What You Can Do

Voter Registration

• Host a nonpartisan voter registration drive in your lobby.
• Include registration information in your bulletin and newsletter.
• Train volunteers to help members register online.

Voter Education

• Distribute nonpartisan voter guides from organizations like the League of Women Voters.
• Host a forum where all candidates in a race are invited to speak.
• Provide information on polling locations, early voting, and absentee ballots.

Civic Prayer

• Dedicate a service to praying for the nation, leaders, and voters.
• Encourage members to pray as they prepare to vote.

What You Cannot Do

As a 501(c)(3) organization, your church cannot:

• Endorse or oppose any candidate from the pulpit or in official communications.
• Use church resources to support a specific campaign.
• Allow candidates to solicit votes on church property.

When in doubt, stay nonpartisan. The goal is participation, not persuasion.