Talking Points
WITH STUDENTS WHO DO NOT VOTE
Doesn’t like the government:
- Utilize your voting privilege to make a difference.
- Voting is your way of expressing this
- It won’t change unless you participate.
- Learn how you want to change it, and then vote for the candidates and resolutions that best fit your views.
- See if any notable school alumni would be interested in contributing donations or time supporting the Voter Engagement Drive and raise awareness to your MyIowaVote program.
- If you don’t vote, others are picking your government for you.
Doesn’t want to make a mistake and vote for the wrong person or don’t think I know enough:
- "Educate yourself on the issues that are important to you"
- "Go to candidate and political party websites and learn their stances"
- "Reach out to campaigns and political parties and ask their views"
- Campaigns and most political organizations desire to reach out and talk to as many people as they can.
Believe Government Is Not Relevant In Their Lives
- Government affects how much you pay for every product you buy.
- Government affects the quality of the neighborhood you live in.
- Government affects the water you drink and the air that you breathe.
- Your future employment can be affected by the government.
- Think of specific reasoning for their school’s focus
- Business – commerce laws and regulation are decided by government
- Education - funding and regulations is decided by the government
- Medicine/Pharmaceutical – Healthcare law is affected by government
- Only votes in big elections
- Local elections decide officials that most directly effect your lives
- Local taxes, local roads, local projects, local education, local businesses including establishments like your school, restaurants, bars, parks, malls, and more.
WITH STUDENTS WHO WONDER WHY THEY SHOULD USE MYIOWAVOTE/ TURBOVOTE
- MyIowaVote/TurboVote will send you free reminders about important deadlines including registration dates, absentee voting dates, and Election Day
- MyIowaVote/TurboVote will help you request an absentee ballot
- MyIowaVote/TurboVote will let you know where to vote on Election Day
- MyIowaVote/TurboVote will let you know what will be on your local ballot
- MyIowaVote/TurboVote will let you know your local voting information EVEN if you choose to be registered in another state
- If they’re not registered to vote
- TurboVote will help you to register to vote online
- If you have an Iowa Drivers License or State ID, you can register to vote online here:
- https://sos.iowa.gov/elections/voterinformation/voterregistration.html
- If you’re from out of state and want to vote in Iowa, you can get a paper form, TurboVote will pre-fill one out for you and you can print it out, sign it, and send it to your county auditor
- MyIowaVote/TurboVote is FREE and comes straight to your text or email
WORKING WITH SCHOOL LEADERSHIP AND ADMINISTRATION TO PROMOTE YOUR VOTER ENGAGEMENT DRIVE AND MY IOWA VOTE
- Easy to participate
- Send out an email promoting the voter registration drive and asking to sign-up for MyIowaVote.
- Have the IT department link or embed an iFrame of the MyIowaVote sign up on the school’s portals.
- Have the IT department share a link and information about MyIowaVote on all school property computers.
- Important to help students become civically engaged and active in their community.
- The elections will be on a lot of student’s minds, so it is important to encourage their participation.
WORKING WITH PROFESSORS AND TEACHING ASSISTANTS
- You’re helping students become civically engaged and encouraging them to shape the world around them.
- Easy to participate
- Email out TurboVote links and promotional information about Voter Engagement Drives
- Offer Voter Registration forms and TurboVote Sign Ups in class.
- Pick a week to offer to print out pre-filled registration forms produced by the TurboVote sign up in class for extra credit.
- Pick a week to have students email their finished Voter Registration PDF’s and print them for them during class for extra credit
WORKING WITH STUDENT ORGANIZATIONS WHO DO NOT NORMALLY GET INVOLVED
- Your organization is involving itself with a very popular topic, the General Election that almost everyone will be talking about.
- It’s a great way to get the word out about your organization on campus by joining up with an event that will grab attention.
- Email out TurboVote links and promotional information about Voter Engagement Drives
- Offer Voter Registration forms and TurboVote Sign Ups in class.
- Pick a week to offer to print out pre-filled registration forms produced by the TurboVote sign up in class for extra credit.
- Pick a week to have students email their finished Voter Registration PDF’s and print them for them during class for extra credit
- Allow other participating organizations to speak about their organizations and why they’re helping at events.
- Easy to participate
- Send out an email to your membership promoting the voter registration drive and asking to sign-up for MyIowaVote.
- Designate member of your organization to help out with the planning committee and help out with outreach
- Invite a member of the Voter Engagement Planning Committee to speak at your meetings or events.
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