This document provides information about civic engagement and the voting process. It begins with a list of instructors and then defines civic engagement as working to improve one's community through political and non-political means. The rest of the document outlines the history of voting rights in the US, current voting laws and procedures in Michigan, the roles of groups like super PACs and unions in civic participation, and tools for voter registration and get-out-the-vote efforts.

1. INSTRUCTORS:
ANDREA HUNTER
ROC CIERS
WAYNE SCOTT
CIVIC
ENGAGMENT

2. Civic Engagement
Civic engagement means working to
make a difference in the civic life of
our communities and developing the
combination of knowledge, skills,
values and motivation to make that
difference. It means promoting the
quality of life in a community, through
both political and non-political
processes.

3. SCHOOL HOUSE ROCK
REMEMBER WHEN?
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v
=tyeJ55o3El0

5. Vote Spotter
• Engage when bills are
introduced.
• Download App
• http://votespotter.com/

6. HISTORY OF VOTING
RIGHTS IN AMERICA
• LEGISTLATIVE ACTS
THROUGHOUT HISTORY ON
VOTING RIGHTS OF AMERICA
• WHITE MALE
• 21 YEARS OLD
• OWN PROPERTY

7. HISTORY OF VOTING
RIGHTS IN AMERICA
• 1870 15TH AMENDMENT
FREE BLACK MALES
POLL TAX
LITERACY TEST
• 1920 19TH AMENDMENT
WOMEN OF ALL RACES
• 1965 VOTER RIGHTS ACT
NO LITERACY TEST
NO PREREQUISITS TO VOTING

8. HISTORY OF VOTING
RIGHTS IN AMERICA
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1YRUUFYeOPI

9. HISTORY OF VOTING
RIGHTS IN AMERICA

10. SUPER PAC’S
• Super PAC (Political Action Committee’s) are
independent political committee’s that support a
candidate with unlimited, often anonymous,
donations from companies, unions, or
individuals
• Citizens United Ruling-
2010 Supreme Court Citizens United vs. Federal
Election Commission
Super PAC Definition - Questions and Answers

11. LOBBYING
• LOBBYING- The practice of
lobbying is considered so essential to the
proper functioning of the U.S.
government that it is specifically
protected by the First Amendment to the
U.S. Constitution: "Congress shall make no
law … abridging … the right of the people
peaceably … to petition the Government
for a redress of grievances."

12. VOTER SUPPRESSION
TACTICS

13. Voter Suppression Laws
• Laws curbing voter registration
drives (in Florida, Illinois, Texas, and
Virginia);
• Rules requiring voters to provide
documentary proof of citizenship
when registering (in Alabama,
Kansas, Tennessee, and previously
in Arizona)
• Laws eliminating the highly popular
same-day registration (in Nebraska
and North Carolina);

14. Field Organizing
• a. Developing a Field Plan
• b. Voter Contact
• c. GOTV: Get Out the Vote!
• d. Building Your Volunteer Base
• Registered Voters x Projected
Voter Turnout = Expected Vote
• Expected Vote ÷ 2 + 1 = Number of
Votes We Need to Win

15. Constituency Groups
• A. Phillip Randolph Institute APRI
• AFL-CIO Union Veterans Council
• Asian Pacific American Labor Alliance APALA
• Coalition of Black Trade Unionists CBTU
• Coalition of Labor Union Women CLUW
• Labor Council for Latin American Advancement
LCLAA
• Pride At Work PAW
• OTHERS GROUPS-JOB FOR JUSTICE ,
SIERRA CLUB, MICHIGAN UNITED

16. Advocacy Groups
• Advocacy groups (also known as
pressure groups, lobby groups,
campaign groups, interest
groups, or special interest
groups)
• use various forms of advocacy in order to
influence public opinion and/or policy.
• Labor unions
• Koch brothers
• Michigan chamber of commerce
• Mackinac center for public policy

