Member to Member
Sep 26, 2022
Greetings colleagues!
We are launching a member-to-member voting communication program, and I could use your help.
We have identified thousands of MEA members that are infrequent voters—those that haven’t voted for several years, often skip midterm elections or perhaps have only voted once in the past decade. We want to help connect them to voting resources—why they should vote, how to request absentee ballots, who our MEA recommended candidates are and more. We will connect with them in one of two subprograms: “target districts” or “the rest of the state.”
Target Districts
There are 61 school districts that have over 20 of these infrequent voter members (list below.) We want to recruit at least one if not many more members (both current and retired) in each of these districts to do peer to peer contact. As you all know, folks respond best when approached by folks with similar interests/backgrounds/networks. So having someone in their own district reach out is the goal. Here are the targets:
Rest of the State
We will need dozens of volunteers outside of those target districts to contact members in all other parts of the state.
Technology
We will utilize a platform called WAVE Michigan for texting, calling and emailing. This easy to use web-based program will allow us to reach members and check in with them regularly to ensure they’ve requested an absentee ballot, remind them to return it, know where to find their polling place, find the recommended candidates, etc.
Project Timeline
Week of September 19- Recruit participants
Week of September 26- Continue recruitment and train participants via zoom (training date TBD, will be recorded)
Week of October 3- Program Launch
What to do next
- Volunteer to participate! (Open to members, retirees and staff) REGISTER HERE
- Help me find volunteers in the target districts. Share with your colleagues!
Please reach out if you have any questions!
Amanda West
Temporary UniServ Consultant- Member and Political Organizer
Michigan Education Association
(517) 214-7529
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