During the 2012 election cycle, the National Network for Arab American Communities (NNAAC)—a project of ACCESS—led an unprecedented nonpartisan voter engagement campaign called “My Arab American Vote.”
Ten NNAAC member organizations in six states played active roles in the campaign. Nationwide, members registered more than 5,280 new voters, reached more than 105,000 people through Get Out The Vote (GOTV) phone calls, and knocked on 13,000 household doors.
NNAAC also held four candidate forums, Halloween-themed canvassing events and training sessions for members and community leaders. NNAAC’s work also played a key role in ensuring voter protection on Election Day and gave special assistance to Hurricane Sandy victims to make certain they had access to the polls.
Never before has NNAAC engaged its partners in such a strategic way, reaching hundreds of thousands of Arab Americans across the country. The momentum of 2012 will continue to fuel and strengthen the electoral power of the Arab American community.