17. • --Angel Soft
• -Angel Soft Ultra
• -Brawny paper towels
• -Dixie products
• -Insulair cups
• -Mardis Gras napkins
• -Quilted Northern
• -Sparkle paper towels
• -Zee Napkins
• -Georgia-Pacific Office products
• -Spectrum paper
• -Georgia-Pacific's enMotion paper towel dispenser
• -Perfect Touch cups, paper products
• -Vanity Fair napkins & paper towels
• -Georgia-Pacific's engineered lumber
• INVISTA Brands
• -INVISTA’s PET polymer is used in oxygen-sensitive
packaging for food and beverages.
• ADI-PURE® Adipic Acid
• -ANTRON® Carpet Fiber
• --C12™ Intermediates
• -COMFOREL® Fiber
• -COOLMAX® Fabric
• -CORDURA® Fabric
• -DACRON® Fiberfill
• -DYTEK® Idea Intermediates
• -FLEXISOLV® Solvent Solutions
• -LYCRA® Fiber
• -LYCRA HyFit® Fiber
• -OXYCLEAR® Barrier Resin
• -POLYCLEAR® PET
• -POLYSHIELD® Resin
• -SENZAA™ Additive
• -STAINMASTER® Carpet
• -SUPPLEX® Fabric
• -SUPRIVA™ Fiber
• -TACTEL® Fiber
• -TECGEN® Garments
• -TERATE® Polyols
• -TERATHANE® Polyether Glycol
• -TERRIN™ Polyols
• -THERMOLITE® Fabric
• -TORZEN® PA66 Resin
List of familiar
Koch products
and brands:

18. Civic engagement
HOW DID THIS HAPPEN
TO MICHIGAN?

19. CIVIC DUTY
The responsibilities of a citizen:
The social force that binds you to the
courses of action demanded by that
force.

20. The Need for Engagement
• http://www.bls.gov/cps/cpsaat41.htm

21. Engagement Factors
• Sexism – Fair Pay
• Classism – What is the middle
Class?
• Environmentalism- Is it Moral?
• Racism- Black Lives Matter
Movement
• War- (Veterans Issues)
• Poverty (Jobs) Livable Wages!

22. POWER OF COLLECTIVE
BARGAINING
• Collective bargaining gives working families a voice
to negotiate for fair wages, benefits and working
conditions that are good for us all.
• Collective bargaining levels the playing field
between the corporate bosses who make millions while
the people who actually do the work see their pay
stagnate or cut.
WE MUST CLOSE THE GAP

23. UNION

24. The important role
members play in our union
• “Our eighty years of history tells us that when
we come together, we can accomplish amazing
things that we could never do alone.”
UAW President Dennis Williams

25. Article 41 UAW Constitution
Duties of Local Union Members
• Section 1. It shall be the duty of each member to
conscientiously seek to understand and exemplify by
practice the intent and purpose of her/ his obligation as a
member of this International Union.
• Section 2. It shall be the duty of each member to render
aid and assistance to brother or sister members in cases
of illness, death or distress, and in every way acquit
her/himself as a loyal and devoted member of the
International Union.
• Section 3. It shall be the duty of each member to
participate in all local, state, provincial and federal
elections through registration and balloting.

26. CAP COMMITTEE

28. I AM
UNION

29. Engagement Road Blocks
• STRAIGHT TICKET VOTING
• http://www.legislature.mi.gov/%28S%28e3v1wsmsxcehap2uzgp3cy4n%2
9%29/mileg.aspx?page=GetObject&objectname=2015-SB-0013
• FELONS CAN VOTE IN MICHIGAN
AS LONG AS YOU ARE NOT
INCARRCERATTED

30. GERRYMANDER
• Gerrymandering ~ verb
to manipulate the boundaries of (an electoral constituency)
so as to favor one party or class.
• achieve (a result) by manipulating the boundaries of an
electoral constituency.
Department of Justice
The Department of Justice or District Court of DC are
required by Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act to assess – for
special “covered” states – if a redistricting plan negatively
affects minority representation. All states must adhere to
Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act, which requires the
creation of special majority-minority districts in certain
circumstances. The Department of Justice describes these
important rules in detail.

33. Precinct Delegates
• Become a Precinct Delegate
• Precinct Delegates are on the
ground floor of our entire American
electoral process. They’re the foot
soldiers that set up the political
playing field for elections at every
level. They ensure that politicians
support laws.

