http://www.ala.org/rt/godort/godortmembership/new-members

Sorry guys, Zoom decided to crash on me

Elizabeth from LA here. We’re planning to create some voter guides and point students to reliable news sources

State Library of PA Harrisburg, PA

Jackie Dillon-Fast Penn State University National Voter Registration Day 9/22 Zoom Virtual Registration Table

Hi from Cecilia Dalzell, Arnold Bernhard Library, Quinnipiac University, Hamden, CT. Created a voting guide, connected the library with the campus-wide voter engagement drive.

Hi from the State Library of North Carolina. We are promoting National Voter Registration Day Sept. 22 https://statelibrary.ncdcr.gov/libraries-and-librarians/national-voter-registration-day

Hello, my name is Joseph Winberry. I am a Ph.D. student at the University of Tennessee. My research focuses on the role of information and technology in bringing about social change…and specifically public libraries and other libraries and how they can help strengthen community engagement. Thanks for all you do.

Alex from Washington here. We're going to be a Voter Point of Assistance at all of our library locations to help people both get registered and complete a valid ballot all the way through the close of the polls on election day.

Victoria at U Oregon--our term doesn't begin until after National Voter Registration Day, but hoping to push out information to students on registration and voting.

Jill (she/her) here from Los Angeles, CA. I work at Democracy Works with Margaret, one of the panelists her today!

Hi from Kirkwood Community College in Iowa. Hoping to hep coordinate a virtual activity with League of Women Voters for voter registration (they can't come onto campus during pandemic!)

Auburn University (Alabama)--we are providing three days of voter registration in the library. The League of Women Voters are staffing the table and doing a great job!

Greetings from Alameda, California. Retired (not by choice).

John Elson, Federal and State Information Librarian from the University of Iowa. We are promoting Voter Registration Day and are updating and expanding our libguide on elections.

Jane Canfield from Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico. We're creating guides for students to explain the importance of voting. My university is doing a series of webinars on the electoral process in Puerto Rico and one of those will feature librarians talking about fake news and misinformation.

Remember that GODORT State Agency database has a specific page on elections for each state https://godort.libguides.com/votingdbs

Thanks Kathy

Hi! Margot Barry (she/her) in Minnesota, MLIS student at St Catherine University, and library assistant (circ), Carver County Library.

I've never been asked for an ID when voting in PA. Isn't it just for when voting for the first time that you need ID in PA?

Thanks for the question! I'll note it, and we'll return to it during the Q & A

Very impressive and important work.

Where or How can we request to have the VoteRiders' voter id info card printed and mailed to our library?

Thank you Vote Riders -- your site is very useful and you are going the extra mile!

I keep losing connection. Were URLs entered in chat already?

This letter was circulated at my university!

Hi Jenny, URLs for the different orgs?

At Georgia Tech, I'm part of the Voting Captains. A campus town hall is next week.

"If you have voted at your polling location before, you do not need to bring ID to vote. Only voters who are voting for the first time in their election district need to show ID. Acceptable ID includes both photo and non-photo ID." https://www.pa.gov/guides/voting-and-elections/#VotingbyMail-InBallot

@Kian - yes - for the orgs. My work connection is awful

https://www.voteriders.org/

https://abcvote.org/

Thnx

As a state agency, I must offer voter registration form with every library card application. All executive agencies in CT must offer when people register for anything else (fishing license, Driver's license, etc.)

https://www.democracy.works/

howto.vote

do you have facebook page

https://howto.vote/

DemocracyWorks - not sure I'm clear on distinction between the two websites you shared - do both do all the same things?

Good question, Anne! TurboVote requires a signup. You go through a signup flow and then receive notifications about your elections. With How to Vote, all the info is there to sift through without a signup. So it really depends on how you want to receive that info! Via notifications or by viewing a website/page.

But yes, much of the data is the same.

Hi Kris, FYI your chats are only going to the panelists

Ithe League of Women Voter's Easy Voter Guide, available in a number of different languages.

This is the URL http://www.easyvoterguide.org

Should have mentioned that the Easy Voters Guide I listed is California specific

A reminder to all to set your messages to go to "All panelists and attendees" if you would like to share resources with the whole group. Thanks!

Question - do people register by county? CT has no county government, so people register with one of 169 towns.

Selena, the Voter ID cards that you said libraries can order -- will those come as actual printed cards?

