Memo to Members

“Getting Candidates on the Record” about Their Affordable Housing Solutions: Learn How on March 19 Webinar!

Mar 09, 2020

Join NLIHC for a webinar on “Getting Candidates on the Record” about their affordable housing solutions on March 19 at 3:00 p.m. ET. Register for this webinar and NLIHC’s entire 15-month “Third Thursdays at Three” webinar and podcast series on nonpartisan voter and candidate engagement, free to the public, at: https://tinyurl.com/y3t9gfr2

This session will provide an exploration of the most common methods to get candidates for elected office on the record with their ideas for affordable housing solutions. The presenters will discuss the use of candidate questionnaires and legal considerations about using them, along with tips on maximizing response rates from candidates. The session will also explore the use of effective candidate intercepts and asking questions in town hall meetings, as well as effective use of question cards and training volunteers to attend candidate events. The discussion will feature ideas for social media engagement and conventional media op-eds and letters to the editor as ways to urge candidates to go on the record.

NLIHC provides an array of nonpartisan resources, tools, and training on increasing voter registration and turnout among low-income renters and on engaging candidates leading up to the 2020 elections, including these webinars and podcasts covering many facets of voter and candidate engagement, featuring experts and advocates with frontline experience.

The presentations take place at 3:00 p.m. ET on the third Thursday of each month. All sessions will be recorded and posted to the Our Homes, Our Votes: 2020 website for those who cannot attend the live broadcasts. The full list of webinar topics:

  • Session 1: Legal Considerations for Election Engagement for 501 (c3) organizations, September 19. (Watch recording at: https://bit.ly/338Ydho)
  • Session 2: Developing an Effective Plan for Voter Engagement Work, October 17.  (Watch recording at: https://bit.ly/338Ydho)
  • Session 3: Helpful Tools and Partners for Election Engagement, November 21 (Watch recording at: https://bit.ly/338Ydho)
  • Session 4: Voter Registration Part 1 – Messaging, Events, and Canvassing, December 19 (Watch recording at: https://bit.ly/338Ydho)
  • Session 5: Voter Registration Part 2 – Finding and Registering Residents of Subsidized Housing, January 16 (Watch recording at: https://bit.ly/338Ydho)
  • Session 6: The Role of Housing Providers in Registering and Mobilizing Voters, February 20 (Watch recording at: https://bit.ly/338Ydho)
  • Session 7: Getting Candidates on the Record, March 19
  • Session 8: Educating Voters, April 16
  • Session 9: Housing Issues and Ballot Initiatives, May 21
  • Session 10: Overcoming Common Obstacles to Voting, June 18
  • Session 11: The Challenge of Voting While Homeless, July 16
  • Session 12: Voter Mobilization Part 1 – Early Voting and Vote-by-Mail, August 20
  • Session 13: Voter Mobilization Part 2 – Protecting Low Income People form Voter Intimidation and Voter Caging Tactics, September 17
  • Session 14: Election Day! Getting Out the Vote, October 15
  • Session 15: After the Vote – Holding Candidates to their Promises, November 19

Register once for all webinars/podcasts and receive reminders at: https://tinyurl.com/y3t9gfr2

Watch recordings of previous webinars at: https://bit.ly/338Ydho

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