34. What is a Precinct
Delegate?
• A precinct delegate is an elected
representative to a local political party
from their precinct. There are more than
5,000 precincts in Michigan. Every
precinct has at least one delegate spot,
and some have more. The number of
delegates is determined by the local
leadership of each political party and is
based on the number of votes received
by their party in that precinct in the
previous election.

35. So what are my
responsibilities as a
Precinct Delegate?
• It’s pretty easy. Aside from helping to
elect political candidates that
actually support your agenda,
Precinct Delegates should plan to
attend and actively participate in
their County Conventions—usually
four—during a two-year term. These
are very general guidelines,
however. Each party has their own
specifications.

36. GOTV
• "Get out the vote" (or "getting out
the vote"; GOTV) are terms used to
describe two categories of political
activity, both aimed at increasing the
number of votes cast in one or more
elections.
• http://www.fairvote.org/voter_turnout
#measuring_voter_turnout

37. Voter registration
• Voter registration is the
requirement in some democracies
for citizens and residents to check in
with some central registry
specifically for the purpose of being
allowed to vote in elections. An
effort to get people to register is
known as a voter registration
drive.
• The first time you vote it must be in
person you cannot use an absentee

38. Engagement

41. Activist Engagement Tools
UAW TOOLS
CAP Committee / CAP Council candidate
endorsements
Worksites
Committees, Activists and Volunteers
UAWendorsements.org
Activist Calls
LAN and miniLAN
Predictive Dialer
CAP Reps and Release Staff

42. Voter Registration Drive
• A voter registration drive is an
effort, often undertaken by a political
campaign, political party, or other
outside groups (partisan and non-
partisan), that seeks to register to
vote those who are eligible but not
registered.
• http://uawendorsements.org/
• http://www.fairvote.org/voter_turnout
#measuring_voter_turnout

43. You
must
sign
on
both
lines
YOU
SHOULD
AT LEAST
GIVE
YOUR LAST
FOUR
OF YOUR
SOCIAL
SECURITY
NUMBER

44. ABSENTEE BALLOTING
As a registered voter, you may obtain an
absent voter ballot if you are:
• age 60 years old or older
• unable to vote without assistance at the polls
• expecting to be out of town on election day
• in jail awaiting arraignment or trial
• unable to attend the polls due to religious
reasons
• appointed to work as an election inspector in a
precinct outside of your precinct of residence.
• The first time you vote it must be in person you
cannot use an absentee ballot.

45. Why
Are
Absentee
Ballots
So
Important?

46. Critical Election Dates
Michigan Important
Dates
Presidential Primary
Information
Absentee Ballot Due
3/5/2016
Presidential Primary Election Day
3/8/2016
Congress and Statewide Primary
Information
Voter Registration Deadline
7/3/2016
Absentee Ballot Due
7/30/2016
Primary Election Day
8/2/2016
General Election Information
Voter Registration Deadline
10/9/2016
Absentee Ballot Due
11/5/2016
Presidential Primary Election Day
11/8/2016

47. What types of picture identification can
voters display to satisfy the requirement?
• Voters can satisfy the picture identification requirement by
showing a Michigan driver’s license or a Michigan personal
identification card.
• Voters who do not possess either document may show any of the
following forms of picture Identification as long as they are
current
• Driver’s license or personal identification card issued by another
state.
• Federal or state government issued photo identification.
• U.S. passport.
• Military identification card with photo.
• Student identification with photo – from a high school or an
accredited institution of higher
• education.
• Tribal identification card with photo

48. REGISTRATION
QUALIFICATIONS
To register to vote, you must be all of the
following:
• A U.S. citizen
• At least 18 years old by Election Day
• A resident of Michigan
• A resident of the city or township where
you are applying to register to vote.
• In the state on Michigan, If you move
you have to re-Register to vote

49. Voting Rights Act,1965
• The Voting Rights Act, signed into
law by President Lyndon Johnson
on August 6, 1965, aimed to
overcome legal barriers at the state
and local levels that prevented
African Americans from exercising
their right to vote under the 15th
Amendment (1870) to the
Constitution of the United States.

50. CALL
1866 OUR VOTE
IF YOU HAVE ANY
PROBLEMS AT THE
POLLS

53. Thank you
any