We are a national cohort of library workers committed to providing students the resources they need to vote by mail, in person, or by absentee ballot in the 2020 General Election.

Shared Resources

Below are shared resources to make the week as easy and streamlined as possible. All Information was last updated Monday September 7.

Library Voting Information Guides & Maps

Request a Ballot by State Created by Gwendolyn Reece American University Library

This is a LibGuide that you can harvest and place on your own site. It gives detailed voting information including registering to vote, vote by mail and absentee ballot options for each state.

Voting Guide Created by the team at Howard University Law Library

Voting Hurdles Map Created By Fearless Future

Data collected in Request a Ballot by State and other sources were compiled as a database and used to visually represent the hurdles to voting by each state. This can be used internally for training or externally on social media etc.

Voting & Elections Toolkits Created by GODORT Government Documents Round Table ALA American Library Association 

Volunteer Instructions & Social Media Examples

Volunteer Instructions Created by Gwendolyn Reece This is a handy guide to the scripts you can use in your special chat queue for the week.

Social Media Tiles for Facebook , Twitter and Instagram-Created by Mary Evangeliste

Draft editorial calendar for social media Created by Mary Evangeliste A list of example posts for social media team.

At least 83% of American voters can cast ballots by mail in the fall Washington Post 8/20/20

PLAN YOUR VOTE NBC News 09.06/20

When and how to vote in all 50 states AXIOS 08/13/20

Criminal Disenfranchisement Laws Across the United States The Brennan Center for Justice

Letters to Students: State by State

Alabama • Alaska • Arizona • Arkansas • California • Colorado • Connecticut • Delaware District of Columbia • Florida • Georgia • Hawaii • Idaho • Illinois • Indiana • Iowa • Kansas • Kentucky Louisiana • Maine • Maryland • Massachusetts • Michigan • Minnesota • Mississippi Missouri • Montana • Nebraska • Nevada • New Hampshire • New Jersey • New Mexico New York • North Carolina • North Dakota • Ohio • Oklahoma • Oregon • Pennsylvania Rhode Island • South Carolina • South Dakota • Tennessee • Texas • Utah • Vermont Virginia • Washington • West Virginia • Wisconsin • Wyoming

List of Participating Libraries

American University Library • American University Law Library • Duquesne University Library • Howard University Law Library • Howard University Library • Miami University Library  • University of Michigan Libraries

Webinars

Gwendolyn and Mary present on Absentee Ballot Day and now Request a Ballot Week BCALA’s Justice, Power and Voting July 8, 2020

LLSDC Absentee Ballot Workshop August 6, 2020

Plan for Future

This event is based on the Absentee Ballot Day held at American University Library in 2018. Original Lib Guide and tool kit for the in-person event. We plan to continue hosting Absentee Ballot Days in perpetuity.