get-out-the-vote
Election participation push
Get-out-the-vote describes efforts to increase voter turnout in an election—phone banks, door-knocking, rides to polling places.
Often abbreviated GOTV.
The phrase functions as an adjective: a get-out-the-vote campaign, get-out-the-vote efforts in swing states.
Political campaigns typically shift from persuasion to get-out-the-vote operations in the final weeks before Election Day.
Systematic direct voter outreach
- door-knockingVisiting residences seeking response
- phone bankingFinancial services by telephone
- turnoutNumber attending an event
- grassrootsCommon people as political base
outreach · community organizing · civic engagement · absentee ballots · registration drives · volunteer recruitment
Gathering for a cause
- campaign trailRoute of electoral speechmaking
- election dayScheduled voting occasion
- advocacyPleading for a cause
- endorsementFormal expression of support
partisan · nonpartisan · ballot measure · midterms · primary election · general election · down-ballot · battleground
Obligation owed to community
- democracyRule by the people
- representationDepiction or likeness
- accountabilityObligation for one's actions
- empowermentGaining authority or confidence
participation · citizenship · franchise · suffrage · disenfranchisement · public service announcement · sample ballot · countdown
canvassing
Systematic direct voter outreach
- door-knockingVisiting residences seeking response
- phone bankingFinancial services by telephone
- turnoutNumber attending an event
grassroots · outreach · community organizing · civic engagement · absentee ballots · registration drives · volunteer recruitment
rally
Gathering for a cause
- campaign trailRoute of electoral speechmaking
- election dayScheduled voting occasion
- advocacyPleading for a cause
endorsement · partisan · nonpartisan · ballot measure · midterms · primary election · general election · down-ballot · battleground · swing state
civic duty
Obligation owed to community
- democracyRule by the people
- representationDepiction or likeness
- accountabilityObligation for one's actions
empowerment · participation · citizenship · franchise · suffrage · disenfranchisement · public service announcement · sample ballot · countdown · deadline
- campaign costscampaign spending, ad buys, direct mail, staff salaries, travel expenses
- voter turnoutturnout, turnout rate, high turnout, low turnout, participation rate
get-out-the-votevoter suppression
Tactics discouraging ballot access
vote suppression · voter intimidation · disenfranchisement · election interference · voter purges
get-out-the-votevoter suppression
Tactics discouraging ballot access
vote suppression · voter apathy · voter intimidation · disenfranchisement · abstention
getting, gotten, getter, outed, outing, outer, outward, vote, votes