Your guide to tripling your impact

Research shows that when people are contacted by someone in their social network encouraging them to vote, they are considerably more likely to do so. It’s called relational organizing—and it’s easy to do! Here’s a guide to tripling your impact right now—it’ll only take a few minutes.

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Step 1: Identify 3 people you can reach out to and encourage to vote early this year.

Use their addresses to help them identify their polling locations. It can also be helpful to jot down issues that each of them cares about. You can use this to help find their polling location and tailor your asks to them in order to better motivate them to the polls.

Name	Address	What do they care about?
EXAMPLE: Mary Jones	3 Main Street	Immigration, Reproductive Rights
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Step 2: Make your plan to reach out!

How are you going to contact them?

• Text or direct message: This can be a quick and fast way to reach out to people, especially if you already communicate with them this way.
• Phone call: Calling someone can be intimidating, but it can be more personal than a text and opens up a conversation.
• In person: If you already have plans to see someone or want to make plans, this can be a convenient way to naturally bring up early voting. You could even make plans to vote together!
• Carrier pigeon: We don’t recommend this method. Even in its heyday, it really only allowed for one-way communication.

Don’t let perfect be the enemy of good. This guide is just a suggestion, but figure out what will work for your schedule, social networks, and capacity. Then do it!

Step 3: Make your plan—together

Early voting rules vary state by state and even county by county. To make it easy, MoveOn has voter resources you can use to research your information. Talk through the details and potential barriers with each person and write it down—people are more likely to follow through if they’ve made a plan. If you’re unsure about the rules where you live, your secretary of state website is also a great resource.

Use the format below to write down your plan! You can print this out, or copy it down by hand.

And, when possible, make it fun! Go together and plan an activity before or after voting. Create a group chat where you share your early voting selfies. Get creative!

Helpful Tools & Tips

Stuck on what to say? We’ve got you covered! Here are some talking points, but remember: the reason relational organizing works is because it’s coming from YOU. So speak from the heart—authentic is better than perfect.

• Voting early is critical this year because it allows us to make our voices heard on our own terms and schedules.
• We don’t know what to expect on Election Day, but there are concerns about Trump abusing his power and sending military or Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents to intimidate people at the polls. By voting early, it allows individuals and communities to focus on election protection on and after November 3.
• Voting early also shows the swell of energy and momentum for Democrats ahead of Election Day, and sends a clear and direct message that voters are active this election and prepared to defend the integrity of our elections and the results.
• The best way to make sure to vote is to make a plan, so even if it feels silly, let’s talk through when, where, and how to vote early.
• I’m going to vote early tomorrow, want to join me?
• I used this tool to find my early voting location: MoveOn.org/vote. Do you know where yours is? When are you planning to vote?

Last but not least, if you’re not voting together, make sure to check in with your friends on the day/time they said they would early vote. If they weren’t able to follow through with their plan, talk through why and help them identify an alternative option.

Thank you for being an early voter and helping your friends and family members vote early, too!