Overview
BakerRipley runs a comprehensive voter engagement campaign to help Houston-area residents participate in elections. This organization believes that voting gives people power to create positive change in their communities. They offer multiple ways to get involved before Election Day on Tuesday, November 5th.
This campaign matters because when more neighbors vote, we get better representation from elected officials. BakerRipley knows that policies affecting jobs, housing, healthcare, and education depend on who we elect. They want to ensure every community member has the resources and knowledge to vote.
The campaign directly impacts Houston neighborhoods through hands-on activities. BakerRipley hosts Election Trivia Nights where you can learn while having fun. They organize phone banks where volunteers call neighbors to share voting information. Block walks happen on Saturdays in BakerRipley community neighborhoods, where volunteers drop off voting materials and talk with residents at their homes. The Art of the Vote event happens at their Ripley House Campus.
You can join their Relational Organizing Program, which trains volunteers to encourage people in their personal networks to vote. No experience is needed for phone banks. Remember key dates: voter registration deadline is October 7th, early voting runs October 21st through November 1st. BakerRipley provides the training and support you need to help your neighbors make their voices heard.
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Posted October 4, 2024 by Brandi Ledet
Election Day is Tuesday, Nov. 5. Your voice matters!
At BakerRipley, we are passionate about ensuring our Neighbors have every resource available to achieve upward socioeconomic mobility. But we don’t operate in a vacuum. We rely on our elected officials to represent our community members’ interests. That’s why the more of us who vote, the better representation and outcomes we can expect. Voting gives each of us the power to create positive change that will improve our quality of life and ensure our values and issues are prioritized at the local, state, and federal level.
IMPORTANT ELECTION DATES
Monday, Oct. 7, is the deadline to register to vote, and it must be done in person or by mail. You cannot register to vote online. Learn more. Early voting in Texas begins Monday, Oct. 21. It ends on Friday, Nov. 1.
Election Day is Tuesday, Nov. 5. Find your local polling location!
BAKERRIPLEY VOTER-ENGAGEMENT EVENTS
Oct. 2 & 14, 6-7:30 p.m. – Election Trivia Night Come have fun while learning about the election and competing for prizes!
Oct. 14 & Nov. 5, 1-3 p.m. – Phone Banks No experience necessary! Call Neighbors to ensure their voice is heard in this election. It’s important that everyone understands when the election will take place and has the resources they need to vote in the upcoming races.
Oct. 17 – Art of the Vote 2024 6-7:30 p.m. at BakerRipley Ripley House Campus
Oct. 19-Nov. 2 – Block Walks Saturdays, 10 a.m. to noon Join us as we walk around our BakerRipley community neighborhoods and drop off important voting information while chatting with our Neighbors at their homes!
Happening now through Election Day – Relational Organizing Program Training Events Volunteers receive intense training in election information and different skills to be able to encourage people in their own personal networks to vote. People who participate will attend the scheduled training and choose contacts in their phone to be able to continually follow-up with during election time and hopefully turn out to vote. Whoever participates in our program and turns out the most people within their contacts will win a prize! Contact civicengagement@BakerRipley.org if you’d like to learn more about any of the events or volunteer opportunities listed above.
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