Polling Place On Election Day |
Email a short message about
staffing a polling place on election day. Here is an
example:
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Employees who work at the polls on Election Day perform
a vital community service. Consider “adopting” a polling
place, where two or three employees can work as a team.
For information, please contact your county’s elections
office using the list provided at www.sos.ca.gov/elections/elections_d.htm
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What Others Are Doing |
Here are some ways employers have used these sample
messages during the last statewide election:
Northrop Grumman Corporation posted this message on its
employee website:
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In order to be eligible to vote in the June
3, 2008 California primary election, you
must register by May 19, 2008. Voter
registration can be done quickly and easily
by visiting the California Secretary of
State’s Web site: www.sos.ca.gov/elections/elections_vr.htm |
Sempra Energy placed this and other information on its
employee website:
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On June 3,
California voters will have the opportunity to help
choose the party nominees for many congressional and
state legislative offices and decide on measures placed
on the ballot by members of the public. In coordination
with the California Secretary of State’s office, Sempra
Energy is encouraging you, your family and friends to
register to vote. The last day to register to vote for
the June 3 Statewide Direct Primary Election is May 19.
If you haven’t registered, go to
the
Secretary of State’s Web site at www.sos.ca.gov/elections/elections_vr.htm
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More Information |
For more
information on the MyVote Democracy At Work Project, please
contact Arlene Pinzler in the
Secretary of State's office at
Arlene.Pinzler@sos.ca.gov or call 213-897-6225.
