Voter Education Resources

NJ Division of Elections 2020 Voter Information Portal
League of Women Voters of New Jersey Voter Information
COVID-Proofing Your in-person Voter Registration Event
Guidance for Voter Registration Activities During COVID-19
Virtual High School Voter Registration Lesson
100 Days and 100 Ways to Get Ready for Election Day
5 Reasons to Have Confidence in Mail-in Voting
What You Need to Know About Misinformation & Disinformation
NJ Institute for Social Justice 5 Ways to Vote and Rights Restoration
Disability Rights New Jersey Voter Guide and Accessible Voting

Vote411

Use Vote411.org to see what will be on your ballot, learn more about candidates' positions, find your polling place, and more! Be sure to use Vote411 as a tool as you help educate and register voters.

Voter Education Email Blasts

Make a Voting Plan
What Voters Need to Know
Register to Vote

Social Media Graphics

2020 Election Season Social Media Sample Posts
Be sure to follow the NJ Division of Elections on Facebook / Instagram / Twitter
Tips for Filling Out Your Mail-In Ballot Facebook / Instagram / Twitter
How to Cast Your Vote-by-Mail Ballot Facebook / Instagram / Twitter
Find a Drop Box Location in Your County Facebook / Instagram
NJ General Election COVID-19 Response Facebook / Instagram / Twitter
Check Your Voter Registration Status Facebook / Instagram / Twitter
NJ Online Voter Registration Now Available Facebook / Instagram / Twitter
Download all Vote411 graphics here.

Handouts to Print or Link

2020 General Election: Frequently Asked Questions English / Spanish
Vote-by-Mail Rack Card English / Spanish
Save the Dates Postcard English / Spanish
Make a Voting Plan Flyer

Media Engagement

Make a Voting Plan 2020 Press Release

Volunteer Engagement Opportunities

OutreachCircle

The League of Women Voters field support has gone digital! LWVNJ launched a digital platform called OutreachCircle, where people can easily stay connected to League activity and conduct civic education outreach efforts to different communities all from one platform! As we all know, there is so much work to get done, from educating first-time voters to reminding our community members to create their voting plan to working with election officials to instill confidence in our election process. Still, we can’t do this work alone. We need the full force of our all our partners in New Jersey to get this critical work done.

Click here for instructions on how to start using OutreachCircle.

PLEASE NOTE: While there are c3 nonpartisan activities on OutreachCircle, LWVNJ also uses this platform for some of our c4 advocacy actions. Not all OutreachCircle opportunities are appropriate for other organizations. Please evaluate before sharing.

Project 555: Youth Voter Engagement

The League of Women Voters is a proud partner with Project 555: Youth Voter Engagement. They are a student-led, nonpartisan, virtual voter registration and education project focusing on High School seniors. The goal of this initiative is to reach out to every public high school (509 in total) and 46 of the largest private high schools in New Jersey before the October 13th voter registration deadline and maintain contact with these students through the November election via social media, phone calls and a number of other digital platforms. If you have a connection to a public or private high school that would like to provide voter education to students, please contact amoreno@lwvnj.org.

Encourage people to vote early and host a Bring Your Own Ballot Party!

National Vote Early Day is October 24th! Use this sign up form to get your League registered!

‍While Vote Early Day is October 24th, we want to ensure that October is full of many different activities and messages to capitalize on the momentum around early voting nationwide to get out the vote. Below are some ideas to build up momentum to get out the vote throughout the early voting season.

‍Host a Bring Your Own Ballot (BYOB) Virtual Party!  Bring Your Own Ballot (BYOB) virtual parties are a great way to make sure that no mistakes are made completing your ballot, so your vote is counted. You can use VOTE411.ORG to find all you need to know about voting in your community and share that information with your friends and neighbors at the party!  Here is a very simple toolkit to help you organize your BYOB party.  We want to recognize Washington DC League President, Kathy Chiron, for sharing this great idea with us!

‍Check out our BYOB toolkit here!

Use a Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Lens when creating your public education and engagement strategy.

Review this Voter Suppression Toolkit: The Fight for the Right to Vote to contextualize your efforts in an understanding of historic voter suppression and systemic oppression. You can also view this recorded training our friends at the Leadership Conference hosted with us earlier this year!

Use these guiding questions when thinking through target outreach, building partnerships, and participating in coalitions when developing your public education plans:

• How are we building trust in the system?
• Who is most impacted by the voter suppression tactics in your area?
• Are their voices at the table when decisions are made on how to best deal with this voter suppression tactic?
• What lessons did you learn during the primaries?
• Were there any areas or communities that were disproportionately impacted by change to vote by mail?
• Where were ballots rejected?
• Where are drop boxes located?

Strengthen your efforts by partnering with local organizations and community leaders to support the messaging and efforts of others to reach the most people.

Join the League of Women Voters of New Jersey

The League of Women Voters of New Jersey is the organization where hands-on work to defend democracy leads to empowered voters and civic improvement. Here you can add your voice, along with over 300,000 League members and supporters across the country, in making democracy work. Since 1920, individuals like you have shaped the issues that impact our communities and our democracy through their connection to the League. Our grassroots, nonpartisan network is one of New Jersey's most trusted institutions. We keep our communities fair, vibrant, and strong.