How do you get voters mobilized? Educate them! A crucial part of voter mobilization involves engaging voters in the electoral process. Voter education activities provide unique opportunities for your organization to improve public understanding of the issues you work on, how the democratic process works and why citizen participation matters.

• Planning Resources  
  Resources and planning guides for nonprofits hosting a candidate forum or planning other voter education activities.
  
  
• Candidate Event Mini-Grant Program
  A great way to engage voters and acquaint them with candidates and their issues is to organize a candidate event. MPP is now accepting applications for $200 mini-grants to help nonprofits cover the cost of hosting a candidate event. Training and technical assistance will be available.

• Online calendar of nonpartisan candidate events in Minnesota. If you're hosting a nonpartisan event that has been scheduled, send an email to Jeff Narabrook at This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it with event details and we will post as soon as possible.

• Additional nonpartisan voter education resources
  Want to learn more about the candidates but don't know where to begin? Check out MPP's listing of nonpartisan voter education resources which includes everything from contact information for the parties to voter guides at the local level.
  • League of Women Voters Minnesota Voter Guide 2010
  • Secretary of State's list of candidate filings
  • Star Tribune 2010 Online Voter Guide
    
  • More resources to come!