GOTV - Registering homeless citizens for the vote. My annual 2 bits.

[pinto]

Every election cycle, I spend a couple of hours each week in September, handing out registration forms, voting info, CA sample ballots when they get published, stamped envelopes for return, etc. at local homeless service centers.

Here in our CA county, the centers serve as an "address" for registration purposes, as well as a contact address for employment, housing, etc.

The people I meet routinely feel out of the loop and see voting as a waste of time.

I encourage them to read the info, and take the time to vote, though much of their day is spent on getting necessities.

Many are "rubber tire" homeless - live in their cars; others - on foot - regularly go by the local polling station. So it's not out of the question that they have the *opportunity* to vote.

I encourage them to take it.