Our mission is to inform members about the election process and inspire them to get involved in identifying issues and candidates, working with election offices to assist with voter education, participating in GOTV, Get Out The Vote, activities sponsored by a variety of nonprofits, and taking legislative action. We will also inform members of actions promoted by national and state Unitarian Universalist Justice Ministries.
Historically, UUFR the Vote has been a pop-up ministry team. In 2020, 2022, and
2024, we organized in the summer to participate in campaigns in the fall. Members sent postcards to disenfranchised or infrequent voters. In 2024, we worked closely with UU Justice Ministry NC, which partnered with several North Carolina GOTV organizations to offer opportunities for poll watching, rides to the polls, canvassing, phone banking, songs to the polls, and many more. Please read our 2024 annual report for more information.
Our UUFR 2024 Member Turnout Challenge: The UU Justice Ministry of NC (aka UU Justice NC) challenged UU congregations to report their involvement in the election ,from postcard campaigns to working with partner groups across the state. For the UUFR members, these actions could be picked from those suggested in the weekly postings, our web page or undertaken independently. A web form was made available for members to report their efforts, and activities were weighted according to the amount of commitment required from the member. UUJMNC tallied the points and determined that UUFR members ranked #1 among all participating UU churches in North Carolina!
UUFR the Vote Prior Years
In 2020, a Voter Engagement Team worked with UU Forward Together of NC (now known as UU Justice Ministry NC). 105 members wrote 5,560 postcards.
In 2022, a new team worked with UU Forward Together of NC to send postcards to registered voters. 2,000 postcards were sent out by more than 50 members to registered voters in North Carolina.
In 2024, the UUFR the Vote team informed the congregation of multiple Get Out The Vote opportunities for action. Postcarding is still our primary action. This year, 91 members sent out nearly 6,000 postcards. Members were also involved in many activities, including rallies, canvassing, phone banking, rides to the polls, and poll watchers.
Our Future
Voter action is a power of the UUFR. More than 100 members have been involved in Get Out The Vote activities. We will provide opportunities for everyone to get involved in the pre-election process by working with county and state election offices, providing training for poll workers, participating in voter registration campaigns, and educating people about candidates.
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