GOTV
Election day push
GOTV stands for "get out the vote"—organized efforts to encourage voter turnout, especially among supporters of a particular candidate or party.
GOTV operations typically intensify in the final days before an election: The campaign's GOTV effort included phone banks and door-knocking.
The term appears in political strategy discussions and campaign coverage.
Systematic direct voter outreach
- phonebankingOrganized voter outreach calls
- door-to-doorDirectly between residences
- textingSending typed mobile messages
- flyeringDistributing promotional papers
visibility · rallies · carpooling · leafleting · tabling
Written texts for performances
Those who coordinate activities
- captainsLeaders of ships or teams
- coordinatorsThose who arrange activities
- driversVehicle operators or motivating forces
- callersThose who phone
canvassers · recruiters · trainers · runners · greeters · dispatchers
canvassing
Systematic direct voter outreach
- phonebankingOrganized voter outreach calls
- door-to-doorDirectly between residences
- textingSending typed mobile messages
flyering · visibility · rallies · carpooling · leafleting · tabling
runoff
Excess water drainage
- midtermsExams at semester's center
scripts
Written texts for performances
seniors
Oldest in a group
- undervotesUncast votes on ballots
- persuadablesThose open to influence
organizers
Those who coordinate activities
- captainsLeaders of ships or teams
- coordinatorsThose who arrange activities
- driversVehicle operators or motivating forces
callers · canvassers · recruiters · trainers · runners · greeters · dispatchers
Tactics discouraging ballot access
vote suppression · voter intimidation · demobilization · voter disenfranchisement · disenfranchisement
Signing up for elections
Signing up for elections