Not able to join us for Vote Local Day this year? It’s cool. While we missed having you, we didn’t want you to miss the dynamic conversations and trainings that took place.
Watch all discussions and trainings here:
What’s Vote Local Day?
Vote Local Day is a nonpartisan free virtual event giving you information, knowledge, and tools, so you can make informed decisions that positively impact your community and be ready to vote in local races this November.
Over the course of the day, local leaders and change makers shared stories of progress in their communities.
Short conversations & trainings explored the intersections of local elected leaders' jobs, issues like reproductive justice & voting access, and how we can, collectively, shape the communities and democracy we want to be a part of.
Catch all the content here:
Tell Me More:
A snapshot of Vote Local Day conversations & trainings:
Virginia Expanded Access To The Ballot (Your State Could Too) with Virginia State Senator Jenn McClellan, Virginia House Delegate Cia Price
Voting Rights Restoration in Alabama: Law & No Order (These Are Their Stories) with Dori Miles, Founder & Director, Return My Vote, Emuni Sanderson, Criminal Justice Reform Advocate, Mobilization Strategist and University of Alabama Birmingham PhD Candidate, Darius Gamble, Alabama Voter & Returning Citizen
Champions of Democracy: Secretaries of State & County Clerks with New Hampshire Secretary of State David Scanlan, Boone County, MO County Clerk Brianna Lennon, Aida Carini, CT Secretary of State Office, Charley Olena, Senior Director of Advocacy, Secure Democracy
State Courts Strategy: Front and Center with Aviance Brown, Staff Attorney, Forward Justice
Reproductive Justice Beyond Our State Capitols with Liliana Bakhtiari, Atlanta City Councilmember, Allison Coffman, Director of Amplify Georgia Collaborative, Joyelle Nicole Johnson, Comedian, Writer, Actress and Activist, Munir Meghjani, Community Organizer
Voting For And With The Transgender Community with Jack Knoxville, Founder & Director Trans Empowerment Project and Frankie Gonzales-Wolfe, A Run For More Documentary
Vote By Mail and Voter ID Challenges & Opportunities with Amanda Pohl, Executive Director, Deliver My Vote, Lauren Kunis, Executive Director, VoteRiders, Cecilia Silva, Deliver My Vote, Alexis Wynn-Coleman, Virginia Voter (this is a 45 minute panel)
“What Can I Do to Protect Reproductive Justice Locally?” Training Session with Danielle Castaldi-Micca, Vice President of Government and Political Affairs, National Institute for Reproductive Health, Max Carwile, Programs Director, Abortion Access Front
School Your School Boards: Get on Board with What You Need to Know Now with Elisa Hoffman, Founder & Executive Director, School Board School & Former Cincinnati Public Schools Board of Education Member and Dr. Kareem Moncree-Moffett, PhD, Cincinnati Public Schools Board Member
Why Vote Local Day?
4 in 10 say not knowing the role of Secretary of State or State Attorney General prevents them from voting
33% admit to guessing at random when voting on down-ballot races
36% say they have left the bottom portion of their ballot blank when voting
99% of elections this year are state & local positions
We believe every person deserves to know the role their Secretary of State plays in determining where we vote, the Mayor & City Council's responsibility to protect abortion access, and why prosecutors’ jobs determine how criminal cases begin and end.
In order for democracy to work, we have to know how and who makes it work.
That is why Vote Local Day exists.
Support This Work
We are excited to expand Vote Local Day and provide more content and information sharing. But, in order to do so, we need your support. We appreciate your investment in our work, allowing us to do more of this work and reach more folks.
Vote Local Partners:
We teamed up with community partners doing incredible work in their communities and are committed to helping you be informed & active participants - and - equally committed to championing free & fair elections and reproductive justice. Thank you to all of our Vote Local Partners! Click on their logo to learn more about them.
More Information:
If you have questions, need additional information, or interested in press coverage for Vote Local Day, send us an email: hello@betheones.org