by Zach Miller
Quick Summary
ALA’s Reader. Voter. Ready. campaign is rolling out resources to support voter participation. Partnering with the League of Women Voters, ALA released a jointly produced toolkit for libraries, along with social media graphics. ALA will add new resources to the campaign webpage throughout the 2024 election cycle.
Text courtesy of the American Library Association.
As we approach local, state, and national elections, ALA is calling on everyone in the library community to pledge that they will be registered, informed and ready to vote in 2024 elections. ALA’s Reader. Voter. Ready. campaign is rolling out resources to support libraries in that vital role. Partnering with the League of Women Voters, ALA released a jointly produced toolkit for libraries, along with social media graphics, and held a joint webinar on May 29 (recording available here) highlighting local collaborative efforts and introducing the toolkit. ALA will add new resources to the Reader. Voter. Ready. webpage throughout the 2024 election cycle.
Additional Resources
Looking for reliable information on the candidates and issues appearing on your ballot this year? Here are six nonpartisan election resources compiled by AARP’s Bulletin, July/August 2024.
AARP’s 53 state and U.S. territory voting guides can help you navigate voting rules and regulations as they evolve. They provide information on how to register to vote in your state, whether absentee voting is offered and if you should bring your ID to the polls. These guides include state-specific deadlines and where to find resources.
Features a tool that allows users to enter their address to see the candidates and issues they will vote on in November. It includes information on individual races as well as relevant ballot measures.
Rigorously details how money is raised and spent by candidates and political action committees, and who their donors are.
From the League of Women Voters Education Fund, lets users enter an address to find information about their upcoming elections. Also offers information on statewide races, along with guides to help navigate the registration and voting process.
Allows you to enter a politician’s name to find information, including voting record, past speeches, funding sources and interest-group ratings. Information on ballot measures and voter registration also available.
