AGENCY TESTIMONY
Collaboration with NYC votes and community organizations for voter education
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Scott McLeod details Queens Public Library's collaboration with NYC votes and other community organizations to provide voter education and registration services. The library actively participates in National Voter Registration Day and works with various groups to conduct nonpartisan efforts.
- Distributes candidate information guides and educational literature for primary and general elections
- Creates special blog posts and uses email and social media to inform voters
- Collaborates with organizations like NYC votes, League of Women Voters, and Woodside on the Move
Scott McLeod
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Working closely with the city's campaign finance boards NYC votes.
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The library distributes candidate information guides and educational literature ahead of both primary and general elections.
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The library creates special blog posts that provide an overview of what voters should expect, including the offices being sought, ballot measures, and useful links.
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This information is also amplified via email and social media to reach as many people as possible.
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Ultimately, we want our customers to be able to make informed decisions when they enter the voting vote.
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Queen's public library annually participates in national voter registration day to raise awareness of the November general election and to encourage people to registered to vote in time for election day.
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Last week, we continued this tradition by having voter registration forms.
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One page is on how to complete those forms and absentee ballot request forms readily available to the public.
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Ahead of September 17th, our public service staff is educated and prepared to answer questions from the public, whether it is about the registration deadline or how they can find their polling sites for the upcoming election.
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Critical to NVRD and leading up to the registration deadlines or collaborations with community based organizations that are also committed to conducting nonpartisan efforts.
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Over the years, QPL has worked with NYC votes, the League of Women voters, Woodside on the move, and many other groups on NVRD actions.
