Get Out The Vote:

The Washington State Neighborhood Challenge

Over 250,000 Democrats attended their neighborhood precinct caucuses on February 9, 2008, one of the largest caucus turnouts in the country. However, to guarantee a Democratic win in the White House, for our own Washington State governor, and for many other State and local officials, we need to ensure that every Democrat in Washington State 1) is registered and 2) votes in the August 19 primary and November 4 general election. The State Party has initiated the Neighborhood Challenge to help us accomplish this goal.

Surprisingly, only 63-75% of Washington residents are registered to vote—the remaining unregistered voters offer a significant opportunity to increase our ranks. In the 46th LD, we have committed to add 5,000 new voter registrants before November. We believe we can increase our total Democratic votes across the state by 100,000.

WE NEED YOU!

Please help us canvass your neighborhoods for new voter registrants and in get-out-the-vote efforts. If you can help, please contact 46th LD members Kathryn Lewis at kathryn@kathrynelewis.com, Tim Keller at timothykeller@mac.com, or Bernadette Laqueur at blaqueur@comcast.net. Another source of information is Chris Rule from the State Democratic Party.

IMPORTANT UPCOMING DATES

• Saturday, May 10: National Canvass Day, 1:30-4:30 p.m.
  Participate in this group effort to register voters near the University District. See the 46th LD website calendar for more information.
  
• Sunday, May 18: 46th LD Precinct Canvass Event, 1:30-4 p.m.
  Team up with your neighbors and Precinct Organizer to register voters.
  
• Saturday, May 31: 46th LD Precinct Canvass Event, 10 a.m. to noon
  Another opportunity to register voters and get to know your neighbors.
  

Resources

The following files are available for download. We hope they will be useful to you. Help us meet the challenge!

• Precinct Organizer Helpful Hints (PDF)
• Voter Registration Sample Script (PDF)
• Challenge Tally Sheet (PDF)
• "We missed you!" Slim Jim (PDF)
• Neighborhood Challenge Organizers (PDF)
• Challenge Calendar, May 2008 (PDF)