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Introduction Email #1 to Local Study Abroad Program |
Dear {name},
This November, your study abroad students from the United States will have a unique opportunity: voting in the 2018 US Midterm Elections, while living abroad. For many, it will be their first time voting and we want to help them feel comfortable and confident registering to vote and submitting their ballot.
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Introductory Email to Study Abroad Directors and Program Staff
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Dear [Study Abroad Director/Contact Name],
I am writing you today about encouraging your fall-semester Study Abroad students to vote in the 2024 US Presidential elections! We urge you to include overseas voter registration information in students’ orientation materials.
Working through Vote From Abroad (students.votefromabroad.org) , we offer non-partisan voter registration and ballot request
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assistance so you can easily provide your students the unique experience of voting abroad in this year’s elections. The
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elections are November
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5th and ballots are sent out about
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45 days before the election (about September 19), so fall orientation is
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a good time to remind students to register to vote. ALL states will e-mail ballots to overseas Americans, if the voter asks when requesting the ballot. Registering, completing and returning ballots is easier than ever.
How it works:
We provide non-partisan materials to be included in orientation packets, outlining voter registration/ballot request, receipt and return steps.
We provide posters and flyers (ready to print), sample emails, and sample Facebook/Instagram posts to help you communicate the action to your students.
We would be happy to provide one on one voter assistance, either via a Zoom meeting or in-person.
We are a resource for you and your students. We can answer questions and provide information related to voting
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from abroad.
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We work with you to organize an a time to meet with students. We bring all the necessary materials. Non-partisan volunteers will help with questions students have about the process of registering and voting from abroad.
One of the great advantages of Study Abroad is that students develop a new appreciation of American democracy, and why their right to vote is fundamental to that enterprise. We want to make sure their right to vote is not lost in the exciting and
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demanding transition to life abroad.
Please let me know if this sounds interesting to you.
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Thank you for considering to provide overseas voting information to your students. If you have any questions, please let me know!
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Introduction Email #2 to Local Study Abroad Program |
Dear [contact].
This November, the US students at [Institution] will have a unique opportunity: voting from abroad in the 2018 US midterm elections. For some, it will be their first time voting, and even if they are registered, they probably won’t be familiar with the process of voting from abroad.
I manage a list of trained volunteers, and we’ve been running nonpartisan voter registration drives for US students in the UK for several election cycles. We’ve recently held drives for the study abroad programs for Boston University, Fordham, NYU and FSU, among others, as well as at UK universities with large numbers of US students. Right now we’re planning our autumn calendar. The general election is November 6th and ballots are sent out about 40 days in advance, so the early autumn is the prime time for students to register and request their absentee ballots.
How we can help:
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Sincerely,
[Your Name/Contact Information]
www.students.votefromabroad.org
Follow Up Email to Study Abroad Directors and Program Staff (after introductory phone call or meeting)
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Dear [Study Abroad Director/Contact Name],
Thank you for making time to speak with me about encouraging your fall-semester Study Abroad students to vote in the 2024 US Presidential elections! Below is additional information about Vote from Abroad.
Working through Vote From Abroad (students.votefromabroad.org) , we offer non-partisan voter registration and ballot request assistance so you can easily provide your students the unique experience of voting abroad in this year’s elections. The elections are November 5th and ballots are sent out about 45 days before the election (about September 19th), so fall orientation is a good time to remind students to register to vote. ALL states will e-mail ballots to overseas Americans (if the voter so requests), so registering and completing and returning ballots is easier than ever.
How it works:
We provide materials to be included in orientation packets, outlining voter registration/ballot request, receipt and return steps.
We provide posters and flyers (ready to print), sample emails
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, and sample Facebook/Instagram posts to help you communicate
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the action to your students.
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- We would be happy to provide one on one voter assistance, either via a Zoom meeting or in-person.
We are a resource for you and your students. We can answer questions and provide information related to voting from abroad.
One of the great advantages of
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Study Abroad is that students develop a new
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appreciation of American democracy, and why
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their right to vote is fundamental to that enterprise.
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We want to make sure
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their right to vote is not lost in the exciting and
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demanding transition to life
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Let us know how we can help.
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Follow-up Email (after a phone call) to Local Study Abroad Program |
Dear {name},
I wanted to follow up on our call the other day to explain more about our get out the vote outreach to study abroad programs.
Working through VotefromAbroad.org, we offer non-partisan voter help – directly in your program – so you can provide your students the unique experience of voting abroad in this year’s elections.
How it works:
- We provide posters (ready to print), sample emails and sample facebook posts to help you communicate the action to your students.
- We work with you to find a good location and time (or times) to meet with your students and help them request their ballots.
- Best location – a meeting point where students get together between classes
- Best time – times when the maximum number of students will be available to participate
- We then send non-partisan volunteers to your location, ready to help students with any questions they have about the ballot request process, and what they need to do once they receive their ballot.
On the date of the event, our volunteers will arrive 30 minutes early to get set up. They will bring a pop up vote from abroad banner, envelopes, and snacks (if agreed on) to help attract students.
Please let me know if this action sounds interesting to you. Again, we want to be very clear that as this is a voter registration event it must be non-partisan.
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abroad.
Would you like to be our partner in registering US students to vote? If so, lets make a plan to communicate with your students!
Thank you again for considering working with us.
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If you have any questions, please let me know
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Example Introduction Email to Local Study Abroad Program in German |
Sehr geehrte(r)
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Sincerely,
[Your Name/Contact Information]
www.students.votefromabroad.org