Goal
Remove practical barriers to voting and reach voters who are routinely excluded from traditional civic engagement efforts.
Program Scope
VAAC’s voter access and outreach work includes:
- Door-to-door canvassing
- Phone and text banking in partnership with allied organizations
- Relational organizing and community events
- Outreach in shelters, jails, treatment facilities, and reentry spaces
- Transportation to the polls
- ID access support and referrals
- Election protection activities including poll monitoring and challenger programs
2026 Targets
- Door-to-door outreach to approximately 10,000 to 15,000 voters
- Phone outreach reaching millions of voters statewide through partnerships
- Event-based and high-traffic outreach reaching at least 10,000 additional community members
2026 Focus
- Center justice-impacted, unhoused, and low-income voters
- Use trusted messengers and peer-to-peer engagement
- Strengthen data tracking, quality control, and reporting
- Coordinate closely with Michigan Voices and coalition partners
The goal of our community outreach is to inform people with felony convictions and/or on parole, that they have the right to vote, and enabling them to exercise that right.
Our outreach is intended to inform people:
- of the importance of voting in every election,
- where they can learn more about the issues and candidates on their ballots,
- how they can register to vote and get an absentee ballot,
- how they can vote.
Flyers and Posters which you can print: The Following Materials can be used as is, or modified for your unique needs:
- VAAC Michigan Poster 1- Yes You Can Vote (Updated August, 2023)
- One Pager about VAAC (Updated March 9, 2023)
- VAAC Postcard-size Flyer – Front and Back (Updated August. 2023)
To receive printed Flyers and Posters, please complete the following form:
Volunteer
Training: The Michigan Secretary of State launched a VoteSmart Training series, which you can find here.
To join our community outreach as a volunteer, or to request a voting ambassador for your organization, please contact us and someone will reach out to you with more information.
| Volunteer Opportunity | Commitment Size |
|---|---|
| Community Material Distribution: Hang VAAC posters in public settings – especially in urban areas – such as bus stops, barber shops, laundromats, corner stores, libraries, churches, mosques, etc. Location: Your Community or we will help identify a community we have not reached yet | Starting at just a few hours. You can also keep a supply of posters in your car and distribute them when you are out in the community. |
| Community Event Volunteer: Join other VAAC volunteers at events or community locations, educating people on their right to vote, and helping them register, request absentee ballots, or get id’s. Location: In the Community | A single event commitment is about 2-4 hours. Your name will be added to a Sign-up genius to be alerted of all opportunities. |
| Community Liaison: Take responsibility for a relationship with a community organization such as a homeless shelter or food bank, to deliver posters, flyers and maybe even set up a Get Out the Vote event. Location: Phone or email to coordinate. Ideally, visit the location in person with posters and fliers to make personal contact, but snail mail is a definite backup alternative. | Engaging a single organization should about 2-4 hours total. You are welcome to take on multiple locations. |
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