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Ballot Cure by Text, Saving Rejected Mail Ballots
Thousands of mail ballots get rejected every election over signature and paperwork issues, and most can be fixed. Here's how campaigns use texting to run a ballot cure program and save votes that would otherwise be tossed.
GOTV Texting in Vote-by-Mail States
In vote-by-mail states, GOTV isn't a single Election Day push, it's a weeks-long ballot chase. Here's how texting drives turnout in mail-heavy states, from ballot tracking to the return deadline.
Texting Strategy for Special Elections
Special elections turn on turnout in a tiny, unpredictable universe, which is exactly texting's strength. Here's how to build a texting strategy for a special election, where speed and turnout matter more than anything.
Texting Strategy for a Runoff Election
Runoffs are pure turnout contests with exhausted voters and a short window, exactly where texting excels. Here's how to build a runoff texting strategy, from re-mobilizing your first-round voters to fighting drop-off.
Early-Vote Texting, Turning Out the Early Electorate
Early voting has reshaped GOTV into a weeks-long effort. Here's how texting banks votes early, why locking in supporters before Election Day de-risks a campaign, and how to run an early-vote program.
Turning Out Low-Propensity Voters by Text
Low-propensity voters are the hardest to turn out and the biggest opportunity. Here's how texting reaches irregular voters, what actually moves them, and why plan-making and human contact matter more than reminders.
Chasing Absentee Ballot Requests by Text
Before you can chase a ballot, voters have to request one. Here's how campaigns use texting to drive absentee ballot requests, why it's the earliest and most durable turnout tactic, and how it feeds the rest of GOTV.
Texting Strategy for Caucus States
Caucuses ask more of voters than casting a ballot, they have to show up at a specific place and time and participate. Here's how texting drives caucus turnout, from educating first-timers to locking in commitments.
Texting Strategy for a Recall Election
Recalls are unusual, off-cycle, low-turnout, and often confusing to voters. Here's how texting drives a recall campaign, whether you're pushing the recall or defending against it, from signature gathering to a turnout-defined finish.
Reaching Military and Overseas Voters by Text
Military and overseas voters face unique hurdles, long ballot-transit times, tight deadlines, and distance. Here's how texting helps campaigns reach UOCAVA voters, drive ballot requests and returns, and cut through the logistics.
The Commit-to-Vote Pledge, Turning Intent into Turnout
Getting a voter to commit to a specific plan lifts turnout more than a generic reminder. Here's how campaigns run a commit-to-vote pledge program by text, why plan-making works, and how to follow through.
Vote Tripling by Text, Turning One Supporter into Three Votes
Vote tripling asks each supporter to remind three friends to vote, multiplying turnout through trusted messengers. Here's how the tactic works, why it's so effective, and how to run it by text.