How we win in Georgia

Georgia has stunned us with an incredible win for Joe Biden and two run-offs, which candidates Jon Ossoff and Rev. Raphael Warnock can still win. This victory was delivered by Black-led community organizers in Georgia who registered voters and fought a notoriously entrenched system of voter suppression. 

Now, the eyes of the entire nation will turn to these Senate races. We need to come to the runoff elections with the same enthusiasm that we brought in the past months but also with strategy. So here’s how we do it. 

1. Follow the lead of the community organizers on the ground in Georgia. Local organizers know what the community needs and how voters in Georgia are feeling. We must listen to them and give them the resources they need. We’ll be getting more information on how best to participate soon. 

2. Know the key dates. Here are the key dates in Georgia in the coming months.

   • Georgia Election for local and state offices: December 1st. NOTE: This is different from the Runoff election, which will take place on January 5.

   • Voter registration deadline for Runoff for the Senate: December 7.

   • Early voting for Runoff for the Senate: December 14.

   • Election day for Runoff for the Senate: January 5.

3. Donate to Fair Fight and the candidates. Fair Fight, led by Stacey Abrams, contributed greatly to flipping Georgia. The candidates, Jon Ossoff and Rev. Warnock, are up against Republican incumbents with the full force and funding of the Republican machine behind them. They will need a lot of money to fund their campaigns.

   • Donate to Fair Fight here: https://secure.actblue.com/donate/fair-fight-1

   • Donate to Ossoff and Warnock: https://secure.actblue.com/donate/georgiasen
     

4. Get ready to GOTV. DemAction SF and the New Georgia Project have already organized some phone banks, and more will be coming. 

   • Phone bank every Monday, Tuesday and Thursday with the New Georgia Project to register voters before the Dec 7th registration deadline!

   • Phone Bank with DemAction SF on Saturdays.

   • Sign up with Vote Forward for opportunities to write letters to Georgia. 

5. Sign up to volunteer with local organizers. There will be plenty of opportunities to phone bank, text bank, and even canvass, but we want to make sure local Georgia organizations are leading. 

   • Sign up to volunteer with Indivisible Georgia Coalition. NOTE: please be patient for the group to respond as they are overrun with volunteers and are devising the most effective strategy.

   • Sign up with organizations such as the New Georgia Project and Georgia Latino Alliance for Human Rights to help with voter registration.

   • Learn more in this toolkit from a local Georgia organizer.

We’ll be making updates on how you can get involved as we get more information.