JOHNSTON COUNTY ALUMNAE CHAPTERSOROR TELIA VIRGIN, SOROR BARBARA MONK

VOTER REGISTRATION AND BEYOND DST CHAPTERS HAVE REGISTERED THOUSANDS OF VOTERS RESULTING IN AN INCREASE IN THE NUMBER OF REGISTERED VOTERS VOTER REGISTRATION DID NOT RESULT IN VOTER TURNOUT DESPITE INCREASED VOTER REGISTRATION VOTER TURNOUT DECLINED DURING NON-PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS OVERALL VOTER TURNOUT CONTINUES TO DECLINE IN GENERAL ELECTIONS REGISTERED VOTERS ARE LESS ENGAGED AND EASILY DISSUADED FROM VOTING

THE NEXT STEP: INCREASING OUR VOICE VOTER TURNOUT - MORE SO THAN VOTER REGISTRATION - MAKES ELECTED OFFICIALS LISTEN “IT TAKES 2" IS DESIGNED TO INCREASE VOTER TURNOUT AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT ACROSS THE STATE “IT TAKES 2” ENGAGES EVERY SOROR WITHOUT OVERBURDENING ANY ONE SOROR “IT TAKES 2" CAN HAVE A HUGE IMPACT ON VOTER TURNOUT – TWO PEOPLE AT A TIME WHEN EVERY SOROR TAKES A SMALL STEP - DST MAKES A ENORMOUS DIFFERENCE IN VOTER TURNOUT

“IT TAKES 2” IT TAKES 2 SMALL STEPS TO MAKE AN ENORMOUS IMPACT: TAKE TWO REGISTERED VOTERS WITH YOU TO THE POLLS REPEAT EVERY ELECTION THE 2 PEOPLE TAKEN TO THE POLLS CAN BE FAMILY, FRIENDS, OR JUST SOMEONE THAT NEEDS A RIDE.

GET ON BOARD “IT TAKES 2” AIMS TO INCREASE CHAPTER ENGAGEMENT IN VOTER EDUCATION AND ELECTION DAY MOBILIZATION EFFORTS PROMOTIONAL MATERIALS CAN BE MODIFIED FOR EACH CHAPTER RECOGNITION CAN BE OBTAINED FOR PARTICIPATION IN THE CAMPAIGN INVOLVE THE COMMUNITY TO ENHANCE OUTREACH EFFORTS OTHERS “IT TAKES 2” CAN HELP DELTA SIGMA THETA SORORITY COMBAT EFFORTS TO SUPPRESS VOTER TURNOUT