Thread by @LisaQuigleyTN

For those wanting to know what they can do, while sitting at home, about voting in TN, I have a suggestion: 😀

Preface: You probably think “everyone I know votes—those OTHER people are the problem.”

Nope! We KNOW that only 1/2 of eligible voters vote in the US. Worse in TN.

In fact, just assume the opposite is true: “I KNOW a lot of these people!”

Your job: identify them & assist.

So, make a list today. Push yourself to identify 25 people. Colleagues, college friends, your hairdresser, nieces & nephews, the friendly barista at the drive-thru.

Call or text or ask in person (that barista might be your only in-person contact these days! 😂) &
ask if they have 2 min to “check their status” on #GoVoteTn

They need to enter their DOB & social to make SURE they are registered— and haven’t been PURGED! TN excels at purging.

If not in the system, help them register right then! It takes 2 min, and we only have 36 more days to do B4 reaching registration cut-off. The electorate is FROZEN on Oct 5th. No new additions. 😡

If all has gone well so far, great!

But we are just getting started.

We need a plan: Voting absentee or voting early? Ask them. Have them commit NOW. Why, you ask?

If voting absentee, you need to help them apply for an absentee ballot right now! Thousands of requests already in!

Go to county website & pull up application to print off & mail in.

But, what if your voter doesn’t have a printer? A common problem!

The stupid TN law says that you can’t give them or send them one off your own printer, but you do what you think is right. #GoodTrouble

Or call county election commission & they will mail one to the voter. 😳

BTW, this is the time when you think about that niece who may be voting for the 1st time. If 1st time, TN law says she can’t use an absentee ballot.

BUT, if she goes to 1417 Murfreesboro Pike to the elections office in Nashville, she can show her ID & be eligible! Drive her.

Maybe your voter is vague about when they are going to vote, if not absentee. That’s when you are REALLY a superhero! Maybe you’re voting early too!

On our 14 days of early vote, you can go to ANY of the locations (13 in Davidson co), not your assigned Election Day precinct.

So you can make it a voting event!!! A socially-distanced, mask-wearing event where you gather in the parking lot & all go in together!!

Maybe you all go out for an outdoor celebratory cocktail afterwards to celebrate doing your civic duty! 🇺🇸🥂🍺

.@VoteEarlyTN will have more on this right after Labor Day (fun in store!), but do your groundwork now. Have your 25 people all squared away, registered, w/ a plan & ready to vote!

And then, make a list of 25 more & do it again.

I’m serious. This is what it takes.

I promise you will be surprised about what you learn and how much you are able to help.

For must people, voting is a vague concept, something they WANT to do, but have no real idea where to start.

For the sake of our democracy, help them. 🇺🇸