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FUSD CLERGY RESOURCES

Election Protection Plan

As clergy, your unique position within the community allows you to foster an environment of informed, engaged, and peaceful participation in the electoral process. This checklist offers practical steps and resources to guide you and your congregation in preparing for the upcoming election months before election day.

Hear This...Say This

We have created these short messaging slides to help give you clear language when facing questions/comments from members of your congregation.

Messaging Guide

We care about democracy and our communities. We want to help turn out the vote and will be there to help protect voters during the election season. We have created this short messaging guide to help address some of the messaging challenges we hear people facing while trying to do this work.

WHY VOTE?

MESSAGE ON VOTING

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GUIDELINES REGARDING FUSD LIABILITY FOR POLL CHAPLAIN AND PEACEKEEPER SAFETY AT POLLING SITES:

  • Faiths United to Save Democracy (FUSD) Poll Chaplain/Peacekeeper training equips ordained clergy and lay leaders as volunteers to use the moral presence of a calm, prayerful, caring voice to de-escalate potential conflict and make vulnerable voters feel safe and supported at polling sites. They are taught to humanize both the person facing a threat in their effort to vote and the person posing the threat. 

  • FUSD instructs volunteers never to put themselves in harm's way and always to follow the lawful instructions of election officials and law enforcement. Volunteers are instructed to use the 1-866-OURVOTE (1-866-687-8683) to report challenging issues they encounter at polling sites. Poll Chaplains/Peacekeepers are welcome to serve in an FUSD "Buddy System" to increase their comfort level at polling sites. FUSD accepts no liability for volunteers who operate outside of the training guidelines.

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The Faiths United to Save Democracy Voter Toolkit is a product of Skinner Leadership Institute in conjunction with listed partners. 

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