From the Chair's Desk — Your Weekly Update
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10/25/2020 Gmail - From the Chair's Desk — Your Weekly Update From the Chair's Desk — Your Weekly Update Sat, Oct 24, 2020 at 8:00 PM Dear Democrats, What a great week! Kamala Harris joined us Monday to kick-off Early Voting in Florida. And today, we were thrilled to host Barack Obama in Miami for an Early Vote rally and Senator Amy Klobuchar in Tampa! Democrats are turning out to Early Vote in droves, even in pouring rain in many areas. Never before have Democrats started with this large of a voter turnout lead - now we have to keep the push to maintain it! The final presidential debate was Thursday, and Joe Biden once again showed he was the only one on that stage with the temperament, the experience, and actual plans to lead our country out of the crises we are facing today. Florida Democrats are standing between Donald Trump and four more years in the White House. We must exercise that power and Get Out the Vote for Joe Biden and Kamala Harris, leaders we can trust to lead us out of these dark times and help us Build Back Better. Thanks to all of your hard work, Florida Democrats have an unprecedented lead in voter turnout. But as Joe Biden says, "anything can happen in the final days of a campaign. You can't take your foot off the gas for even one second, or take a single vote for granted." Let's spend the next ten days making sure every single Democrat and ally has a plan to vote and follows through with their plan. Here's to a great final ten days! Forward, Terrie Rizzo Chair Florida Democratic Party https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0?ui=2&ik=6d949ff63d&view=lg&permmsgid=msg-f%3A1681479730174505590&ser=1 1/9 10/25/2020 Gmail - From the Chair's Desk — Your Weekly Update Voting Resources Please ensure all of your volunteers are sharing these FDP and Coordinated Campaign voting resources: Sunshine.Vote - FDP website with personalized voter guide and FL voting location information Voter Protection Hotline - (833) VOTE-FLA IWillVote.com - voter information in English VoyAVotar.com - voter information in Spanish Community Victory Centers - locations for campaign materials DNC Chair Visiting Seminole County Sunday Tomorrow DNC Chair Tom Perez will join Congresswoman Stephanie Murphy, FDP Chair Terrie Rizzo, and down-ballot candidates to kick off a Seminole County canvassing event. Then Chair Perez and Chair Rizzo visit Early Vote Sites. Be on the lookout for updates on other VIP guests visiting between now and Election Day. Vote by Mail and Early Vote Updates Our Vote by Mail (VBM) enrollment margin continues to grow! As of Saturday, 2,712,753 Florida Democrats are enrolled in VBM compared to 1,894,519 Republicans, expanding our historic VBM enrollment lead to 818,234. And 1,610,564 Democrats have returned their ballots while only 1,041,525 Republicans have returned ballots. Combined with Early Voting turnout, Democrats have a turnout lead of 427,517! As of now, please encourage anyone who has not already mailed back their Vote-by-Mail ballot to skip the mail and drop off their ballot at a secure SOE drop box or vote early in- person. Important VBM dates: November 3, 7 p.m. - SOE must receive completed ballots from stateside voters November 5, 5 p.m. - deadline to cure ballots November 13 - SOE must receive completed ballots from overseas voters Keep up the great work on chasing ballots, educating new voters on voting options and how to successfully complete and return their VBM ballot, and turning out every allied voter. https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0?ui=2&ik=6d949ff63d&view=lg&permmsgid=msg-f%3A1681479730174505590&ser=1 2/9 10/25/2020 Gmail - From the Chair's Desk — Your Weekly Update Early Vote Site Teams In order to make sure everyone is able to successfully cast their vote, the Coordinated Campaign is recruiting volunteers for on-site Early Vote Site Teams across the state! Early Vote Site Team Volunteers help report line counts, flag voting issues, offer PPE and bottled water, and work to ensure every voter has the opportunity to cast their vote! Each volunteer will be assigned to an Early Vote site and will be asked to commit to certain days and times. Please sign-up here and share this link with your networks. All volunteers need to attend one of the daily trainings to ensure Early Vote Site Teams are safe, socially distanced, and prepared! Sign up for a training here. Voter Education Nearly one million of Florida Democrats enrolled to Vote by Mail are new or infrequent voters, and we need your help getting voter education information to