Vote with Your Friends!
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All across Wisconsin voters are getting involved in Barack Obama's movement for change. We're Knocking on doors, making phone calls and reaching out to members of our community who are looking for a new direction for America.
But the discussion we're having with our hometowns always begins with our family, friends, neighbors and the people we know the best. Vote with Your Friends gives you the chance to take that discussion from the kitchen tables, dorm rooms and water coolers of Wisconsin to polling places and Campaign for Change offices around the state. Take the first step in getting involved right now by reaching out to the people you know best. Democracy is more fun with your friends!
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Register to Vote with Your FriendsGetting registered to vote in Wisconsin is easy and only takes a few minutes. If the process seems complicated, it's only because there are so many ways to register in Wisconsin. Here are the best options to register in Wisconsin: Stop by Your Local Campaign for Change OfficeWe have voter registration deputies in each of our Campaign for Change offices around Wisconsin that will help you update your registration or register for the first time. Stop by the Campaign for Change office in your neighborhood between now and October 15th to get registered! Are you unsure if you are registered or need to re-register? Maybe you've recently moved and need to register at a new address? Our offices are also able to answer any questions you have about your registration. Visiting a Campaign for Change office is also the most convenient way for you to register to vote. Our offices are open until 9:00 p.m., seven days a week. To find the Campaign for Change office where you can register to vote, click here. Invite your friends to register at you Local Campaign for Change Office! NOTE: State law prohibits all campaigns from registering voters after October 15th. Visit a Local Municipal Clerk’s OfficeYou can also register at your local Municipal Clerk's office. Click here to find the Clerk's office in your town. Most Clerks' offices keep normal business hours and are closed on weekends, so be sure to take this into account when planning a visit. A great time to register with friends might be over a lunch hour, for example.Invite your friends to register at you Municipal Clerk's office! What do I need to register to vote?If you are planning on registering before October 15th, all you will need is an "identification number." What's that? If you have been issued a Wisconsin driver's license or state ID card, you will need to provide your driver's license number or ID number when registering. If you do not have a Wisconsin driver’s license or state ID, you can instead provide the last four digits of your Social Security number. And remember, you don’t need to show your license, ID card or Social Security card to the poll worker, but you do need to provide the number itself to complete the registration form. Again, if you have been issued a Wisconsin driver's license or a state ID you will need to provide the ID number -- you can not substitute the last four digits of your Social Security number for your state issued ID number.
Invite your friends to register to vote with you! If you register after October 15th, you must also provide proof of residence. What counts as proof of residence?
If you are a student who lives in a public, university-run dormitory, you can simply show your college ID to satisfy the proof of residence. Otherwise, you can satisfy the proof of residence requirement by submitting one of the following documents, provided that it contains your complete name and current Wisconsin address:
Invite your friends to register to vote with you! What if I can't find any proof of residence? If you don't have proof of residence, you are not out of luck! You can still register if you are accompanied to the polls by an eligible Wisconsin voter, called a “corroborator,” who, 1. Shows valid proof of residence (see above list) and 2. Signs an oath affirming that you live at the address listed on your registration form. The corroborator does not have to be registered to vote. The corroborator must have personal knowledge that the individual lives at the address listed on her/his registration form and must live in the same municipality as the individual. A corroborator can be a relative, roommate, co-worker, classmate -- anyone who knows where you live. |
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Vote Early with Your Friends!Starting October 6th, voters can visit their municipal clerk’s office to register to vote and cast their ballot in one simple visit. This is called voting "absentee in person," and it’s much easier than it sounds. Invite your friends to vote early with you! This is a great way to make the electoral process work around your schedule. If you are not registered to vote, you can register and vote in one step at the clerk’s office. After October 15, you need to show proof of residence to register. Ask your friends to vote early together! If you are already registered to vote, you do not need to show proof of residence in order to vote early.
You don’t need an excuse to vote early, nor do you have to be out of town on Election Day. You don’t even need to set up an appointment with the Clerk’s office. Simply contact a few friends and arrange a time to visit the Clerk’s office. Your ballot will be counted with all the other ballots in your community at the end of Election Day. Ask your friends to vote early together! Why vote early?
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Volunteer with Your Friends!The best way to for you and your friends to show you’re support for Barack Obama is to stop by your local Campaign for Change office and join the thousands of supporters and volunteers who are reaching out to members of their communities to help spread Barack's message of change. Invite your friends to help you volunteer today! There is no shortage of ways you can get involved with the Campaign for Change in your neighborhood. Each office has unique needs that require the special talents of amazing people in their communities. But there are a few jobs that every office needs help with: Canvassing: The most effective way to reach out to voters is a face-to-face conversation. As a commuity organizer on Chicago's Southside Barack Obama made a difference in the lives of thousands of people by talking to them and letting them know how they could change their communities. By going door-to-door and taking Barack's message of change to the voters themselves, volunteers participate in the exact same work Barack Obama did as a young man in Chicago. Invite your friends to help you volunteer today! You'll have a chance to meet new people in your own nieghborhood, see your hometown in an entirely new light and participate in grassroots democracy at the most important level. All of our Campaign for Change offices hold weekend canvasses at 10:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m. on Saturdays and in the afternoons on Sundays. You can also stop in to your local office during the week and canvass then. Invite your friends to help you volunteer today! Phone Banks: The most efficient way of reaching out to voters to join us in our Campaign for Change offices for our nightly phone banks. Phone banking with friends is a fun way to reach out to voters, answer their questions, and share the reasons why you support Barack Obama. It's a fun and exciting atmosphere that you'll want to share with your friends! Invite your friends to help you volunteer today! Join women from throughout your community as they reach out to other women voters during our Women's Wednesdays phone banks throughout Wisconsin. Tuesdays are High School Nights at our Campaign for Change offices around Wisconsin when Students, many of who are not yet old enough to vote, make their voices heard by reaching out to voters in their hometowns. Invite your friends to help you volunteer today! Get-out-the-Vote: The most important four days of the election will be the first four days of Novemeber. The Campaign for Change will be working tirelessly to contact voters who haven't made up their minds yet and reminding supporters to get to the polls on November 4th. Starting Saturday, November 1st the Campaign for Change will need all of our supporters and volunteers to help us cap off a campaign that's lasted almost two years with one last push. Ask your friends to to help volunteer to Get out the Vote! See if your friends can take Monday, November 3rd and/or Tuesday, November 4th off of work or school to get voters to the polls. We can change America, but we can't do it without you and your friends! Invite your friends to to help change America this November! |