GOTV: Primaries and Super Tuesday around the region

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The critical primary elections are about to get underway in the five-state Cornerstone region, and we encourage you to get out the vote (GOTV).

It’s also a Super Tuesday event, March 5, in which more than a dozen presidential primaries are held across the country. In this cycle, Arkansas, Oklahoma, and Texas are part of Super Tuesday, so voters in those states will want to vote early, mail-in, or absentee if they’ll be at the America’s Credit Unions GAC in Washington, D.C., on March 5.

Despite how important these elections are, a large portion of Americans won't exercise their right to vote. But that’s not you! As a credit union advocate, YOU have the power to influence election outcomes. Here are four ways to GOTV right now:

1. Mark the day you'll go vote—and stick to it.

2. Challenge your people to get to the polls. That includes family, friends, neighbors, and coworkers.

3. Encourage your credit union members to exercise their right to vote. Explain in person or with a handout about the importance of voting for credit union-friendly candidates.

4. Offer ride sharing or buddy voting. Go in pairs to the polls or give someone a lift who may not have the means (or the enthusiasm) to get to their voting station. And if you have four seats in your car, you have room to make it a voters’ adventure!

2024 Primary Dates* by State

ARKANSAS

• Voter Registration Deadline: Monday, Feb. 5
• Early In-Person Voting: Feb. 20–March 4
• Primary Election Day: Tuesday, March 5

KANSAS

• Voter Registration Deadline for Presidential Primary: Tuesday, Feb. 20
• Early In-Person Voting: Feb. 28–March 18
• Presidential Primary Election: Tuesday, March 19
• State Primary Election: Tuesday, Aug. 6

MISSOURI

• Republican Registration Deadline for Presidential Primary: Tuesday, Feb. 19
• Republican Presidential Primary Caucus: Saturday, March 2
• Democratic/Other Registration Deadline for Primary: Wednesday. Feb. 21
• Democratic Early Voting: None. **
• Democratic Presidential Primary In-Person Voting: Saturday, March 23
• State Primary Election: Tuesday, Aug. 6

OKLAHOMA

• Voter Registration Deadline for Presidential Primary: Friday, Feb. 9
• Early In-Person Voting: Feb. 29–March 2                   
• Presidential Primary Election: Tuesday, March 5
• State Primary Election: Tuesday, June 18

TEXAS

• Voter Registration Deadline: Monday, Feb. 5
• Early In-Person Voting: Feb. 20–March 1
• Primary Election Day: Tuesday, March 5

Unsure about your voting status?

Visit creditunionsvote.com to verify your registration, party affiliation, address, polling locations, and other important details.

* Check your state’s guidelines for absentee and mail-in ballots.

** Ballots will be available for request beginning Feb. 1 via the Missouri Democratic Party’s website with distribution beginning on Feb 17. Request period will close March 12.