America Votes New Hampshire Coalition Conducted Unprecedented Legislative Goalie Program to Engage Granite Staters in State-Level Races

THROUGH THE LEGISLATIVE GOALIE PROGRAM, MORE AMERICA VOTES NEW HAMPSHIRE PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS THAN EVER BEFORE REACHED OUT TO GRANITE STATERS ABOUT CRITICAL STATE-LEVEL RACES AND KEY ISSUES

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

November 6, 2018

CONTACT

Liz Wester

339-927.7797

lwester@americavotes.org

Concord, NH – Throughout the 2018 election cycle, America Votes New Hampshire coalition members coordinated more closely than ever before to execute the Legislative Goalie program to impact critical state level races, including those for state House, state Senate, Executive Council and the governor’s mansion. These efforts focused on educating voters on where candidates stand on key issues such as health care, education, the environment and family economic issues. A coordinated down-ballot voter outreach program anchored by Win Together and Let America Vote started in June—earlier and more extensive than ever before—and involved talking to Granite Staters in 129 targeted districts about 212 candidates and countless critical issues. The program also included a paid media initiative with targeted and coordinated mail and digital components.

“More America Votes New Hampshire partners than ever before joined efforts in 2018 to engage folks on state legislative races, focusing on the issues that matter most to Granite State families and stressing the importance of being part of the electoral process,” said America Votes New Hampshire State Director Liz Wester. “Thanks to the collective dedication and commitment of these organizations, we were able to reach out to countless individuals across the state and interact with them about state-level candidates whose policy-making decisions have a major impact on the lives of everyday Granite Staters.”

Organizations that took part in the Legislative Goalie program include, but are not limited to:

• American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees Council 93
• Democratic Legislative Campaign Committee Independent Expenditure
• Granite State Action, a New Hampshire project of the Faith in Action Fund
• Family Friendly PAC
• Families First New Hampshire PAC
• Granite State Progress
• Let America Vote
• National Education Association New Hampshire
• New Hampshire AFL-CIO
• New Hampshire Youth Movement
• NextGen New Hampshire
• Planned Parenthood Action Fund New Hampshire
• Rights and Democracy
• Service Employees International Union
• Win Together

Some organizations participated in actions geared toward increasing civic awareness and participation among their organizational membership, while others engaged in communications with the public at large. As of November 6, America Votes New Hampshire partners had knocked on 149,435 doors, including 65,194 doors before the New Hampshire primary on September 11, engaged 32,707 voters at the door or on the phone and reached out to 445,981 voters through direct mail and digital ads. $418,891 was spent on digital ads, and $663,875 was spent on direct mail.

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America Votes Partner Organizations Execute Largest-Ever GOTV Effort, Engaging Millions of Voters Across the Country

during the critical final days ahead of november 6, america votes partners reach out to more voters than ever before

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

November 5, 2018

CONTACT

Emily Brown, ebrown@americavotes.org

During the final weekend ahead of tomorrow’s election, America Votes partner organizations ramped up their programs to an unprecedented level for a final get-out-the-vote push. These efforts are part of the America Votes coalition’s largest-ever voter engagement and mobilization effort, which, as of this morning, has included more than 31 million attempted voter contacts resulting in nearly five million conversations and more than four million candidate and issue IDs. With so much at stake in states across the America Votes network—including 18 gubernatorial races, more than 200 U.S. House seats, dozens of critical ballot initiatives and the balance of power in state legislatures across the country—partner organizations are leaving no stone unturned as they engage millions of voters in the fight for progress.

“Turnout is absolutely key in midterm elections, and America Votes partner organizations across our state network worked tirelessly this weekend—as they have all cycle long—to turn out voters deep into states and from historically marginalized communities to the polls,” said America Votes President Greg Speed. “Today and tomorrow, our coalition of progressive allies will continue its largest-ever GOTV effort to reach out to voters to ensure they make their voices heard during this critical midterm election year.”

GOTV Highlights from Key States:

• This weekend, America Votes Florida partners knocked 400,000 doors to get out the vote across the Sunshine State, bringing their total doors knocked for the cycle to 5.3 million. These incredible efforts are being reflected in early vote numbers; on Sunday alone, Democrats began with a deficit of 20,000 early votes and ended the day nearly 25,000 votes ahead of Republicans.
• The Ameica Votes Michigan coalition has attempted more than 1.2 million doors throughout its entire GOTV efforts, including 300,000 doors this weekend alone. This weekend’s efforts brought total attempts at the doors across Michigan this cycle to three million.
• America Votes Pennsylvania partners far exceeded their GOTV goal for this past weekend, knocking on more than 150,000 doors and making more than 250,000 phone calls during the final weekend ahead of Election Day. Partner organizations across the state are continuing to expand their outreach to targeted voters during the final crucial hours before voters head to the polls tomorrow.

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America Votes is the central coordination hub of the progressive community both nationally and in more than 20 states across the country, working with more than 400 state and national partner organizations to advance progressive policies, win elections and protect every American’s right to vote. Visit www.americavotes.org for more information.