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We’re thrilled to report that our weekly SPLC Power Hours in support of voting rights are making a difference!

Last Thursday, in response to a critical shortage of poll workers amid the COVID-19 pandemic, we devoted our SPLC Power Hour to recruiting poll workers in Georgia. Our volunteers made thousands of phone calls, and by the end of the Power Hour, we had successfully recruited more than 200 new poll workers in Fulton County (Atlanta) alone!

For this week’s Power Hour, we’ll continue to support safe, accessible and secure voting in Georgia by alerting voters to the state’s new online absentee ballot request portal. Georgia voters need no excuse to vote absentee, and for the first time, they can submit their absentee ballot application online.

Using your own phone in your own home, you can help make sure Georgia voters know about the absentee ballot options available to them. The SPLC Power Hour Virtual Phone Bank will provide you with a complete script, the names and phone numbers of voters, and easy-to-follow instructions to record the results of your conversation.

Register below to join SPLC supporters from across the country in helping Georgia voters request an absentee ballot online!

Georgia Absentee Ballot Application Power Hour
Thursday, Sept. 10
3-4 p.m. Eastern Time*

*Note: Based on responses to our Power Hour survey, the Virtual Phone Bank will be open from 3-8 p.m. Eastern Time each Thursday to allow for the maximum number of people to join! Participants are encouraged to call at their convenience.

Thank you,

Your friends at the Southern Poverty Law Center