Legally Speaking, Nonprofits Can – and Should - Engage in Nonpartisan Voter Registration, Education,

Affordable homes are built with ballots as much as with bricks and drywall. Advocates for expanded housing affordability, including low income renters, need to be a significant voting bloc because raising affordable housing on the national agenda will only happen when candidates for elected office understand the issue is important to voters. Legally speaking, nonprofit 501(c)(3) organizations can, and should, engage in nonpartisan voter registration, education, and mobilization. The NLIHC-led Our Homes, Our Votes project shows you how.

For detailed information on legal and other considerations related to nonprofit voter engagement:

• Listen to the recorded webinar Our Homes, Our Votes: An Introduction and check out the Our Homes, Our Votes “An Exploration of Legal Considerations”.

• Read “Nonprofits, Voting & Elections: A Guide to Nonpartisan Voter Engagement” produced by Nonprofit VOTE at: https://bit.ly/2NVGbuV

• Take a look at the “Permissible Activities Checklist” put together by Nonprofit VOTE at: https://bit.ly/2PRBRKa

• Contact the Office of the Secretary of State or Board of Elections in your state to learn your state’s rules for voter registration drives.

• Visit the League of Women Voters website at www.vote411.org for the latest information on voting in your state.

Help make affordable homes a priority with candidates for public office in 2018 and beyond by engaging in the Our Homes, Our Votes initiative!