Legal Information

Congregations have tax-exempt 501(c)3 status and therefore must conduct voter registration, education, and Get Out The Vote (GOTV) drives in a non-partisan manner. See The Real Rules: Congregations and the IRS Guidelines on Advocacy, Lobbying, and Elections, a publication of the UUA Washington Office for Advocacy.

For more information on the 501(c)3 status of your congregation, see the Nonprofit Advocacy projects of the Alliance for Justice and OMB Watch .

For Voting Requirements and Deadlines for each state, visit the Project Vote Smart’s Voter Registration Page and choose your state from the menu provided.

Contact Sarah Craft, UUA Voting Project Coordinator, voting@uua.org , with questions, resources, concerns, news, reports, and ideas about your congregation’s current or potential voting project.

Sign up for the UUA’s Voter-News E-mail List for weekly updates on voter resources and a chance to share your congregation’s activities and successes.

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