GOTV
Voter Protection
The Maine Dems Voter Protection team is working to protect the vote and make sure that every voter’s voice is heard this November and we need your help! Please join us for a training to be a Poll Observer on election day.
Poll Observers are the eyes and ears on the ground at polling places across the state on election day. They assist voters and ensure that every eligible voter can cast a ballot. We will train, assign, and support you to make sure that you are as effective as possible on Election Day. Poll Observers serve in half day or full day shifts. This training will cover Maine election procedures, your role at the polling place, and the technology we use as Poll Observers.
Poll Observers must be physically present in Maine for their shift, but do not have to be Maine voters.
Upcoming Poll Observer Training: Wednesday, 10/16
Drive the Candidates
Did you know that a hugely helpful way to volunteer is to drive the candidates, so they can knock on as many doors as possible? Especially outside of Portland, this really maximizes candidates’ reach during a campaign. Use the links below to sign up by candidate for driving shifts here in Cumberland County. If you are interested in going further afield, please let us know as those shifts are especially hard to fill! (cumberlandcountydems@gmail.com)
Canvass for Sen. Tim Nangle in Westbrook
Saturday, September 28, 10:30am–1:30pm or 1:30-4:30pm at Westbrook Community Center (426 Bridge St, Westbrook)
Join us to knock doors as we fight to protect our Democratic majority in Augusta! Sen. Tim Nangle’s seat is one of the most vulnerable in the state this cycle, and we need to talk to as many voters as possible to ensure they vote to re-elect him. Training will be provided.
Absentee & Early Voting:
- Request your ballot online now. Your municipal clerk will mail your ballot once it becomes available on or before October 7.
- Vote early in person at your municipal clerk’s office starting Tuesday, October 7 – through Thursday, October 31.
- Return your completed ballot by placing it in the mail at least one week before Election Day (October 29) or hand deliver it to your municipal clerk’s office or ballot drop box where available until 8pm on Election Day.
- More information on absentee voting in Maine.
Registering to Vote:
- Register to vote online or by mail until Tuesday, October 15.
- Register to vote in person any time at your municipal clerk’s office, or at the polls on Election Day, November 5.
- More information on how to register to vote in Maine.
Today marks six weeks out from the November 5 election, and less than two weeks from absentee ballots and early voting becoming available!
From George Whitbread of Wells, Maine
I wanted to share an original 5 minute music video that my 17 year old granddaughter and I put together in support of Kamala Harris and our Maine Dems. We already have over 400 views and many positive messages after only 4 days of sharing it with friends and family.
We’re now trying to get it out to more of our fellow Dems via county chairs. We’re hoping that you might send it out in your next newsletter or email blast, and post it on your website and social media platforms. It’s our unique form of a GOTV activity, “a knock on one’s emotional door.”
So if you like it, please help us share it!
Thank you for considering our request!
George Whitbread
Wells, Maine
Member of Wells Dems and Seacoast Dems
Chloe Whitbread
York, Maine
Senior at York High School
