getting out the vote
Electoral participation drive
Getting out the vote is the effort to mobilize people to cast ballots in an election—through reminders, transportation, door-knocking, or other encouragement.
Political campaigns and advocacy groups focus on getting out the vote among their supporters: The campaign spent millions on getting out the vote in swing states.
Often abbreviated GOTV.
- stump speechesRepeated political orations
- canvassingSystematic direct voter outreach
- door knockingStriking an entrance repeatedly
- phone bankingFinancial services by telephone
- campaign ralliesPublic candidate support events
ground game · voter registration drives · voter registration · public forums · mailers · civic engagement · grassroots organizing · community organizing · town hall meetings · election monitoring · advocacy groups · social movements · petition drives · voter turnout · community events · fundraising events · protest marches · get-out-the-vote
getting out the votevoter suppression
Tactics discouraging ballot access
vote suppression · voter intimidation · disenfranchisement · voter disenfranchisement · poll taxes
getting out the votevoter apathy
Lack of electoral participation
demobilization · staying home · non-participation · voter fatigue · tuning out