Be a Multi-Issue Voter
Single-issue voters vote on one issue, disregarding the multitude of equally sacred issues that preserve and protect the freedoms we all need to thrive. Multi-issue voters consider candidates’ positions on all social justice matters and recognize that they must be full-participants in protecting and expanding access to voting so that the U.S. can realize an inclusive, multi-faith, and multiracial democracy.
Please use the resources on this page to be a voter that helps shape an inclusive democracy, and be sure to share the toolkits, NETWORK swag store, and other voter resources for faith-filled voters, and all who advocate for the common good. Click to see the resources!
Selected links to voter resources
Toolkits & One-pagers
Worksheets for Multi-issue Voters
Video: Intro to Race Class Narrative
Visit the online store
How to Write a Letter to the Editor
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Recently Added Resources
Presidential Candidate Comparison
Commitment to the common good calls us to political participation by knowing the issues, engaging in conversations about our nation’s future, and casting our vote. NETWORK has created this nonpartisan Presidential Candidate Comparison resource to support voters in learning about candidates’ records and positions on the freedoms that are essential to a future of flourishing for all of us. Please prayerfully consider the candidates based on the issues in the freedoms included in this resource. Then, use the resources below to make a plan to Vote Our Future!
Catholic Guide to Project 2025
Project 2025 is a dangerous playbook that lays out how some future officeholders, and their well-funded supporters, want to reshape the United States in profoundly harmful ways to give political and tax advantages to the wealthy and well-connected. While they work to re-shape our democracy to benefit a privileged few, Catholic Social Justice envisions a beloved community where everyone enjoys freedoms that let us all thrive in a multiracial, multi-faith, inclusive democracy. NETWORK Advocate’s compare and contrast resource helps Catholics, and people of good will, understand the divide between a just, inclusive democracy and the restrictive vision of Project 2025. Be sure to share this document with friends, family, and clergy so that they can learn how Project 2025’s goals are starkly different from Catholic Social Justice which envisions a world where everyone thrives, no exceptions.
Make a Plan
Be Engaged & Prepared
CHECK YOUR REGISTRATION
Even if you are certain you are registered to vote, look up your voter registration. Sometimes, people are unexpectedly removed from voting rolls without being informed by their state or locality. Checking your registration ensures you can do your part as a multi-issue voter.
WILL YOU VOTE EARLY?
When you vote early, you choose your own Election Day! On your day, you avoid long lines, conflicts with work and family schedules, inclement weather, and more. Depending on your local voting laws, early voting may mean voting in-person at a location, placing your ballot in a drop box, or mailing in your ballot.
SCHEDULE ELECTION DAY
Tuesday, November 5 is Election Day. Schedule it like you would any other important appointment. Choose a time and add it to your home, work, and mobile calendars. The place you voted last time may have changed so check your voting poll’s location and operating hours. Use NETWORK’s Voter Action Plan Checklist to be fully prepared to vote.
SHARE YOUR PLAN
We can all play a part in helping our country get better at voting. Let friends and family know your voting plan and encourage them to make one of their own, too. This worksheet helps you track your efforts (and theirs!) Make arrangements to vote as a group with playgroups, neighbors, or church friends. Make it a special occasion for kids and take them for dinner and dessert afterwards.
Resources for Action
Quicklinks
Voter Education & Engagement Toolkits
Race Class Narrative Messaging Toolkit
The Race Class Narrative helps us craft messages based on shared values across races, places, and faiths that motivate justice-seekers and are easily spread to make substantive community change. Use the Race Class Narrarive (RCN) toolkit to help you have conversations in-person, on social media, wherever you spread Vote Our Future!
Watch on YouTube: Sr. Emily TeKolste explains the Race Class Narrative framework.
How to Host a Ballot Research Party
This Ballot Research Party Guide is a non-partisan educational resource for NETWORK Advocates’ 501(c)(3) election year voter education and mobilization campaign, We hope that it equips you and your guests to become fully informed voters, and to have some fun!
Group Conversations with the Equally Sacred Checklist
One powerful way you can get the word out about the many issues that matter to us this election season is by hosting a group conversation about the Equally Sacred issues – the many issues that Catholics are called to care about.
How to Host a Ballot Research Party
This Ballot Research Party Guide is a non-partisan educational resource for NETWORK Advocates’ 501(c)(3) election year voter education and mobilization campaign, We hope that it equips you and your guests to become fully informed voters, and to have some fun!
How to Write a Letter to the Editor
A Letter to the Editor (LTE) can create powerful movements because they are some of the most widely read content, both by people who read the local paper AND by Members of Congress. LTEs give everyone a chance to read how a local issue or policy is affecting their local community. Get guidance, including video instruction, on LTE writing.
Vote Our Future Social Media Toolkit
The social media toolkit will help you participate in the Vote Our Future 2024 nonpartisan voter education campaign–whether you’re a seasoned advocate or new to social media advocacy. With the graphics and suggested posts in this toolkit, you’ll help educate and inspire voters in your online channels about multi-issue voting, the freedoms we need for an inclusive democracy, and more.
Freedoms One-pagers
Worksheets for Multi-issue Voters
Relational Voting Worksheet
Take action to increase voter turnout and spread the multi-issue voter message by helping friends and family make their voting plan.
Effective Conversations
Election-related conversations can be challenging. NETWORK offers five principles to help social justice advocates effectively engage with friends and family about issues that matter
Voting Action Plan
Making a plan to vote increases your likelihood of casting a ballot. The Voting Action Plan helps you make sure that you have what you need to be a (multi-issue) voter.
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Download the Equally Sacred Checklist
Pope Francis tells us that issues of justice are equally sacred. This election year, keep the Equally Sacred Checklist handy to research and reflect on the issues to determine how your vote can help make communities safer, preserve our democracy, and prioritize people and families over the ultra-wealthy and corporations. Download a Spanish, English, or large print English version of this vital guide to aid in your election season research and to share with friends and family!
Llínea de ayuda nacional bilingüe /
Bilingual voter assistance line
Puede llamar a línea de ayuda nacional bilingüe al 1-888-839-8682 (1-888-VE-Y-VOTA) para averiguar si está registrado para votar. Hosted by NALEO, Los horarios de la línea de ayuda son de lunes a viernes de 8:00 a.m. a 8:00 p.m. ET
If you need assistance in Spanish, call the bilingual hotline: 1-888-839-8682 (1-888-VE-Y-VOTA) hosted by NALEO, it operates Monday through Friday, 8:00 AM to 8:00 PM
Partner: Faiths United to Save Democracy
We are proudly partnering with Faiths United to Save Democracy (FUSD), a nonpartisan, multifaith, multiracial, and intergenerational voter protection campaign. Together, we are committed to ensuring that voters are protected at polling sites so they can freely vote their convictions in free, fair, and safe elections.
Please sign up and get those in your network to sign up at www.turnoutsunday.com for Poll Chaplain / Peacekeeper training on August 12, 26, September 9, 16, and 30. Learn how to protect vulnerable voters at high-priority polling sites.
Even if you are not in the FUSD ten states, you can take the training, use it wherever you serve, and utilize 1-866-687-8683 (1-866-OUR-VOTE) to support your efforts at polling sites.
FUSD has a vital need for Poll Chaplains in these states
Arizona
Florida
Michigan
North Carolina
Pennsylvania
Texas
Even if you are not in the FUSD nine states, you can take the training, use it wherever you serve, and utilize 1-866-687-8683 (1-866-OUR-VOTE) to support your efforts at polling sites.