Volunteers with the Jewish Voters Action Network tap into their social circle to get friends and family to register as Democrats and get to the ballot box
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Volunteers with the Jewish Voters Action Network tap into their social circle to get friends and family to register as Democrats and get to the ballot box
NEW YORK — The volunteer donned a pair of headphones, made a phone call and read off of a printed script arrayed on a table next to a stack of Post-It notes, cups of coffee and a hat with the slogan, “Don’t kvetch. Vote.”
“It’s crucial that the voice of the Jewish community is heard in our city elections. In order for it to be heard, you need to be registered as a Democrat,” she said in her 20th call that morning. “Can we count on you to register?”
The call was part of a campaign by the Jewish Voters Action Network, a new group that aims to mobilize Jewish turnout for New York City’s municipal elections. The nonprofit group was established in August and opened its office in the Upper West Side earlier this month.