ELECTION INTEGRITY TOOLKIT
Tools to engage our community:
— Surveys/agendas/conversation starters for TABLING with our community
[Why tabling is great form of outreach—>]
— Election integrity tools and guidelines published by other organizations [list curated by Gary Larson/Plainly, Garbl - Substack ]
— Resources to study and keep informed
— Media to share and engage your community about Election Integrity
DOCUMENTS TO DOWNLOAD AND USE FOR TABLING / ENGAGEMENT
**Docs in our public GOOGLE library. Google login and download rules apply.**
Why Tabling for Voter and Civics Engagement Is So Needed - A Word doc you can use with your leaders.
Getting Started: Effective Tabling Protocols - A Word doc you can use with your leaders.
Voter Registration & Get-Out-the-Vote Tabling Guide - A PDF to print and use with your tablers.
Reaching Younger Voters - A PDF to print and use with your leaders.
Listening to Reach Them - A graphical PDF of the above.
Lots of Ways To Salvage Our Democracy - A Word doc you can hand out. This gives ways people can get involved. Be sure to edit it to add your local organization(s) and event(s).
Initial Engagement Survey for Outreach - A Word doc you can edit. We use it successfully as conversation starter and AWAKENER to encourage folks to be informed voters.
Engagement Survey 2 - A Word doc you can edit. This survey lists ways people can OPT to be involved, such as working from home, joining a team, and more
Engagement Survey 3 - A PDF you can print. This survey gathers and raises election awareness.
Voter Suppression Techniques - a PDF to print as conversation starter
2024 Voting Data - a PDF to print as conversation starter
Postcard Template - template for postcards to print and hand out. These have a QR code which links to our web site. You will want to generate your own QR code.. This is in native Google Docs format.
Arundhati Roy quote - table sign to print
Activism tools - Step-by-step guides, practical rights resources, toolkits, and platforms for effective civic action.
Know Your Rights: Peaceful Protest and Public Assembly - The First Amendment protects your right to protest—as long as it’s peaceful.
Political Action for Introverts, Extroverts, and Everyone in Between - A guide to finding activist work that fits your temperament, energy, skills, and comfort level
Online Guides for Writing Letters to the Editor - 10 organizations that provide useful advice and tools for writing effective letters to the editor.
RESOURCES to read and study and share with your community.
Youth civic engagement and activism - These groups help young people shape their communities and futures—through school-based programs, training, and national campaigns.
NextGen America - Active in Washington state, reaches millions of voters ages 18–35 through digital, campus, and community engagement. Focus areas: climate, economic justice, abortion access.
The Washington Bus - Builds political power for young people in Washington through leadership training, voter engagement, and youth-centered campaigns.
Rock the Vote | Rock the Vote, Washington voter tools - Iconic youth-focused voter registration and education group. Offers customizable tools for events, schools, and organizations.
MEDIA to watch with your community and engage
Media and journalism tools - Especially for spotting disinformation, checking claims, and choosing credible sources during election season.
If You’re Concerned About Bias, Check for Accuracy - How to read the news without losing trust in the facts
FactCheck.org - A nonpartisan, nonprofit fact-checking project focused on U.S. politics.
PolitiFact - Known for its “Truth-O-Meter,” which also appears as a widget on their website and app, helping readers evaluate political statements on the go.
Before You Believe, Buy, Donate, or Share - A media-literacy guide to propaganda, advertising, fundraising, and scams.