What is the Neighborhood Leader Program?

Getting out the blue vote!

• Help support our causes in all elections, local and national
• Support our candidates up and down the ballot, from governor to county commissioner
• Inform voters about important measures on the ballot 
• Turn out more forward-looking voters. 
• MORE THAN EVER BEFORE, VOTING MATTERS

Why canvass the NLP way?

Because it works! As Neighborhood Leaders (NLs), we strive for one-on-one contact with all our voters, be it by phone, email or face-to-face if public health allows. . .  In Crook County, the Neighborhood Leader Program has already made a difference.

How do we do it?

1. Your "Turf": Neighborhood Leaders are assigned 35-40 households (about 55 voters) to contact before an election. These will be in your neighborhood whenever possible — though we cannot guarantee it.  We ask you to consider making a long-term commitment to contact this set of neighbors for not just one but every election.  Let them get to know you and you them.  This builds trust and over time can lead to more reliable turnout.
   
   
2. Training: Training sessions are offered in Prineville before an election.
   
   
3. Canvassing: NLs start contacting voters in their turf when ballots go out. Going house-to-house and speaking with voters in person is the ideal, but if that is not possible (due, for example, to a rural location or to public health issues) we make personal phone calls, send texts, or write a postcard/letter to the voters in our turf. The goal is to interact with each voter directly and get them to commit to vote in the coming election.
   
   
4. Enter Your Results: Enter the results of voter encounters on the Oregon Neighborhood Leader Program Services website.   Requires modest computer skills and access to the Internet.