Indivisible Falmouth May General Meeting, GET OUT THE VOTE Hands-On Workshop

Indivisible Falmouth May General Meeting–Thursday, May 21, 2026 in the Hermann Room, Falmouth Public Library, 6:30-8 pm

Get Out the Vote Hands-On Workshop

In times of doubt and mistrust, have you ever wanted to help ensure your fellow citizens are exercising their right to vote?  Have we got a hands-on workshop for you – no special skills required!

Join us for a free and casual evening of socializing with other concerned residents of your community to effectively inform people who are disengaged with the political system to make sure they are registered and then get out and vote in November 2026. There are different ways to communicate – phone banks or phone calls, ready-made postcards and letter writing campaigns, social media sites, public awareness campaigns, outreach to young people, and door to door canvassing. We’ll be there to help you learn and practice, moving through the different options you may be interested in.  There will be no political advocacy at the event, just learning to flex our voting muscles.

ACTION TABLE DESCRIPTIONS

ACTION TABLE #1: PHONE BANKING with Rosemary Carey, Bay Room
Phone banking is one of the most effective ways to make a political impact—right from the comfort of your home. By making calls to voters, you are using a proven strategy to boost voter turnout, inspire civic action, and spark meaningful conversations that can have long-term political change. There are different types of phone banks. Persuasion phone banks are aimed at undecided voters and turnout phone banks are for people who are already supporters. We will make sure people have everything they need to get started.

ACTION TABLE #2: SOCIAL MEDIA with Kerry Duggan and Jason Cullinane, Hallway
Social media can be used as a campaign strategy for candidates for getting out the vote, for mobilizing voters on an issue, and for encouraging participation in political processes by creating, sharing, and promoting targeted content. Indivisible Falmouth uses Facebook, Instagram, Bluesky, Threads, and Substack. During this session, people will learn how they can get involved on many levels from simply ‘liking’ a message to jumping in and assisting our Communications Team.

ACTION TABLE #3: POSTCARDING—GOTV with Felicia Bordick and Erin McCormick, Hermann Room
Postcarding is a type of indirect voter engagement and is a good way to share important information with voters about upcoming elections. Postcards inform voters about early voting, voter registration and vote-by-mail sign-up deadlines, short candidate support messages, and short messaging on ballot initiatives or other focused campaigns. These are examples of different postcard campaigns that will be shared at this station.
• Environmental Voter Project postcards to reach non-voting environmentalists
• News booster postcards to reach working people worried about healthcare/SNAP
• State pride postcards (four swing states) to encourage the right and responsibility of voting

ACTION TABLE #4: PUBLIC AWARENESS CAMPAIGNS with Laura Bergeron
Public awareness campaigns are another example of indirect voter engagement. It can include targeted signage and banners at standouts, ‘silent’ literature drops where you simply leave information for people at their front door, or cards distributed with a QR code that people can use to find out more information on a candidate, on specific issues, or when and where to vote.

ACTION TABLE #5: OUTREACH TO YOUNG PEOPLE with Jim Newman
In every presidential election going back to 2004, more than 75% of registered voters 18-24 years old turned out. But this statistic does not hold true for mid-terms. With the most important mid-term election in our lifetimes coming up in November, we must find ways to engage young voters. We have to make sure they are registered to vote and make sure they can get to the polls in November. This is a huge problem that we don’t have a blueprint to solve. We have political science major form 4 C’s who we hope will help man this station. We will be seeking ideas and volunteers to help get young people registered to vote and to show up on election day. We are looking for people who will visit campuses in the fall as soon as school is in session. There will also be a postcard campaign rolled out at this station. The postcard campaign is called Field Team 6. The postcards have a QR code for voter registration and are mailed to younger people who have not yet registered.

ACTION TABLE #6: DOOR-TO-DOOR CANVASSING with Judy Handley
Canvassing door to door is still considered the most effective way to engage voters and drive turnout. Research shows that having quality conversations at doors and on the phone are the most effective way to lay the groundwork for building consistent, reliable voter bases in our neighborhoods that will drive turnout. At this action table, we will organize for door-to-door canvassing and will be introduced to Indivisible digital tools to help us do this work. So, whether people choose to knock on doors face-to-face in real time or use the digital tools, this session will provide information on options available.