1. EXPANDING THE RIGHT TO VOTE IN 2014 Presented by

2. ABOUT NONPROFIT VOTE About Nonprofit VOTE Founded in 2005, Nonprofit VOTE partners with America's nonprofits to help the people they serve participate and vote. We are a leading source of nonpartisan training, materials and other resources for nonprofits doing voter engagement work. Find out more about our mission and partners on our site at www.nonprofitvote.org

3. ABOUT THE BRENNAN CENTER About the Brennan Center Who we are: Democracy and Justice Think Tank, Advocacy Group, Public Interest Law Firm, Communications Hub What we do: Policy initiatives and reports Lobbying, coalition efforts, and testimony Legal representation and amicus briefs Media work

4. TODAY’S PRESENTER Who Jonathan Brater Counsel, Democracy Program Brennan Center for Justice

5. AGENDA Agenda Part 1: Positive Change and Continuing Challenges Part 2: Making Voting Easier Voter Registration Modernization Online Registration Election Day Correction Pre-Registration Early Voting Other Positive Reforms Part 3: New Tools and Messaging

6. PART 1: POSITIVE CHANGE AND CONTINUING CHALLENGES Part 1

7. LAWS EXPANDING THE RIGHT TO VOTE SINCE 2012

8. LAWS RESTRICTING THE RIGHT TO VOTE SINCE 2010

9. VOTERS AND THEIR ADVOCATES FIGHT BACK

10. NEW RESTRICTIONS FOR 2014

11. 16 STATES HAVE EXPANDED VOTING ACCESS SINCE 2012

12. PART 2: MAKING VOTING EASIER Part 2

13. VOTER REGISTRATION MODERNIZATION

14. MODERNIZING VOTER REGISTRATION Electronic Registration Registration information transferred in seamless, electronic format Online Registration Voters can use secure, online portal Portable Registration Voters’ registration moves with the Election Day Correction Voters can update and correct errors on Election Day Registration Modernization

15. BENEFITS OF MODERNIZED REG. Participation Efficiency Security Registration Modernization

16. ONLINE VOTER REGISTRATION

17. SAME DAY REGISTRATION

18. PRE-REGISTRATION

19. EARLY VOTING

20. OTHER POSITIVE REFORMS

21. PART 3: NEW TOOLS AND MESSAGES Part 3

22. ROCK THE VOTE VOTER REGISTRATION TOOL New Tools

23. NONPROFIT VOTE “VOTING IN YOUR STATE” New Tools

24. FELN VOTER REGISTRATION GUIDES New Tools

25. BRENNAN CENTER STUDENT VOTING GUIDE 50-state guide to help students register and vote Explains basic residency, registration, identification, and absentee voting requirements Available now at brennancenter.org New Tools

26. ELECTION PROTECTION New Tools

27. NEW GUIDELINES FOR GOTV Wide and shallow is good: One contact with a 100 people is better than two with 50 people Increase social pressure Talk about voting, not issues: Ask and help people to vote, but don’t try to persuade them on the issues Stretching the GOTV timeframe: Voting by mail and voting early in person Good conversations make a difference: Connecting with voters increases their likelihood to vote New Messages

28. NEW MESSAGES FOR ADVOCATES New Messages Brennan Center and Advancement Project toolkit Messages to help fight against restrictive measures, mobilize voters, and advance affirmative reforms Available soon

29. ADDITIONAL RESOURCES More Resources www.nonprofitvote.org www.brennancenter.org

30. info@nonprofitvote.org 617.357.VOTE (8683) www.nonprofitvote.org Nonprofit VOTE 89 South Street Suite 203 Boston, MA 02111 Jonathan Brater jonathan.brater@nyu.edu (646) 292-8373 Julian Johannesen julian@nonprofitvote.org brennancenter@nyu.edu 646.292.8310 www.brennancenter.org Brennan Center 161 Avenue of the Americas, 12th Floor New York, NY 10013