Cincinnati NAACP unveils mobile voter outreach van

Contributed by Cincinnati NAACP On February 12th, 2024, the Cincinnati NAACP proudly unveiled our mobile Civic Engagement Vehicle, granting a hopefully, heartening first glimpse at our custom-wrapped vehicle to the public. The Civic Engagement Vehicle (CEV) will be used to improve voter turnout in Hamilton County in a variety of ways. It will allow us to meet people where they are, by traveling to various neighborhoods, to provide voter registration, maintenance and verification, i.e., assisting with updating addresses and confirmation of voter status, as well as assisting with submitting requests to vote by mail. We will also provide voter education, particularly, helping voters to verify their polling locations and access their applicable sample ballots, and will be able to provide information about the candidates and issues on their ballots. We will be able to provide this assistance in the field. Our goal is to optimize the opportunity to participate in the electoral process for increasingly more potential voters, particularly those in disenfranchised communities& where oftentimes, we have otherwise seen a lower voter turnout. Through our efforts we additionally hope to address voter apathy and to encourage more people to participate in the process of voting. This day was chosen for...