Due to a scheduling conflict, last week’s “Third Thursdays at Three” Our Homes, Our Votes 2020 webinar on “Getting Housing Issues and Ballot Initiatives into the Elections” was postponed and will now take place on May 28 at 3 pm ET. Register for this webinar and NLIHC’s entire 15-month Our Homes, Our Votes 2020 webinar and podcast series on nonpartisan voter and candidate engagement, free to the public, at: https://bit.ly/2Luj0F3
The May 28 webinar will share how voters in communities throughout the U.S. are taking the lead on affordable housing issues and how you can as well. Twenty-two ballot initiatives on housing affordability issues passed in 2018, and more are expected in 2020. While taking issues directly to the voters can be a challenging endeavor, it can also produce powerful results. This session will discuss strategies and tactics for placing important affordable housing measures on the ballot through the legislative process or through signature gathering. Presenters will discuss what works best in ballot initiative campaigns and how to build broad support prior to an election.
NLIHC provides an array of nonpartisan resources, tools, and training on engaging candidates and increasing voter registration and turnout among low-income renters in the 2020 elections. These resources include webinars and podcasts covering many facets of voter and candidate engagement and featuring experts and advocates with frontline experience.
The presentations (other than this one exception) take place at 3 pm ET on the third Thursday of each month. All sessions are 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 (Watch recording at: https://bit.ly/338Ydho)
- Session 8: Educating Voters, April 16 (Watch recording at: https://bit.ly/338Ydho)
- Session 9: Housing Issues and Ballot Initiatives, May 28
- 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 webinars/podcasts and receive reminders at: https://bit.ly/2Luj0F3
Watch recordings of previous webinars at: https://bit.ly/338Ydho