Empowering
Voters Project:
A Force for Change
Education Agenda
Project Goals
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Provide reliable information about voting and candidates
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Address low participation rates in specific communities
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Ensure that voting is equitable
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Boost voter confidence in electoral system and elected officials
Project Plan
Voting and election aids: print-video-online
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Pamphlets on voting reforms: absentee voting, Election Day registration, right to leave work
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Voters’ Bill of Responsibilities
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Translations of Voters’ Bill of Rights and voting information
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Comprehensive, nonpartisan Massachusetts-specific voting website - www.votinginfo.info
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Video demonstration of new electronic voting machines
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Comprehensive Voters’ Guide for The Boston Globe for Election 2006
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Distribution of the Voters’ Guide to underrepresented populations
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Electronic voting reminders greeting cards
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Email reminder service for voter registration deadlines and election dates
Community outreach
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Information on voting systems that are secure, accurate, re-countable and accessible
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Train independent, nonpartisan moderators for candidate debates
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Election 2006 forums on issues that affect underrepresented constituencies
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Tool kit on civic participation and voting aimed at young voters
A project of the
League of Women Voters
of Massachusetts
