POLITICIANS PAY ATTENTION
TO TWO THINGS…MONEY AND VOTES.
Our votes matter in every election. Ohio Unity Coalition focuses on issues our communities care about and we connect those issues to the importance of voting. We welcome your involvement with helping to increase the civic participation of black voters across Ohio. We must register, educate and turnout more voters in order to maximize our impact and influence in elections and policy.
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Registered voters may cast an early in-person ballot at their county board of elections. Click here to find the early in-person voting location in your county.
The deadline to register to vote in the November 7th General Election is October 10th. You can register to vote online by clicking the link below.
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National Voter Registration Day
TUESDAY SEPTEMBER 19th
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The nation’s biggest nonpartisan civic holiday dedicated to getting every eligible American registered to vote when organizations ranging from Fortune 500 companies to local food banks and public libraries join forces for a nationwide democracy blitz to create broad awareness of voter registration opportunities through in-person events and virtual events, as well as digital, social, and traditional media outreach.
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In Ohio alone, more than HALF A MILLION ELIGIBLE BLACK PEOPLE ARE UNREGISTERED TO VOTE. Join us, to make certain they have an opportunity to get registration ready as a key step to participating in the fall 2023 election.
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MORE THAN 124,000 Ohio VOTERS WERE PURGED IN 2023 and there are nearly 200,000 ELIGIBLE BLACK VOTERS WHO ARE NOT REGISTERED IN THE STATE.
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Let’s make sure everyone who wants to cast a ballot doesn’t miss the opportunity due to an easily accessible registration problem.
This National Voter Registration Day, commit to:
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Check you voter registration to make sure your info is up to date and accurate
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Help a friend or family member verify their voter registration information
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Share this info on how to check voter registration by posting on social media, texting and helping at in-person events.
Defending the right to vote is a constant battle but we WIN, by using our VOTE/VOICE on Election Day and beyond. Our best key to access power is the ability to vote.
NVRD ACTION TOOLKIT
Take Two
During your Meeting/Service take two minutes to ask your members to www.ohiounity.org or scan the QR code to check their own registration to make certain it is accurate.
Have members pass out voter registration cards to anyone who needs to update their registration and collect them back before people leave.
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MAKE AN ANNOUNCEMENT BEFORE YOUR MEETING ENDS TO COLLECT THEM BACK and encourage
members to share www.ohiounity.org with other family and friends.
Encourage the organization to share in any announcements/publications leading up to the October 10 voter registration deadline.
RE-UP Your Registration
More than 124,000 Ohio voters have been purged from the voter rolls. Make sure is not YOU. Go to https://registrationreadiness.ohiosos.gov/ to make sure you have not been purged. If you have, You can RE-UP your registration by going to https://olvr.ohiosos.gov/IdentificationInformation
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5 Friends or Family Texting Program
Text Five Friends or Family Members one of the following messages:
I checked and I’m Good (use if you checked and your information is ok)
The message:
I’m happy I took 2 minutes to make sure my voter registration was accurate. Don’t be shocked if you go to vote and your name is not on the list. I don’t want you to be one of those people. Please go to www.ohiounity.org and make sure your info is right. After you check yourself, text five friends or family members so they can be vote ready too. #RuVoteReady? #VotingIsPower.
I Checked and had to update (use if you checked and you had to make an update)
The message:
I’m happy I took 2 minutes to make sure my voter registration was accurate and was surprised to find there was an error in my voter information. I was able to fix it quickly, so I won’t have problems when I go vote this Election.
Don’t be caught off guard, and I want you to check your information too. Please go to www.ohiounity.org to make sure your info is correct. After you check yourself, text five friends or family members so they can be ready they can vote too.
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#ItsNationalVoteRregistrationDay
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#Take2toBeSureyouareRegisteredToVote
#ohiounitycoalitionvoterregistration
#blackvoterpower
#ICheckedAndImGood