The 2008 / 2009 Voter Organizing, Training, and Empowerment (VOTE) Project kicked off in January 2008 with 12 organizations from Oregon, Washington, Montana, Nevada, and Wyoming. The VOTE Project provides support, training, and technical assistance as these groups register and educate voters, boost capacity and build leadership among members, and define and lead policy issues critical to their communities.
VOTE Project organizations have met three times, in February, June, and July, for skills building, work planning, and information sharing. Together, VOTE Project groups have registered over 10,000 new voters and engaged hundreds of volunteers. With the election right around the corner, VOTE Project groups are hard at work to reach the goal of 143,500 voter contacts – all the while looking beyond November to upcoming legislative advocacy and grassroots organizing.
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