The League of Women Voters produces guides in my community such as "They Represent You," which are listings of the names and contact information for most of the elected officials, federal, state, and local, for a person in a particular community.

abcvote.org to get the Educator Letter

You can sign up for TurboVote at: turbovote.org/?r=library !

on the radar on all the different groups - that's an understatement :)

Kris, I don't think that message will be viewable to Jenny. You may need to resend to all attendees

Go to abcvote.org for the Educator Letter to post or pass out. There is also information and websites like vote riders that offer other information for encouraging voting. Thanks, Samantha!

Another barrier - in CT at least - some town halls are closed to public and people don't realize they can call or email.

Here’s a question for the Q&A- is there overall advice you give to college students whether to register where they are a student or where they come from? Especially considering some students are being sent back to home states

Jenny, yes CT is unique with no counties! In CA we have a standard form for the entire state, the Secretary of State handles the voter registration. But it is tied in with your County Elections office. For example once you are registered, and have question about polling place, ballot, etc. you work through the county. (county agencies are technically extensions of state functions).

@Kris - that sounds great!

Where can I find the statistics referenced by Shelley Brown about 6 points of contact for getting people ready to register to vote?

If you are in California or New York, tell people about the League of Women Voters votersedge.org to find information on all the candidates and measures on their ballots. (including the financial disclosures)

Elizabeth, check out the Student Text Bot we made at Democracy Works that walks students through an interactive decision tree around this very question! Using this new tool, students can simply text the number 762-ALL-VOTE (762-255-8683) for help answering the question “Where should I register to vote?” (more info: https://www.turbovote.tools/2020#register)

+1 for CA and New York Voter’s Edge! https://votersedge.org/ca

Thanks @Jill!

Hi Amy, I’ll be glad to get any relevant statistics for you (it’s an old organizer saying but there are statistics to support it. Here is my personal email: curiousr@me.com

What can college libraries do to help get our students registered during this pandemic?

Our campus voting effort is plugged in to TurboVote! We’ve even gotten it intergrated into the class registration process - it’s called a civic engagement/voter reg hold

Thank you!

Great would love Social Media Vote Rider info too!

The suggestion that helping people register to vote is partisan!

Sorry the suggestion that registering people to vote is partisan is in fact partisan by person who makes accusation.

Whenever my sisters or I turned 18, my mom pulled us from school, marched us down to registrar of voters, and then took us out to lunch. She said registering to vote was a celebration - voting was an obligation.

This is another great resource for students: https://www.campusvoteproject.org/student-voting-faqs

I can unmute you in a second, if you'd like to chime in!

having run 2 public library levy campaigns, we appealed to all and won big time

Love "Whenever my sisters or I turned 18, my mom pulled us from school, marched us down to registrar of voters, and then took us out to lunch. She said registering to vote was a celebration - voting was an obligation."

@Jacqueline - she promised to haunt us from the grave if we didn't vote. None of us have tested it out. My sons and nephews were given the same treatment

?? Are all ex cons elegible to vote in all states?

@jenny check this ncsl site out https://www.ncsl.org/research/elections-and-campaigns/felon-voting-rights.aspx

Iowa (my state) was the last state to get it through. Unfortunately it was an executive order

Felon voting rights restored (Iowa)

I thought in CT felons had to apply. I need to check it out - there was proposed legislation a session or so.

Also the Brennan Center has a lot of good resources https://www.ncsl.org/research/elections-and-campaigns/felon-voting-rights.aspx

howto.vote

Thank you, all. (I need to leave for another meeting.) This was informative and helpful. I will be using and sharing the resources shared.

That “Know Your Rights” notification also links out to VoteRiders!

This was fantastic - thank you so much

Yes, we promote Vote Riders on our TurboVote help desk, too!

Thank you!! Marvelous speakers and information

Thank you so much! This was very informative!

CT - shall be eligible to have such person’s voting privileges restored upon the payment of all fines in conjunction with the conviction and upon release from confinement, and, if applicable, parole.

This was great!

What was Selene's email?

Thank you all!!

Thank you all! This is great information!

thanks everyone!

Prisoners can vote in Puerto Rico

thank you

This was excellent- thank you to all!

One of the best webinars I've taken this year

selene@voteriders.org

Thank you!!! Especially for the work you are doing on the ground to support voting rights!

Thank you, everyone, for your amazing work!

Thank you!

Thanks!

Thanks for all of the wonderful work that you folks are doing!

Yes, a link to the recording will be sent in a follow-up email

Yes! We will send out the recording in the follow-up email as well