A Review of our Community GOTV efforts

*Your Voice, Your Vote

David LeBoeufThe Initiative for Engaged Citizenship

Brian DonahueCommunityBuild

*Community GOTV Forums

*25+ Partnerships

*Question Submission and Consolidation

*120 attended School Committee Forum

*71 Attended City Council At-Large

*1 minute “rapid-fire” response format

*Media Campaign

*Posters (Over 200 Distributed)

*Radio PSA (played on WCRN and WCUW)

*Videos

*Theory and Methodology of Distribution

*The Results

Precinct 2009 Turnout 2011 Turnout % +/- Change

3-4 Worcester Tech

9% 9% 0

4-3 Belmont Appartments

9.8% 8.5% -1.3%

10-4 Mayside Apartments

9.7% 11.3% + 1.6%

6-1 Worcester Senior Center

9.6% 9.4% - 0.2

8-3 St. Peter’s Church

9.9% 9.0 -.9%

City Wide 23% 20% -3%

*City Council At-Large

*Joe Petty (Mayor)

*Mike Germain

*Konnie Lukes

*Joe O’Brien

*Rick Rushton

*Kate Toomey

*District City Council

*District 1: Tony Economou (Challenger)

*District 2: Phil Palmeiri (Uncontested)

*District 3: George Russell (Newcomer)

*District 4: Sarai Rivera (Challenger)

*District 5: Bill Eddy

*School Committee

*Dianna Biancheria

*Jack Foley

*John Monfredo

*Tracy O’Connell Novick

*Brian O’Connell

*Donna Colorio (Challenger)

*Evaluation and Next Steps