THE KEY TO COMMUNITY
VOTER INVOLVEMENT PROJECT
Fall 1996 Election Study
Whole Document 255K
I. INTRODUCTION
II. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY/INDICATED ACTIONS
III. DETAIL OF FINDINGS:
1.) Evidence of increased participation from the Key to Community program
2.) Identification of barriers to voting and other forms of community involvement
3.) Key motivators that addressed these barriers:
A.) A sense of connection to the issues and others
B.) Essential information for action
C.) Self-confidence derived from how the communications were presented
4.) Alignment with partner goals and implications for expansion
IV. EXHIBITS:
I. An illustration of the Key to Community Involvement Model
II. A summary of the twelve project partners and field activity
III. An overview of the survey sample
IV. Demographic review of participatory behavior
V. Review of Why/Why Not Vote
VI. Excerpts from case studies
VII. Key to Community resources