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Broward League 2024 Election education work reached thousands of voters

Voter Services Report

Monica Elliott, Chair

Andrea Sleeper, Voter Registration & Education Chair

• Tabling Events: 57 events resulting in distribution of 158 Voter Registration forms (111 new and 47 update), 456 Vote-By-Mail request forms, 165 QR scans for SOE website, 138 returning citizen information postcards; approximately 700 volunteer hours (57 x 4 hours x 3 person)

   

• Give Aways: 5,500 “Vote411” Wrist-bands; 1,000 US Flag Pins; 500 “Woke Folks Vote” Fans; 500 Rainbow Folding Fans

   

• LWVFL Voter Guides (printed): 4000 English, 2200 Spanish and 1000 Creole Voter Guides delivered to 34 libraries and 5 senior citizen complexes, with a few distributed at Cooper City and Lauderhill candidate forums.

   

• LWVFL Voter Guides (downloads via LWVBC website): 2,112 English, 300 Spanish and 291 Haitian Creole

   

• LWVBC Documents (downloads via LWVBC website):
  • August 20 Local Primary Races Voter Guides:380
  • August 20 State Primary Races Voter Guides: 187
  • August 20 Federal Primary Races Voter Guides: 174
  • Vote-By-Mail FAQ:181
  • Early Voting FAQ:142
  • Election Day Voting FAQ:210
  • Voter Registration FAQ:152

   

• Candidate Forums: 13,562 total contacts
  • In-person: Fort Lauderdale (4), Lauderhill (4), West Park (1);  approximately 845 attendees
  • Hybrid (in-person and broadcast over Comcast): Cooper City (1), Lauderdale-By-The-Sea (1); approximately 225 attendees in-person; Comcast viewers unknown
  • Virtual: Circuit Court Judges, County Court Judges, School Districts 1, 2, 3, 5 & 9, Supervisor of Elections, Tax Collector, Clerk of Circuit Court, Sheriff Democratic Primary; 12,492 views on Facebook and YouTube combined

   

• LWVFL Florida Constitutional Amendments 2-page Handout: 2,450 copies distributed at “Decision 2024” presentations and at tabling events.

   

• Election Protection Poll Monitoring: 60 volunteer hours

   

• Canvassing Board Monitoring:75 volunteer hours

   

   

• Postcards

   

• LWVBC phone: responded to 45 voice messages

   

• Kids Voting Broward (http://kidsvotingbroward.org/): provided Directory of Elected Officials and Broward County District Maps to upload to website

   

   

  While not part of Voter Services,other important efforts:

• Speakers Bureau made 46 “Decision 2024” presentations with 1,556 attendees.

   

• Vote411 covered 149 races with 176 candidates in 23 cities and 14 Special Districts plus 126 Charter Amendments for 23 cities and Broward County.

• “Yes on 4” postcards: 1,000 mailed
  
  
• “I Vote Because” postcards: 1,000 mailed
  
  
• “Returning Citizens” postcards: 2,750 mailed