Vote With Us

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Vote With Us
Vote With Us Logo.png
Date10/22/2020
Type Campaign
CauseVoting Turnout
Organized by March On
Websitevotewith.us

Vote With Us was a voting campaign designed to promote early voting in the 2020 United States presidential election. [1] [2] [3] [4] The campaign featured in-person events across the country and a virtual rally featuring notable celebrities and voting activists. [5] [6] [7] [8] [9]

Contents

In Person Events

An 11-day mobilization organized under the Vote With Us campaign features socially-distanced parades, pop-up Drag shows, skateboard caravans, virtual fill-out-your-ballot parties aimed to create unprecedented voter turnout among young people and communities of color in the final days leading up to the general election. [10] [11] [12]

An 8 city Vote With Us bus tour kicked off in Houston, Texas, on October 13, 2020, where partners gathered to vote in person or drop off mail-in ballots at approved and physically secure locations through Texas, Mississippi, Alabama, Tennessee, Florida, North and South Carolina, and Georgia. [13] [14]

Virtual Rally

On Vote Early Day, October 24, 2020, a three-hour virtual rally was streamed online featuring youth activists across the country alongside notable celebrities to inspire youth to vote early. [15] [16] [17] [18]

The event features performances, appearances and support by Justin Bieber, Common, Andra Day, Candice Dupree, Emma González, David Hogg, Demi Lovato, VIC MENSA, Renee Montgomery, Mark Ruffalo, and more. [19] [20] [21] [22]

The event was co-hosted with notable activist organizations, including Black Voters Matter, Future Coalition, The Early Vote, Headcount, March On, ‘Us Kids’ Film, Vote Early Day, We Stand United, among others. [23] [24] [25]

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