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Here’s how you can disable cookies in common browsers:

1. Google Chrome

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10 ways agencies can make a difference

  1.  Ask clients if they are registered to vote on in-take forms or check-in
  2. Help clients register online or via mail-in form
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  5. Help clients look up who represents them and how to contact their elected officials
  6. Invite elected officials to your agency and encourage clients to attend candidate forums
  7. Reach out to local partners for candidate guides/resources
  8. Get copies of ballot at town clerk’s office before the election
  9. Remind and encourage people to vote. Many nonvoters have never been asked
  10. Create a culture of voting in your agency and in your community
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