Do you live in New Jersey? Volunteer With CAIR-NJ’s Voter Phone Bank at its HQ
(WASHINGTON, D.C., 6/3/24) — The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today urged all eligible voters to participate in the New Jersey State Primary Election on Tuesday, June 4, with polls open from 6 AM to 8 PM.
Tonight, CAIR is also launching a statewide robocall campaign targeting over 5,000 registered Muslim voter households and CAIR supporters, encouraging them to vote and maximize participation in the democratic process.
Volunteer Locally to Get Out the Vote: CAIR’s New Jersey Chapter (CAIR-NJ) is seeking volunteers to engage New Jersey Muslim voters through its Election Day phone bank event. Join their efforts at CAIR-NJ headquarters in Newark tomorrow. Time slots are available throughout the day, and pizza will be provided. Your participation matters. Sign up here: cair-nj.org/phonebank.
CAIR notes that New Jersey holds a closed primary, so voters must be affiliated with a party to participate. However, party declaration can be made at a polling location just before casting a ballot.
For more information on poll locations and voting by mail, visit the New Jersey Department of State – Division of Elections – NJ Voter Information Portal.
For the next two months, CAIR is urging all American Muslims to participate in CAIR’s 2024 General Election Survey of American Muslim Voters. CAIR’s 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.
CAIR is also encouraging New Jersey voters to read its newly published “2024 General Election Congressional Scorecard” and “2024 Sample Questions for Candidates and Government Officials” to educate American Muslim voters and allies about how their members of Congress voted on key legislation and provide sample questions to ask candidates running for office to better to understand their stance on issues important to our community.
In the coming weeks, CAIR plans to relaunch its nationwide “Muslims Vote” campaign, providing get-out-the-vote resources including an election calendar, sample candidate questions, election surveys of Muslim voter attitudes, and more.
In February, CAIR announced that it counted over 2.5 million registered Muslim American voters nationwide. CAIR previously estimated in 2022, there were some 1.2 million or more Muslim voters.
NOTE: As a 501(c)3 nonprofit, CAIR does not endorse or oppose candidates for office, and makes no claims as to the favorability of one candidate being elected over another.
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CONTACT: CAIR National Deputy Director Edward Ahmed Mitchell, 404-285-9530, [email protected]; CAIR Government Affairs Director Robert McCaw, 202-742-6448, [email protected]; CAIR National Communications Director Ibrahim Hooper, 202-744-7726, [email protected]; CAIR National Communications Manager Ismail Allison, 202-770-6280, [email protected]