We made something we think can help more people vote. In one North Carolina county, almost everyone who skips elections lives within ten doors of someone who always votes. If that's you, we'll send you a map and a list of the ten homes closest to yours, so you can talk to neighbors you already know.
Free, nonpartisan, NC onlyWe looked at ten precincts in Halifax County, North Carolina. We asked: if everyone who voted in the last three general elections knocked on just the ten doors closest to them, how many of the people who don't usually vote would they reach? Almost all of them.
So the people who need a nudge to vote mostly live a short walk from someone who already votes. We give that person the list.
We call this person a block captain. It's someone who has voted in every general election since 2020 and is willing to talk to the ten homes nearest theirs. It's unpaid, it has nothing to do with any party, and you never have to drive anywhere.
It's made for your block only: your ten doors, who lives at each one, and a line on what you might say.
The map shows your street names and house numbers. The farthest door is on a block you already walk past.
There's one page on how to start the conversation, and a card with four questions that help someone make a plan to vote.
A real packet has neighbors' names, addresses and voting records, so only the captain sees it. This sample uses a made-up precinct, but the same software made it. You can download it without giving us your email.
PDF · 15 pages · no email required
If you'd knock on the ten doors closest to yours, tell us where you live and we'll make your packet. It's free, and it has nothing to do with any party.
If you fund or run civic work and want to try this with us, get in touch.