Florida is a must win state for Romney. Nate Silver estimated that, without Florida, Romney has just a 2% chance of winning.
[Last year, Florida Republicans] cut the number of early voting days from 14 to eight and eliminated early voting on the Sunday before Election Day — over the objections of Democratic leaders. The Florida Obama campaign decided in response to make more of a push on absentee ballots, and encourage people to treat them much like in-person early voting, which doesn't start until Oct. 27.
According to the Florida
SOS, no excuse is necessary to vote absentee.
[t]he "Vote Now!" initiative aims to spread the word that voters can go to their local elections office, request an absentee ballot, and complete and return the ballot on the spot. That option has been available for years, but this is the first time a campaign has organized a statewide effort to promote the process.
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The Obama campaign kicks off the "Vote Now!" campaign today with events featuring volunteers and supporters casting absentee ballots in St. Petersburg, Orlando, Jacksonville, Miami, Sarasota, Pensacola and St. Lucie County.
source: Tampa Bay Times. Wed, Oct 10.
Those of us unable to attend
events in-person can
support this GOTV effort by calling Floridians either in English or in Spanish. The call script includes the address and business hours to vote early by no excuse absentee ballot.
This is how we GOTV. We identify our supporters (in large part, this has already been accomplished). We register voters (the deadline in Florida just passed). Then we make sure they get to the polls.
Ever wondered how to use OFA's online call tool?
Just log-in to the campaign Dashboard and follow the script: https://dashboard.barackobama.com
You can pick whatever state you want to call and select from a couple of different scripts.
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In Spanish / En español
Se quieres saber cómo hacer llamadas en español, por favor mira este video:
Clica en el link y segue el guion:
http://my.barackobama.com/...
Tu papel será preguntarles a los votantes si el Presidente Obama puede contar con su apoyo en noviembre y si están interesados en involucrarse en esta campaña y ayudar a registrar a votantes hispanoparlantes.
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Tip: If you're nervous, just get through the first three calls. That's my threshold for settling down.
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Also, Elizabeth Warren (link) and Tim Kaine (link) both have online call campaigns that are easy to access.
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