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Title: Vote, Organize, Transform, Engage: New Frontiers in Integrated Voter Engagement
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Publication Year: 2019
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Abstract: There are four themes from the Golden State IVE story that we think are relevant for Californians and non-Californians alike—and that we hope are easy to remember given its appropriate acronym: vote, organize, transform, and engage (VOTE). Taken together, these themes capture why groups employ IVE as a power-building strategy, what they are able to accomplish by harnessing IVE as part of their broader movement building, and the nuts and bolts of how they implement IVE. We think that this frame offers different pathways to expanding the IVE ecosystem depending on an organization’s particular goals and priorities— and that this may be a helpful lens through which to read the full report: VOTE—A focus on tipping points, turnout, and technology in order to have decisive influence on closely-contested electoral outcomes and to leverage that influence for bolder proposals that reach beyond what is winnable and towards the kind of change that is needed. ORGANIZE—A stress on rooting the work in an ecosystem of local grassroots organizing groups committed to developing leaders to engage voters, recruiting voters to become members, and bridging local-state work. TRANSFORM—A vision for governance by transforming who votes, the issues they vote on, and redefining notions of citizenship and civic participation among those who are or have been excluded from voting. ENGAGE—A commitment to engaging voters year-round and between election cycles, engaging the most impacted communities and constituencies, and not only addressing issues that they care about but also challenging beliefs and biases that divide communities.
Url: https://dornsife.usc.edu/assets/sites/242/docs/USC_Oct_2019_VOTE_REPORT_9-26_v4.pdf
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Authors: Lin, May; Ito, Jennifer; Wander, Madeline; Pastor, Manuel
Publisher: University of Southern California
Data Collections: IPUMS USA
Topics: Other, Poverty and Welfare, Race and Ethnicity
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