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Sample Script FOR VOTER REGISTRATION CLASS ANNOUNCEMENT Introduction (30 seconds) [Thank the Instructor and introduce yourself. Briefly describe your the NAACP Civic Engagement campaign.] I’m here to tell you how you can get involved this fall in the NAACP Youth and College Division Civic Engagement Campaign. Campaign Message (90 seconds) We don’t know what’s in store for our future. We don’t know if we’ll be able to get jobs, pay off our student debt, or protect our environment. But we do know a better future isn’t going to happen if we just sit around waiting for it. We can’t expect these issues to get addressed, or for things to start moving in the right direction, if we don’t make ourselves heard. So on Election Day we need to show up, and show up big. If we’re going to be heard, we all need to raise our voices together and vote. [Briefly describe some of the exciting highlights planned for your Civic Engagement Campaign.] So please take a moment right now to fill out your voter registration form and we’ll pick it up before we leave. Walk through how to fill out the form properly: - Instruct them to print neatly in blue or black ink - Explain which fields are required - Tell them to make sure they enter their State ID or SSN # -Remind them to sign and date - Note any other local requirements Ask for Volunteers (30 seconds) YOUTH AND COLLEGE DIVISION TOOLKIT We also need help making sure your friends and everyone else knows they need to make their voices heard, so please sign up to volunteer by checking the volunteer box. Please be sure to include your phone number and email address so we can contact you, and check off if you’re interested in getting involved in certain parts of the campaign, like voter registration, get out the vote, or in being a poll monitor on Election Day. Personal Story (30 seconds) While you fill out the forms, I will tell you why I got involved... [Briefly explain why you are volunteering.] Wrap up (10 seconds) Thank you, Professor, for allowing me to present to the class. Please pass the forms over to the aisles so I can collect them on my way out. 18
MEDIA TALKING POINTS ABOUT YOUNG VOTERS Utilize these talking points to prepare for media interviews, public appearances, or even internal questions about the importance of reaching young voters Who are young voters? • The Millennial generation is large, diverse, tolerant, civically engaged and optimistic. More than almost any other group, they are enthusiastic about voting but need helpful, accurate and timely information in order to do so. • Young people are involved in their local communities. For example, almost half of young people take part in neighborhood activities in their community, helping out their neighbors by exchanging favors. • Young voters are more diverse than other age groups. Young voters (age 18-29) were more diverse than older voters, according to 2012 exit polls. Eighteen percent of young voters selfidentified as Hispanic/Latino, significantly more than among the electorate as a whole (8%). Seventeen percent of young voters self-identified as Black, compared to 12% of all voters. Nine percent of young voters identified as gay, lesbian, or bisexual, compared to four percent of the whole electorate. These are all increases when compared to the 2008 election. Do young people vote? represented only 29 percent of young voters in 2012, meaning those with no college experience vote significantly less than youth overall. Are the issues that young voters care about different from other age demographics? • Young people’s issues are generally the same as most Americans’ issues. They remain most concerned about the economy and jobs, especially unemployment. Other top issues for young voters include education, college affordability and healthcare. • Young voters want their political candidates to pay attention to them and their issues. A 2008 national exit poll found that 69 percent of young people who voted said that a “candidate’s position on the issues” was more important than a “candidate’s leadership/personal qualities.” • The same poll also found that 30 percent of young people who voted were contacted by a presidential campaign about voting, indicating that when campaigns reach out directly, young people respond. • Young voter turnout has been on the rise in recent years, and we know young people are ready to build on that momentum. Eighty-three percent of young people believe their generation has the power to change our country. • An estimated 23 million young Americans under the age of 30 voted in the 2012 presidential election, representing a 50 percent turnout among eligible young people—comparable to 2008. • It is especially important to reach young people who do not attend college. Early estimates show that young people with no college experience The lesson here is that when candidates and elected officials talk, young people listen. It is critical for us to engage young voters in our community and provide them with meaningful opportunities to get involved. One way to do this is through voter registration at the high school level. Analysis by CIRCLE (http://www.civicyouth.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/2012- Exit-Poll-by- Ed-Attainment-Final.pdf and http:// www.civicyouth.org/wp- content/uploads/2012/11/ CIRCLE_2012Election_ExitPoll_OverviewFactSheet.pdf YOUTH AND COLLEGE DIVISION TOOLKIT 19
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