The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today announced updates to its voter engagement platform, Muslims.Vote.
These enhancements are designed to empower the American Muslim community by increasing its political capacity and presence in the upcoming November 5th, 2024, general election.
Muslims.Vote has long been a cornerstone of CAIR’s efforts to promote civic engagement within the Muslim community. The updated platform now offers a range of new features aimed at making voter registration, education, and participation more accessible and effective.
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CAIR estimates there are more than 8 million American Muslims and two million registered Muslim voters in the United States, with large communities residing in key swing states and voting in sharply divided congressional races.
In a statement, CAIR’s Government Affairs Department Coordinator Shafiquil Muhshna said,
“CAIR’s Muslims.Vote website is designed to promote Muslim civic engagement and empower our community to support candidates who truly address our needs and concerns. In the face of the Israeli government’s genocide and White House and Congressional support for these atrocities, our vote has never been more vital. Now is the time to educate yourself and others, mobilize our community, and exercise our rights as Americans. Let’s make history by turning out in record numbers and amplifying our voice for justice and change.”
CAIR’s Muslims.Vote website also includes:
- An updated 50-state guide on voter registration and key election deadlines, including voting by mail for the November 8th midterm elections. The guide contains a list of upcoming election dates, whether an excuse is needed to vote absentee and deadlines for requesting and submitting absentee ballots.
- CAIR’s updated 2024 Sample Questions for Candidates and Government Offices, which encourages Muslim voters to ask candidates questions running for office about issues like religious freedom, civil rights, fighting discrimination, the right to boycott, and more.
- An updated 2024 Congressional Scorecard that tracks congressional votes and co-sponsorship of key bills. The votes of every elected member of Congress have been rated positively or negatively depending on how closely their votes on relevant legislation corresponded with civil rights and social justice priorities identified by CAIR. The criteria selected for each topic are rooted in legislation introduced and voted upon in the 118th U.S. Congress (2023-2024).
- CAIR’s Voter Rights Guide provides information on preventing discrimination against voters because of their race, color, national origin, disability, sex, or religion.
- CAIR’s 2024 General Election Survey of American Muslim Voters: This 26-multiple-choice question survey aims to better understand and promote the American Muslim community’s readiness for the 2024 general election, interests in presidential and congressional races, and Muslim political preferences, views, and attitudes on widely discussed policy issues.
- A resource page with links to information on how to register to vote, how to vote by mail and absentee, where to vote, and phone banking.
Muslims.Vote is encouraging Muslims to responsibly practice social distancing and participate in state and midterm elections by taking advantage of—where possible—early voting by mail or vote-by-mail alternatives.
CAIR will continue to promote election news on CAIR’s Twitter accounts @CAIRNational and @MuslimsVote using the hashtag #MuslimsVote, focusing on niche news relating to Muslims and the elections.
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CONTACT: CAIR National Deputy Director Edward Ahmed Mitchell, 404-285-9530, e-Mitchell@cair.com; CAIR Government Affairs Director Robert McCaw, 202-742-6448, rmccaw@cair.com; CAIR National Communications Director Ibrahim Hooper, 202-744-7726, ihooper@cair.com