After your Vote Early Day celebration, send out a press release to let the public know about your success! This will boost your reputation in your community and remind anyone who wasn’t able to attend your event that they still have time to cast their ballot early.
For Immediate Release
Date: October 30, 2024
Media Contacts:
Contact: [Your Point of Contact]
Email: [Email]
[Position in Organization]
[Business] Celebrates Vote Early Day with [Most Press-Worthy Part of Your Event]
[Business] proud to join a national movement to help ensure that [members of your community] can make their voices heard in this year’s election
CITY, STATE — Yesterday [Business] hosted a [your event] to celebrate Vote Early Day. Through a [brief description of event], [# of attendees] were able to [cast their ballot/make a plan to vote/pledge to vote] in this year’s election.
Example:
SMITHVILLE, IL – Yesterday, Local Restaurant hosted a trivia night centered around the upcoming election to celebrate Vote Early Day. Throughout the night, restaurant staff helped trivia-goers learn about their voting options and make a plan to cast their ballot early. As a result, over 100 Smithville residents are now prepared to vote early.
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Example:
“I had a blast with the election-themed trivia at Local Restaurant’s Vote Early Day trivia night,” said Chris Voter, a regular at the restaurant. “I didn’t even know that we could vote before Election Day, so I’m really glad they helped us find our location for voting early!”
Vote Early Day is a holiday celebrated by thousands of partners across the nation to empower Americans to vote early and celebrate the act of casting a ballot. This is the [first/second/third/fourth] year that [Business] has participated in this annual celebration.
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Example:
“Local Restaurant wanted to celebrate Vote Early Day because we know that our customers have busy lives, and something could come up on Election Day that could get in the way of them casting their ballot,” said Sarah Voter, the president of Student Vote. “By helping people make a plan to vote early, we’re making sure that everyone has the opportunity to make their voices heard!”
[Business] reminds those who have not yet cast their ballot in this fall’s election that there are still opportunities to do so before Election Day. Learn more at voteearlyday.org.
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About [Business]
[brief paragraph about your company and your mission]
About Vote Early Day
Vote Early Day is a nonpartisan movement of media companies, businesses, nonprofits, election administrators, and creatives working to ensure all Americans have the tools to cast their ballot early. Created in 2020, Vote Early Day has brought thousands of national and local partners together in celebration and activation to increase the number of people voting early. This collaborative, open-source model—similar to Giving Tuesday and National Voter Registration Day—ensures that millions more Americans take advantage of their options to vote early.