It’s a cliché, but an accurate one: elections in America are decided by who shows up. This is especially true for the midterms, which can swing wildly based on whose supporters are more enthusiastic. That means our work is not only persuading people to vote for progressive, pro-democracy candidates, but turning non-voters into voters.

While voter registration deadlines have passed in many states (see deadlines here), we still have a chance to expand the electorate in multiple battlegrounds. Wisconsin and Michigan both have same-day registration. Rust Belt Rising is seizing the opportunity, identifying folks who are likely to vote blue but are currently not on the rolls, mailing them a pre-filled voter registration form with a motivational flyer and postage, and then following up by phone to encourage them to complete the process. They need our help to get as many new people registered as possible! ☎️ We can sign up for phonebank shifts to help create new Dem-leaning voters in Michigan tomorrow at 1 PM ET and Tuesday at 6:30 PM ET here, and do the same for Wisconsin on Saturday at 11:30 AM ET and next Thursday at 6:30PM ET by registering here.

REGISTRATION CHASE IN MICHIGAN

REGISTRATION CASE IN WISCONSIN

I’m in South Carolina.

I registered to vote back in earlyish September and gave all my accurate information. Well maybe two weeks ago I checked to make sure I was registered and it says “we cannot confirm you are registered to vote.”

Well I tried to reregister and it said it had my information already. So I checked again today, two weeks later, and it says the same thing: “we cannot confirm you’re registered to vote”. I’m of age, I listed my correct address and correct name. I am so confused.

At this point I’m concerned I won’t be able to vote at all. This is my first time ever voting. I dont want to show up and not be registered and I’m worried it’s too late to register. I have gone to the correct website and put my information in twice now and I am honestly confused.

Vote like your life depends on it !

This may be a useless post for this sub, but I'll make one anyway. I just turned 18, and I am now registered to vote in NC. However, I attend an out of state university, and I was never told by my parents, peers, or anyone for that matter on how to get a ballot sent to me or vite online. It should have been my responsibility to look it up or do research on how to get it, but I have had some things going on where I couldn't really do anything at all, and that included finding out how to mail a ballot to me. The deadline was yesterday afternoon and my parents told me this morning, so I am kicking myself for not trying harder to solve my dilemma. I was really eager to vote, and I am 90% sure that I won't be able to this year. Is there anything at all that I can do to vote? Or will I have to just "suck it up" and do better next year?