[Lyndale_e-news] Help Turn Out the Vote in Lyndale

[Mark Hinds]

All,

This election year LNA is going to be working on turning out as many Lyndale
community members as possible.  As you all know voting is an important part
of a healthy, stable democracy and that turnout is an important component to
having our neighborhood be heard by our elected officials.  All of LNA's
GOTV efforts will be nonpartisan and will not advocate for any candidate or
issue.

To this end we're looking for volunteers to help.  Between now and the
election we will have lots of opportunities for people to volunteer.  The
main activities we're going to be doing are:

- Doorknocking - which is easy, all you have to do is knock on your
neighbors door, ask them if they're planning on voting, and if they have any
questions.
- Phone calling - we will also be organizing several phone banks out of the
LNA office and have lists for people to call from home.  

Once again this is all about answering people's questions about voting and
finding out if they need a ride to the polls, which we'll be providing on
election day.  This is much easier work than trying to convince people about
who they should vote for.  We also want to use this opportunity to ask
people about any issues or concerns they have about the neighborhood.

We will be providing all volunteers with all the information they need about
where to vote, what the rules are, how to register on the election, etc.  We
are also hosting a training by the Minnesota Participation Project, which is
organized by the Minnesota Council of Nonprofits, to help people learn how
to register voters.

The training will be on Wednesday, October 15th from 5:30 to 6:30 pm at the
LNA offices (3537 Nicollet Avenue).  This training is a great opportunity
for anyone who wants to learn more about how to register voters and election
rules and is something we would definitely encourage volunteers to attend.
Please plan on attending this training and helping to get as many Lyndale
residents as we can out to vote this year.  If you know you're attending
RSVP to Mark at mark at lyndale.org or 612.824.9402 ext 16.

Sincerely,

Mark




Mark Hinds
Executive Director
Lyndale Neighborhood Association
3537 Nicollet Avenue South
Minneapolis, MN 55408
612.824.9402 ext 16
mark at lyndale.org
www.lyndale.org
 

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