Count Every Vote: Election Resources

Having our vote count, like access to healthcare, should never depend on where we live, our race, how much money we have, or whether our government agrees with our decision.

– Yamani Hernandez, Executive Director, NNAF

Take action now to protect the election and call for every vote to be counted! You can do so by sharing one or more of the messages below with your network on Facebook, Instagram, or Twitter. 

Read our full statement on the 2020 Presidential Election here. 

Share These Messages to Demand That Every Vote Is Counted!

Sample Posts for Facebook and Instagram

• We know what’s at stake in this election: abortion access across America, the future of affordable health insurance for millions of people, protection of Black and brown Americans from criminalization and state violence, the fundamental rights of transgender communities, guaranteeing a living wage and labor justice for workers, especially undocumented workers, protecting the land and autonomy of Indigenous communities, and so much more. We will not stop until we are safe to exist as we are, to forge families that we love, and to live in nourishing communities.
• The roots of white supremacy run deep in the United States. It’s no surprise that the racist institutions and processes that hold people of color back, including voter suppression, police and state violence, and unequal access to healthcare, have culminated in a nationwide reckoning around racial injustice, and an uprising for Black lives. We will not fold.
• What do abortion and voting have in common? They’re critical ways we exercise our agency and determine the direction of our lives. We make decisions based on what’s best for our values, what supports our families and ourselves, what options we have economically, and the paths we want to chart forward. It’s critical that we all have our voices heard when we cast our votes.
• We all deserve the agency and access to make critical decisions in our lives, whether it’s having an abortion or voting. No one should be able to second guess our choices or take away our paths to exercise them. It’s critical that everyone has accessible voting options, and that every vote cast is counted.
• The 2020 election marks a crossroads in our country. We’ve been here before, and seen the exacerbation of racism, sexism, xenophobia, ableism, and other forms of hate across the United States these past four years. Every ballot cast must be counted.

Sample Tweets

• Count. Every. Vote. In a global pandemic, people worked hard—harder than they ever should have had to—to cast their ballots. It’s going to take longer to verify every ballot and declare a winner in this year’s election. People who voted deserve that respect.
• The 2020 election marks a crossroads in our country. We’ve seen the exacerbation of racism, sexism, xenophobia, ableism, and other forms of hate across the US these past four years. That’s why we must ensure that every eligible voter has their voice heard & their vote counted.
• Abortion funds know a legal right without real access isn’t justice. Barriers to voting, like barriers to abortion, are put in place to discourage people from exercising their rights. It’s critical that everyone has accessible voting options, and that every vote cast is counted.
• What do abortion and voting have in common? They’re both critical ways we exercise our agency and determine the direction of our lives. In the midst of a pandemic, people have worked harder than ever this year to cast their votes. It’s critical to count every vote cast.
• Having our vote count, like access to healthcare, shouldn’t depend on where we live, how much money we have, or whether politicians agree with our decision. It’s critical that we all have our voices heard when we cast our votes.

Shareable Social Media Graphics:

For Facebook or Twitter

For Instagram Feeds

More downloadable images can be found here. 

Ways to take action

• Donate to abortion funds
• Become an individual member
• Find an event near you to protect the results of the election

Learn more about protecting the vote

• Hold the Line: A Guide to Defending Democracy – This guide is designed to help people from all walks of life—political newcomers as well as experienced activists—have some basic understanding of what it will take for a free, fair, respected and safe election process this year. Parts I and II may be particularly helpful for understanding possible scenarios for abuses of power between Election Day and Inauguration Day, and what is needed to stop them.
• Election Defenders is a training and organizing project led by Movement for Black Lives and other collaborators covering critical topics and offering skills training for people in all communities to keep defending the election through Inauguration Day.