Election Day 2018

Helpful links

Customized ballot and other Texas election information on NEA’s Education Votes website

Full list of endorsed candidates

Are you registered to vote? Deadline is Oct. 9.

Take the pledge to Vote Education First

Texas Red for Ed Facebook page

Check out a Vote Education First video

Download and post Facebook memes about our moonlighting survey (right click and save picture)

• Four out of 10 teachers expect to take extra jobs outside of the classroom to meet family expenses
• Teachers are paid $7,300 below the national average
• Teachers spend about $738 a year on non-reimbursed school supplies
• Texas Teachers’ salaries are further eroded by paying an average of $359 a month on health insurance

Download campaign flyers for the following TSTA endorsed candidates

• Beto O’Rourke for the U.S. Senate Flyer
• Justin Nelson for Attorney General Flyer
• Lupe Valdez for Governor and Mike Collier for Lieutenant Governor Flyer

See checklist below outlining what our locals need to do over the next three months.

Checklist for Election Day 2018

September:

All month long:

• Plan a mass March to the Polls event for the two weeks of Early Voting and Election Day. Start to identify folks who may need help getting to the polls.
• Plan for block walking, phone banks and member-to-member Get Out the Vote pitches. Remember to mobilize the people who have signed Vote Education First pledge cards.
• Start reminding members in your local who are not registered to vote to get registered; TSTA can send you a list of your members and their registration status. The site register2vote.org is an easy way to get your members registered!

October:

Last day to register is Tuesday, Oct. 9

• Keep up the drive to build your Get Out the Vote capacity and volunteer lists by gathering VEF pledge cards.
• Early Voting begins Monday, Oct. 22
• Now’s the time to get your members out to vote! Hold one or more March to the Polls events, where members go to the polls together to Vote Education First.

November:

Last day to Early Vote is Friday, Nov. 2

Election Day is Tuesday, Nov. 6

• Remember to thank your volunteers for their election efforts. You now have a cadre of engaged and motivated members to support your local’s leadership!