This fall, CASA and its 23 member student associations will be launching a nationwide Get Out The Vote (GOTV) campaign! This non-partisan campaign aims to encourage post-secondary students across the country to get out and vote in the 2019 federal election and to make sure their voice is heard. The last time CASA ran this campaign, in 2015, campus leaders managed to get 42,000 students to pledge to vote, and made a big difference in the turnout of young people at the polls. This time, we plan to make an even greater impact.
We are offering student associations who are not currently members of CASA the unique opportunity to take part in the 2019 Get Out The Vote campaign. Details on how are provided below:
Campaign Details
Campaign date: Orientation week (usually end of August or early September) to October 21st (election day)
Cost: Early bird price $2,500 per non-member student association / Regular price $3,000 per non-member student association
What the cost covers:
- Access to a comprehensive instruction manual on how to run the campaign and organize all the detailed aspects of it effectively
- Access to fully developed English and French campaign websites, co-branded email templates, and a digital database
- Access to CASA's Get Out The Vote training conference for as many delegates as you'd like to send. This conference provides training on the following topics:
- Pledge collection tactics
- How to organize events/debates on campus
- Communications/social media plan
- Engaging the media
- How to remain non-partisan
- How to train & recruit volunteers
- Digital security & how to use CASA's campaign digital infrastructure
- Print materials and branded swag, including:
- Branded buttons
- Branded candies
- Small promotional cards
- Large co-branded promotional posters
- Permission to use the official Get Out the Vote branding
- Support from CASA's experienced Home Office staff on running the campaign
Regional GOTV Conferences
In preparation for the campaign, CASA will be hosting three regional training conferences. Participating associations are required to attend the one in their area, and are encouraged to bring as many executives, council members, and volunteers of the campaign to learn how to run this coordinated voter mobilization effort on their campus.
Prior to attending the conference, CASA expects each student association to submit a preliminary campaign plan, using the template and the information we will provide you with upon purchasing the campaign. There is also ample opportunity to tailor the campaign to each individual campus, as each has different needs.
GOTV East
This GOTV conference is for participating student associations from Canada's Eastern provinces: New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, and Newfoundland and Labrador.
Conference date: July 29-30, 2019
Conference location: Charlottetown, PEI
Deadlines to purchase the campaign and register for the conference
Early bird deadline: July 8, 2019
Regular deadline: July 15, 2019
Preliminary campaign plan submission deadline: July 25, 2019
GOTV Central
This GOTV conference is for participating student associations from Canada's Central provinces and territory: Manitoba, Ontario, Quebec, and Nunavut.
Conference date: August 15-16, 2019
Conference location: Ottawa, ON
Deadlines to purchase the campaign and register for the conference
Early bird deadline: July 15, 2019
Regular deadline: July 29, 2019
Preliminary campaign plan submission deadline: August 5, 2019
GOTV West
This GOTV conference is for participating student associations from Canada's Western provinces and territories: British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Yukon, and Northwest Territories.
Conference date: August 8-9, 2019
Conference location: Calgary, AB
Deadlines to purchase the campaign and register for the conference
Early bird deadline: July 15, 2019
Regular deadline: July 29, 2019
Preliminary campaign plan submission deadline: August 5, 2019
Interested? Next Steps
If you're interested in participating or would like more information, please contact CASA's Member Relations Officer, Annie, at [email protected] or 613-236-3457.