G. Conduct the Voter Registration Drive
• Place your tables where they will get a lot of foot traffic. Near an
entrance or an exit is often a good place.
• Draw attention to your tables with posters or decorations. It may
be against state law to give incentives such as candy or balloons to
registrants.
• Prominently display a sign that reads, “Our voter registration services are available without regard to voters’ political preferences.”
This is a federal requirement.
• Have plenty of pens and registration applications available.
• Do not put other materials on the tables, such as candidate information or issue statements (even if you have
materials for all the candidates).
• Offer assistance if needed, but respect
people’s privacy. Do not keep any information from the voter registration application. If you plan to follow up with people to offer rides or other help on Election
Day, or if you wish to include them in future nonpartisan voter education, provide
a separate voluntary sign-up list.
• Do not state preferences for candidates
or political parties. If asked, ignore the
question and say you are promoting the
democratic process. Some groups like volunteers to work in teams so that there is a
witness in case a volunteer’s nonpartisan
stance is questioned later.
• Be engaging, friendly, and enthusiastic;
don’t coerce or twist arms to get people
to register.
• Return the registration applications to the
county election office as soon as possible.
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