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2007-2008 Voter Rights/Registration Packet

table of contents

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• Download cover for report as pdf
• Acknowledgements           
• Introduction
• Overcoming Agency Resistance
• Incorporating Voter Registration into the Intake Process
• Conducting a Successful Voter Registration Drive
  • Overcoming Resistance by Individuals
  • Frequently Asked Questions by Individuals
  • Registering Tenants to Vote
• Conducting a Voter Registration Party
• Questions Frequently Asked by Organizations
• Having Candidates Volunteer at Your Agency
• Holding a Candidate Forum on Housing and Homelessness
  • Why Hold a Public Forum on Housing and Homelessness?
  • Complying With the Law
  • Ensuring a Successful Forum
  • The Coordinating Committee
  • Subcommittees
  • Planning a Budget
  • Sample Timeline
• Media Tips
• Letter Writing Power Hour
• Get Out the Vote
• Legal Issues and Rights
• Legal Issues and Practical Barriers to Voting for Homeless People
• State-by-State Chart of Homeless People’s Voting Rights
• Court Decisions on Homeless People’s Voting Rights
  
• Sample Phone Script
• Sample Invitation Letter
• Sample Media Advisory
• Sample Press Release