NAACP to partner with Vote.org to boost Black voter turnout in midterms

By Jane C. Timm, NBC News

The NAACP is teaming up with Vote.org to register and mobilize Black voters ahead of the midterm elections to boost turnout at the polls and counter new voting restrictions in almost two dozen states.

The partnership will include training NAACP volunteers in the digital tools offered by Vote.org, a nonpartisan get-out-the-vote platform.

NAACP President Derrick Johnson said engaging voters is “essential” for both the organization and the U.S., in light of what he called “direct attacks” on American democracy.

“There will be special emphasis in targeted states, because the barriers to access and capital effectiveness has been high,” Johnson said. “But overall, we want individuals to be involved, engaged. We want to increase the number of people who are voting and not allow those seeking to limit access to voting to succeed.”

Find out how NAACP hopes to encourage more Black voters this year.

While the NAACP is among organizations fighting voter suppression, some state governments have proposed redistricting laws that would hurt the Black vote.

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