Voting in the 2020 Election - Advancement Project - Advancement Project

Voting in the 2020 Election

We know that voting is an important way to advance our fight against systemic racism. But the ongoing pandemic has created significant challenges in getting out the vote—challenges made even worse by opportunistic and racist government officials who are leveraging this crisis to make voting more complicated and less accessible to Black and Brown people.

That’s where you come in.

Voters need help understanding how to vote during a pandemic. Here you can find:

Help make sure that we get our people to the polls.

It is critically important we help people understand their options, and whatever they choose, make sure they know how to navigate every potential obstacle to successfully casting their ballot. 

Voter Messaging Guides and Factsheets

 

vote-by-mail messaging guide

Vote-By-Mail Messaging Guide

Narrative change is critical in the fight for voting rights. This multi-part guide highlights the complexity of vote-by-mail and provides counterpoints to false claims about the process.

VBAMN

Young Voters of Color Messaging Guide

With the fate of Black lives and our democracy literally on the ballot this fall, it is critical we motivate young voters to cast a ballot. The guide provides messaging insight on how to motivate young voters of color ahead of the November 2020 elections for President, sheriffs, state attorneys, judges and more.

OPVInstagram-01_o-504x350-c-center

How to Talk About Voter Suppression

Voter suppression is a process whereby legislators, state officials, political parties and others intentionally create voting laws, policies or rules that make it harder for people to vote. This guide offers talking points on how to discuss voting and voter suppression.

How to Vote Influencer Video Scripts

Do you have a BIG network? Are people listening to you?

Help voters understand how to vote during a pandemic. Use these scripts to make your own video to share on social media to help your followers learn what they need to do to vote in the November elections.

 

GOTV Graphics

Download GOTV and voter education graphics to share on social media for Arizona, Florida, Georgia, Michigan, Pennsylvania, and Virginia.

VA_VOTE_IN_PERSON_1080X1080-01
FL_VOTE_BY_MAIL_1080X1080-01
MI_TRACK_FIX_LOGO_1080X1080_ADV-01

 

Voting, Protest, and Justice Gifs and Memes

Memes and gifs are a fun and exciting way to engage potential voters online. Post memes and gifs on voting, movements, and justice on social media to encourage your followers to vote and take action.

vrl-cev-image1-ig
vrl-cev-image3-ig
vrl-cev-image5-ig
vrl-cev-image6-ig
vrl-cev-image7-ig
AB_VotebyMail_AW
vbm-esp-ig-0918-1
MISSOURI_IN_PERSON_1080x1080
AB_earlyvoting3_JQ
wb_yougotnext_ig-v2
wb_state_dates_ig-mi
wb_keke_palmer_ig-1
dunk
wb_whyivote_ig-p1-v1
wb_our_rage_p6
wb_our_rage_p3
wb_our_rage_p4
OneStep_V1
IG_C3_USPS-2
C3_wb_ig_vbm_073020-7

KEEP READING

Advance The Ball

Stand Up and VOTE Advancement Project National Office and the Washington Football Team are working together to advance racial justice and equality in Washington, DC, Maryland and Virginia. By encouraging civic engagement and providing mutual aid, we can help to build the power of Black and Brown communities. Together, we’re giving the DMV a playbook for making their vote count. Voter education is particularly important this year, when so many people will be voting by mail for the first time. The deadline to register to vote is Tuesday, October 13 in Washington, DC, Maryland and Virginia. Go to…

Read More
Civil Rights Organizations Debunk Myths of No COVID-19 Cases in East Baton Rouge Parish Prison

Impacted people behind bars share harrowing stories of coronavirus outbreaks, unsanitary conditions Baton Rouge, LA – Last night, several civil rights and racial justice organizations pushed back on efforts by the Sheriff and Warden of the East Baton Rouge Parish Prison to silence the detainees trapped inside the facility and to hide from community members and taxpayers what the organizations say is really happening in the jail.  The Sheriff and Warden, defendants in a federal lawsuit filed by the advocates, claim that the jail has the coronavirus pandemic under control, but the plaintiffs and…

Read More
Women Did That! 100 Years of the 19th Amendment

One hundred years ago today, the 19th amendment to the U.S. Constitution granting women the right to vote was ratified. Women’s suffrage was a century-long fight achieved through protest, advocacy and the legendary work of trailblazing women of color including Sojourner Truth, Mary Church Terrell and Ida B. Wells. These women organized to combat racist policies, elect people of color to public office and create community institutions that provided mutual aid to their communities. Today, the nation cannot deny that women of color are a “…

Read More
Map the Truth Coronavirus Social Justice Guide & Webinar

Advancement Project National Office along with our national allies Asian & Pacific Islander American Health Forum, Can’t Stop! Won’t Stop! Consulting, Demos, and The Opportunity Agenda have released Map the Truth, a COVID-19/Coronavirus Social Justice Guide. This guide is a reflection of the love, unity and uplifting positivity that we collectively aim to spread amongst all impacted communities. Now, with the continuing threat of this global pandemic, that truth has become more important than ever. Collectively, we proudly commit this social justice guide to be a beacon of truth that helps uplift and support directly impacted communities to…

Read More
National Organizations Release COVID-19/Coronavirus Social Justice Guide

Advancement Project National Office, Asian & Pacific Islander American Health Forum, Can’t Stop! Won’t Stop! Consulting, Demos & The Opportunity Agenda announce the release of Map The Truth, a COVID-19 Social Justice Guide.

Read More
The Power of Prosecutors – Video and Infographic

Prosecutors (also known as state attorneys or district attorneys) have enormous power in shaping justice in our communities. You have the power to elect prosecutors committed to ending mass incarceration. Watch our town hall “The Power of Prosecutors: Know Before You Vote,” and share our infographic. It’s time for people of color to be #FreeAndSafe…

Read More
Advancement Project National Office Statement on the Passing of Congressman John Lewis

WASHINGTON, DC — As the nation mourns the Friday, July 17, 2020, passing of civil rights legend Congressman John Lewis, Advancement Project National Office offers the following statement. “Like today’s young protesters, Congressman Lewis, put his life on the line to make a better America. The good trouble he committed to led to the Voting Rights Act and brought us closer to equal justice,” said Judith Browne Dianis, Executive Director of Advancement Project National Office. “He was the conscience of Congress and the protector of voting rights. We mourn the loss of the Congressman who had an incredible spirit and…

Read More
Huge Win in Campaign to Close Notorious St. Louis Jail

St. Louis elected officials unanimously vote to close the medium security institute, known as 'the Workhouse,' after two-year campaign

Read More
We will win with supporters like you, Rihanna’s Clara Lionel Foundation & Jack Dorsey of Twitter’s #startsmall

Since mid-March, Advancement Project National Office’s team has been entrenched in advocacy, communications and litigation—fighting to make sure community members in jail are #FreeAndSafe during COVID-19 and calling for for accountability and demanding cities and counties #DefundThePolice . Our team has been working around the clock, fatigued yet energized by wins across the country,petition signatures and calls to policymakers, and the 110,000 new supporters to our campaign for #FreeAndSafe communities. As we close the month of June, we also want to thank Rihanna’s Clara Lionel Foundation and Jack Dorsey of Twitter’s #startsmall. In response to the urgent need for police accountability, the Clara Lionel…

Read More