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1. Why is Obama Losing? Rabbi Michael Lerner, Tikkun Editor; 2. What can you
do if you aren't in a battleground state? Register Out of State Students!
from James Sabetta, M.D./ Yale for Obama; please post widely!<<<Stephen Fox
http://my.barackobama.com/page/community/post/stephenfox/gG53r2
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[another very important article by Editor of Tikkun, Why is Obama Losing,
Rabbi Michael Lerner; your comments are absolutely vital:
http://my.barackobama.com/page/community/post/stephenfox/gG53cM]
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What can you do if you aren't in a battleground state? Register Out of State
Students!
PLEASE HELP WITH THIS EFFORT!!!!!!
sent in by Dr. James Sabetta of Yale for Obama
VoteBackHome.com & StrategicVoter2008.com
Many colleges have a large number of students from out of state, whose home
states are expected to be close contests in the upcoming election. A
organized voter registration campaign can greatly increase the number
Key 2008 battleground states:
Colorado --- 32108 Coloradoans are away at college in other states.
Michigan --- 36560 Michiganders are away at college in other states.
Ohio --- 62484 Ohioans are away at college in other states.
Virginia --- 49640 Virginians are away at college in other states.
Florida --- 50452 Floridians are away at college in other states.
Indiana --- 29380 Hoosiers are away at college in other states.
Iowa --- 16948 Iowans are away at college in other states.
Missouri --- 31884 are away at college in other states.
Nevada --- 10368 are away at college in other states.
New Mexico --- 12700 are away at college in other states.
Pennsylvania --- 76632 are away at college in other states.
Wisconsin --- 38708 are away at college in other states.
It requires organizational skills and creativity to reach and motivate these
key voters. You can find them through facebook groups, through campus
directories, through flyers, at tables and events, and most effectively by
assigning teams to personal contact in residence halls ("dormstorming").
Resources --
longdistancevoter.org has detailed state-by-state instructions for
registering by mail and requesting a ballot by mail. It's a good resource
for printing forms, for a person-to-person registration campaign.
votebackhome.com (the page you are reading now) allows
you to check how many students from each state are at your school.
Best college opportunities -- showing how many students from each home state
are enrolled: Top 300 schools, ranked by a large number and a large
percentage of students from key states.
It's easier to read as an Excel spreadsheet
All schools (16MB file!)
It's easier to read as an Excel spreadsheet (3MB)
How to mount a campaign to help students
Register by mail, if they aren't already registered
Request an absentee (mail-in) ballot. (This is not the
same thing as "early voting"
Receive an absentee ballot, vote, and mail it in
1.) Complete instructions for each state are at
longdistancevoter.org. Forms, rules, deadlines, and ID requirements vary
state by state. The more you can help students to complete the forms and to
send them in on-the-spot, the more effective your campaign will be. For
instance, having postage stamps & envelopes
available makes a significant difference in outcome.
2.) Many state registration deadlines are 30 days before the election. A few
states allow registration even later. Absentee ballot requests can be later
still.
3.) Battleground states at this point look like Colorado, Florida, Indiana,
Iowa, Michigan, Missouri, Nevada, New Mexico, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Virginia,
and Wisconsin.
4.) As with all election work, follow-up is essential. Get contact
information for the students that you help register. Call them well ahead of
election day to make sure they mail their ballots. If you can't complete
their registration and absentee ballot application
materials on-the-spot, call them to make sure they've completed the process.
5.) Answers to some common questions:
I'm registered somewhere else. Do I have to cancel that first?
You can legally register in your home state, just so long as you only vote
in one location
Can I send in the absentee ballot request together with the registration
form?
Yes
I'm not sure if I'm registered already.
It does no harm to send in another registration form
Will registering in my home state affect my residency status for in-state
tuition purposes?
In most cases no, but residency definitions vary from college to college.
(Determine this locally.)
I'm already registered, how late can I request an absentee ballot?
Most states will honor requests at any time. However, your ballot must be
voted, mailed, and (in most states) also received by election day to be
counted.
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