Turnout Nation
Research shows personal outreach can make all the difference on whether someone votes. We are a non-partisan non-profit.
Become a Voting Captain and we'll give you all the tools to help 10 friends vote!
19/06/2024
Junteenth is a good day for Americans to look into history that was left out of whatever curriculum we studied. The most influential and interesting person I learned about an embarrassingly long time after I finished school is A. Philip Randolph.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/A._Philip_Randolph
Happy Juneteenth to all. Stay relentless, siblings.
A. Philip Randolph - Wikipedia Asa Philip Randolph[1] (April 15, 1889 – May 16, 1979) was an American labor unionist and civil rights activist. In 1925, he organized and led the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters, the first successful African-American-led labor union. In the early Civil Rights Movement and the Labor Movement, ...
31/08/2023
Completing your civic duty + a sticker = a fun time
14/08/2023
Increased education about how the government works and how to vote, especially in high school as students approach voting age, is critical in allowing young people to feel informed and prepared to vote.
Being convicted of a crime does not take away your citizenship and should not take away your right to vote, especially once you have served your time. Graphic courtesy of Into Action.
07/08/2023
Committing a crime shouldn't take away your right to vote, especially after completing your sentence.
03/08/2023
Voting should not be harder just because English isn't your first language.
31/07/2023
The United States of America does not have an official language, so we need to help those voters who are not as proficient in English by providing voting materials and ballots in other languages.
29/07/2023
Unfortunately, this is not a scary movie but a reality.
26/07/2023
Voter purges can strip eligible voters of their right to vote and greatly impact elections.
25/07/2023
Going to the polls should not be like going into a warzone.
19/07/2023
People deserve to be able to vote without being harassed or threatened.
17/07/2023
It should not be this hard to vote in America.
13/07/2023
Waiting in a very long line can greatly discourage voting, especially if there is bad weather. We need to make sure densely-populated areas are getting more polling locations, not less.
10/07/2023
Voting is too important to democracy to only have one day where you can vote for each election.
06/07/2023
People are busy, and some days are worse than others, but that shouldn't prevent them from being able to exercise their right to vote. Expanding early voting days and locations is one way to help!
01/07/2023
These rules target young voters and make it harder for them to vote. How can we change Voter ID laws to make voting more accessible for everyone?
27/06/2023
Part 2 of our Summer Series on the barriers to voting in America! This time Voter ID Laws.
24/06/2023
Complicated processes and deadlines for voter registration make it significantly harder for first-time and infrequent voters to vote.
20/06/2023
Follow along this summer as we explore some common barriers to voting people experience as well as some potential solutions!
15/06/2023
Join Turnout Nation to learn how to encourage your personal network to participate in every election! Sign up here: www.turnoutnation.org/captain
23/05/2023
We can't wait until we can vote again! Do you know when you get to vote next? Join Turnout Nation as a Voting Captain and find out! Sign up here: www.turnoutnation.org/captain
16/05/2023
Make sure you get to the polls today! And remind any friends or family you have in PA to get there too!
15/05/2023
Make a plan and get excited to vote, Pennsylvania!
14/05/2023
Follow this easy 4-step process to help raise voter turnout! Sign up here: www.turnoutnation.org/captain
12/05/2023
How silly of him!
11/05/2023
The primaries for many important local and state positions are on Tuesday! Have you made your plan to vote yet?
10/05/2023
If it is your first time voting at a polling place in Pennsylvania, you must show ID. Here are some of the options you have for ID. Find out more here: https://www.vote.pa.gov/Voting-in-PA/Pages/Elections-FAQs.aspx
05/05/2023
Do you have a plan for when you're going to vote tomorrow?
03/05/2023
Make sure you and your friends have valid forms of photo ID ready for the election in Texas!
02/05/2023
Do you need an absentee ballot for the May 16th, PA election? Only one week left to request it!
Welcome to Turnout Nation!
Since 2000, turnout in presidential elections has varied between 50% and 59% of eligible voters. In midterm elections, turnout has been even lower. Turnout Nation has set out to change that. As a non-partisan, non-profit national group of peers that does not charge for access to its resources, Turnout Nation offers an extremely effective method for activists who are tired of losing elections, to ensure their like-minded friends will vote.
Most widely used voter outreach methods rely on candidate campaign volunteers to connect with strangers, using tools like canvassing, batch texting, and letter writing. With this strategy, voter registration is often considered a separate activity, reflected in a voter turnout increase—at best—in the low single digits.
We are reengineering these stranger-to-stranger efforts to help our activists help the people they know to vote. Our focus on activists and their friends creates a decentralized, peer-to-peer network—a tool that extends political power to new communities that may have low voting rates. This method is highly effective, relying on the strength of social bonds and accountability to ensure people have the education and opportunity to exercise their rights.
Based on the success of early local trials in November 2019, Turnout Nation is scaling more widely using state open primaries across the country to build the community and hone the method, with a focus on the November 2020 national elections.
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