1. Using the worksheet and information on https://votingissocialwork.org/, find the rules and deadlines round voting in your state Texas including:

a) Rules and deadlines for voter registration

b) Policies that apply to special populations such as those experiencing homelessness, individuals with a felony conviction, survivors of intimate partner violence, long-term care residents, Trans individuals, etc)

c) How people vote in your state: hours, early voting, absentee voting

d) Voting rights and numbers

2. Look up the rules around voting with a felony in your state. How can we educate social workers and communities to address the misinformation.

3. Find nonpartisan information on the candidates running for state or local office. Is information easy to find?

4. Develop your own social media plan to share voting resources and information for you or your organization. 5. Using the worksheet on the Voting Is Social Work, look up who represents you at every level of government. Create a contact sheet with email addresses and phone numbers for easy access.

6. Look up voter turnout statistics for local and state elections for your town. What was the overall turnout rate for your town in each of the elections? How does that compare to a presidential year? Can you get your town/city’s voter turnout detail by voting district? What does that tell you about political power there? Why do you think there are variances? 7. Using the NASW Code of Ethics and article The Role of Clinical Social Workers on Voter Engagement Efforts, discuss how nonpartisan voter engagement connects to the mission, services and impact of your agency.

Voting is Social Work: The National Social Work Voter Mobilization Campaign,

SEC-NL-83511.AgingNL.qxd (votingissocialwork.org),

Know-your-elected-officials-Form-Humphreys-Institute.pdf (votingissocialwork.org)