President Carter’s Call to NBA Leaders
Every part of the NBA has a role to play.
President Carter is calling on NBA leaders to activate their organizations around Election Protection. Your role is not only to participate, but to inform your members, connect them to opportunities, mobilize your organization, and help ensure the NBA shows up with strength and purpose this election season.
How You Can Act Now
Designate your Election Protection Lead
Identify the person or people who will coordinate Election Protection engagement for your organization.
Five Leadership Actions. One Call to Protect the Vote.
LEAD
Activate your NBA Organization
Designate your Election Protection Lead(s) and connect your organization to the national initiative.
EP Leads will:
- Share EP information and opportunities;
- Encourage member participation;
- Identify local needs and activity; and
- Report engagement and impact
Goal: Give every member an opportunity to play a meaningful role this election season.
LEARN
Get Your Members to the September 9 Election Protection Training
Make Election Protection education a priority. Attend the September 9 NBA Election Protection Training and encourage members of your organization to participate.
EDUCATE
Bring Election Protection Into Your Community
For Affiliate leaders, organize your required community-facing Election Protection Salon or Forum. Use the Resource Center tools to plan and execute a strong, nonpartisan program.
For other NBA leaders, help promote and support approved Election Protection engagement opportunities as they become available.
CONVENE
Bring Your Network to Wiley Branton
Encourage participation in the NBA’s voter registration and voter education activation during the Wiley A. Branton Issues Symposium on October 15 in Atlanta, GA.
MOBILIZE
Get Your Members Ready for Election Day
Activate your members for the NBA National Day of Action.
Members can serve through approved NBA Election Protection opportunities, including the 866-OUR-VOTE Hotline and Legal Observer/Legal Roving Monitor Program with our national partners.
Affiliate Action Tools
BUILD YOUR TIMELINE
Use the Community Election Forum 60-Day Planning Timeline to map out the work from concept through follow-up.
PLAN FOR ACCESSIBILITY & INCLUSION
Use the NBA Community Forum Accessibility & Inclusion Checklist to make the event welcoming and accessible.
KEEP IT NONPARTISAN
Use the Nonpartisanship Guidance & Checklist for Community Election Forums to help ensure the program stays neutral and compliant.
FIND THE RIGHT LOCAL PARTNER
Use the NBA Election Protection Local Partnership Guide to identify and work with appropriate community organizations.
PROMOTE THE EVENT
Use the NBA Community Election Forum Promotion & Communication Toolkit for outreach, sample language, social content, and promotion planning.
REPORT YOUR ACTIVITY & IMPACT
Tell us what your Affiliate did, who participated, who you reached, and what resulted. Share your activities, participation, outcomes, and stories so the NBA can measure and communicate our collective impact. Complete the Report Your Activity & Impact Form here.
PREPARE FOR EVENT DAY
Use the NBA Community Election Forum Day-of Checklist & Volunteer Roles to organize the team and execute the event smoothly.
NBA PROGRAM APPROVAL
Get Approval for a New NBA Program. If your Affiliate is creating a new Election Protection program that requires NBA approval, use the Program Approval Form before moving forward.
The Role of an Election Protection (EP) Lead
- Share NBA Election Protection information, trainings, events, and approved opportunities.
- Encourage broad member participation and help members find meaningful ways to engage.
- Coordinate Election Protection activity within their NBA organization.
- Identify local activity, needs, and emerging opportunities.
- Capture participation, outcomes, and stories form their organization.
- Report engagement and impact back tot he national Initiative.