them! From now until Election Day, we will be pushing out voter education messages for you to share. Please share across your social media channels this week's educational video on how to properly return mail ballots. Share Video on Twitter Sample posts to copy and paste to Twitter: When Democrats vote, Democrats win. We need every Democrat in Florida to return their ballot and cast their vote so we can finally put an end to the Trump nightmare. #MailTheVoteFL We need to protect our democracy. That starts with returning your ballot and voting for Joe Biden and the rest of our #SunshineSlate VOTE BY MAIL REMINDER If you’ve requested your Vote by Mail ballot, make sure to turn it in without delay and vote Democrat all the way down the ticket! #MailTheVoteFL #SunshineSlate Share Video on Facebook https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0?ui=2&ik=6d949ff63d&view=lg&permmsgid=msg-f%3A1681479730174505590&ser=1 3/9 10/25/2020 Gmail - From the Chair's Desk — Your Weekly Update Sample posts to copy and paste to Facebook: Remember! Once you get your Vote by Mail ballot, return it without delay! You can drop it off at a secure drop box. For more information, click below fl.dems.vote/mail Joe Biden and Kamala Harris need our help. That’s why we need everyone to return their Vote by Mail ballot as soon as possible. Remember you can drop it in one of your county’s secured drop boxes. If you’ve requested your Vote by Mail ballot, remember you have to sign your ballot envelope. Then drop it off at a secure drop box. Additionally, IWillVote.com has been updated with Florida mail ballot drop box and Early Voting locations. This is a great site to share to help voters make their plan to vote. Virtual Fundraisers Join FDP and the Women of the Universe for a virtual fundraiser Sunday, October 25 at 3 p.m. ET, featuring actresses Candice Patton (Iris West from The Flash), Ashleigh Murray (Josie McCoy from Riverdale), Lesley-Ann Brandt (Maze from Lucifer), and Anna Diop (Starfire from Titans). >>Click Here to RSVP. On Monday, October 26 at 5 p.m. ET we're hosing a Get Out The Vote Final Push virtual fundraiser with special guests U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, and FDP Chair Terrie Rizzo. >>Click Here to RSVP. https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0?ui=2&ik=6d949ff63d&view=lg&permmsgid=msg-f%3A1681479730174505590&ser=1 4/9 10/25/2020 Gmail - From the Chair's Desk — Your Weekly Update On Tuesday, October 27 at 5:30 p.m. ET, join our second Get Out the Vote Final Push virtual fundraiser with special guests NJ Governor Phil Murphy, MD Governor Martin O'Malley, and FDP Chair Terrie Rizzo. >>Click Here to RSVP https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0?ui=2&ik=6d949ff63d&view=lg&permmsgid=msg-f%3A1681479730174505590&ser=1 5/9 10/25/2020 Gmail - From the Chair's Desk — Your Weekly Update And on Thursday, October 29 at 7 p.m. ET, join our Get Out the Vote virtual fundraiser with special guests Senator Cory Booker, Chairman of the House Democratic Caucus Hakeem Jeffries, and FDP Chair Terrie Rizzo. >>Click Here to RSVP https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0?ui=2&ik=6d949ff63d&view=lg&permmsgid=msg-f%3A1681479730174505590&ser=1 6/9 10/25/2020 Gmail - From the Chair's Desk — Your Weekly Update #DragYourselfToThePolls Videos FDP launched a “Drag Yourself to the Polls” initiative with videos from well-known drag queens to encourage Floridians to vote early, Vote by Mail, and vote for Democrats all the way down the ballot. The drag queens included are Brita Filter, LaGanja Estranja, and Willam Belli, all of whom have significant social media followings. The videos are being released on our social media platforms throughout the next two weeks. These platforms include TikTok and Snapchat (@FLDemocrats), which are aimed at younger voters. Please share these videos across your social media channels: Brita Filter: Why It's Important to Vote ~ Facebook ~ Twitter Laganja Estranja: Let's Get Voting, Democrats ~ Facebook ~ Twitter Willam Belli: Get 45 Out of Office ~ Facebook ~ Twitter Brita Filter: Go Vote ~ TikTok Ridin' with Biden Caravans: North Florida https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0?ui=2&ik=6d949ff63d&view=lg&permmsgid=msg-f%3A1681479730174505590&ser=1 7/9 10/25/2020 Gmail - From the Chair's Desk — Your Weekly Update Join a North Florida Ridin' with Biden Caravan this weekend: Fort Walton Beach! Sunday, October 25, 11 a.m. ET Madison! Sunday, October 25, 11 a.m., 12 p.m., and 1 p.m. ET Tallahassee! Sunday, October 25, 2 p.m. ET North Walton! Sunday, October 25, 2 p.m. ET Crestview! Sunday, October 25, 3 p.m.