North Carolina, home of the Tar Heels, Krispy Kreme Donuts, the stunning Outer Banks, and as Project Vote recently experienced, an amazing range of organizations that share a passion for helping their community get registered to vote!
Project Vote and Blue Print NC recently held a training session in Raleigh, N.C. on how to run a community-based voter registration drives. Based on Project Vote’s 10 years of experience, Project Vote Deputy Director Amy Busefink shared the best practices of voter registration, including the risks of running a drive; an overview of voter registration laws in N.C.; how to manage teams of canvassers; and the importance of a proper quality control system.
The attending organizations—including Unifour One, Planned Parenthood, the N.C. League of Conservation Voters (NCLCV), Ignite, Action N.C., N.C. Public Interest Research Group (NPIRG), North Carolinians Against Gun Violence (NCAGV), Richir Outreach and North Carolina A. Philip Randolph Institute (NCAPRI)—represented a range of issues as well as a range of experience around running voter registration drives. For some, attending the training was more about understanding current state laws and best practices for risk mitigation. For others, learning the fundamentals of how to set up and run a successful voter registration drive was an important take-away. Whatever the needs, Amy’s rich knowledge and experience with the subject brought not only practical know-how but stories from the field, adding real life context and sometimes a bit of humor!
Project Vote offers voter registration drive training sessions to organizations all over the United States, supporting community-based and national organizations in getting their local communities registered to vote and building local capacity to successfully-run, large registration drives. If you or your organization would be interested in attending a training session contact Project Vote for more information.
Photo by Project Vote.