6 Steps to Victory on November 7

For complete text of "6 Steps to Victory," which includes What To Do, the Leader Guide to Registration and Voting, and the Voting Fact Sheet, please download the PDF.

1. Our first goal is to reach the 20 million unmarried women who did not vote in 2004, because we know they are likely to vote Democratic. Sign up at http://www.democrats.org/takesix as a TAKE SIX leader. Start thinking about women you know  or can get to know:
• the woman working in the office down the hall
• the clerk behind the counter at the dry cleaner
• the part-time student in your night class
• the young woman taking orders at the take-out lunch counter
• the cashier at the grocery store


2. Choose at least 6 women who you have a relationship with:
• have not registered to vote, or have moved and have not changed their voting address
• are registered but are not planning to vote in 2006
• voted for George Bush / Republicans in 2004 and are ready to make a change


3. Begin the conversation about registering and casting their vote.
• Get women to register, or make sure they’re registered at the correct address.
• Talk about issues they care about, and why voting is a chance to make a change.
• Tell them about the convenience of early voting in your state, if you have it, or get them absentee ballots (information in your notebook) and make sure they’re sent in.


4. Make sure these 6 women have no barriers to cast their votes on Nov. 7th.
• Offer to bring them to local campaign events so they can hear from candidates.
• Offer to baby-sit their children, stay with elderly parents or drive them to the polls.
• Be a friend  and keep talking! You are the key messenger to this important voter!


5. Recruit, Record, and Return.
• Recruit. Request contact information for your recruits, including phone and / or mail (city and zip code are most important). This allows you and the campaign to keep your contacts informed of events and election updates.
• Record. Make six copies of the New Voter Sheet and use this to record your information. Keep the forms so that after the election we can collect information (at your State Party) on this important voter and continue the relationship.
• Return. Return to your focus of getting your six women to the polls.


6. Make sure your 6 women really vote  stay in touch until the polls close!