Here's how to Get Started
Get-out-the-vote Postcards
to support Democratic candidates in North Carolina
1. Get postcards
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Order your postcards - either from our selection of low-cost POSTCARDS
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Or get your postcards from wherever else you'd like!
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If you are in Northern Virginia where our partner groups are located, you have the option to get free postcards by picking them from one of our pick-up locations: Sign up HERE for Northern Virginia pickup!
2. Download voter addresses
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Addresses for our NC candidates can be downloaded from our partner postcards4va.com address download system.
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Go on postcards4va, create a login, and go to "Get Addresses"
3. Write get-out-the-vote messages
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Now the fun part: it's time to write your postcards. The more colorful and fun, the better!
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Use our examples, get-out-the-vote messages or candidate talking points to create your own short script - and write your postcards.
4. Buy postcard stamps, hold your postcards & mail them on Oct. 1st
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You can buy 35-cent postcard stamps at any post office or online.
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Have your postcards ready with address and stamp but hold them until our highly recommended mailing date: October 1st
You will need to first create a login so you can easily come back for more addresses!
help us reach our goal!
100,000 postcards
to flip the NC house!!
As of early August, our volunteers have written 26,740 postcards! Thanks so much to you all Democracy writers!
COUNTDOWN TO ELECTION DAY
Check our
"What to write on your postcards" page!
Tips
for Most Effective Postcards
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At this time, we are writing to encourage people to vote EARLY. So all postcards are to be mailed on October 1st!
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The most efficient postcards are the ones that do not look like a mass mailing or "junk mail."
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Make them informal, personal and fun! Check out our amazing examples HERE!
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Stick the stamp first to make sure you have space for it.
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Everything, including the addresses, should be hand-written.
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Don't use black pens. The more colors, the better!
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Get your kids to help with the drawings or clip arts!
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Keep it simple, positive and fun!
We are a partnership of Grassroots Groups
ABOUT
POSTCARDS4NC
Postcards4NC is an all-volunteer, grassroots group whose mission is to flip North Carolina by making it easy for people and groups to start writing and mailing postcards, get more volunteers engaged and organize postcard parties.
We are supporting Democratic candidates running for key state House seats. The goal is to flip the North Carolina House - and this year is the best opportunity to do so in a decade!
Our group started in Virginia where we helped flip Virginia Blue. We are partners with postcards4va.com and are using the address download system from postcards4va so volunteers can get addresses for North Carolina in a fast and easy way.
Send us questions and feedback at
“To write is human, to get mail is divine!”
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