Rinse Election Updates To Date:

Rinse is Closed on Election Day 2020

Voter turnout is important every year and is especially critical this November with many important elections at stake. To that end, Rinse will be closed on Election Day (Tuesday, 11/3) to ensure our team can vote in-person if they choose.

Please see below for our updated service schedule. If you have any questions, you can reach us at [email protected]. 

 

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Rinse Will Facilitate Participation in the Big Send Led by Vote Forward

This election season we’re continuing to #MakeMomProud and help any way we can. That is why we’re excited to report that members of the Rinse team are participating in the Big Send -- a nonpartisan initiative to increase voter turnout by sending 15 million personalized letters to under-represented groups across the nation.

Multiple randomized experiments have shown that Vote Forward’s hybrid handwritten / typed letter templates are effective at increasing voter turnout. Learn more about the Big Send here! 

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Rinse Has Partnered with the Civic Alliance and Joined Power the Polls

At Rinse, one of our core values is to “Make Mom Proud.” With Election Day right around the corner, we are focused on doing just that by getting involved and helping out where we can.

To that end, Rinse will be closing service on Election Day (Tue 11/3) and giving all of our employees a paid holiday. We will send an email closer to the date with an updated service schedule for that week.

In addition, we are working with a few great organizations to help ensure everyone who wants to vote will be able to. We’re excited to tell you about one of those partnerships below!

(If you haven’t already, don’t forget to register to vote. It's easy and takes less than 2 minutes!)

Rinse x Power the Polls

Rinse has partnered with the Civic Alliance and joined the Power the Polls initiative to recruit a new generation of poll workers for this year’s elections. 

You may not know it, but America is facing an unprecedented shortage of poll workers. 

Many workers from previous elections are over the age of 60 and due to their heightened risk from COVID-19, cannot work the polls this year. With more than half of the U.S. electorate expected to vote in person, communities around the country need help.  

If you are interested and able to support your community by serving as a poll worker, please sign up using this link or share to help spread the word. Note that poll workers receive PPE, training, and payment.

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Voter Registration Info for Rinse Customers

Boston: Register to vote in Massachusetts
Chicago: Register to vote in Illinois
San Francisco and Los Angeles: Register to vote in California
Washington, D.C.: Register to vote in Washington, D.C.

 

Boston - What You Need to Know to Vote in Massachusetts

• 10/17 - 10/30: early voting period
• 10/24: the deadline to register online to vote (register here in 2 minutes or less!)
• 10/28: the deadline to request a ballot by mail (by 5 p.m.) 

Who Can Vote in Massachusetts 

To register to vote in Massachusetts you must: 

• be a citizen of the United States
• be a resident of Massachusetts
• be at least 16 years old (must be 18 years old to vote on Election Day)
• not have been convicted of corrupt practices in respect to elections
• not be under guardianship with respect to voting
• not be currently incarcerated for a felony conviction

To learn more about voting in Massachusetts, visit the state's resource page here. 

Chicago - What You Need to Know to Vote in Illinois

• 9/24 - 11/2: early voting period
• 10/18: the deadline to register online to vote (register here in 2 minutes or less!)
• 10/29: the deadline to request a ballot by mail

Who Can Vote in Illinois

To register to vote in Illinois you must: 

• be a citizen of the United States
• be a resident of Illinois and of your election precinct at least 30 days before the next election
• be at least 18 years old on or before the next election
• cannot be serving a sentence of confinement in any penal institution as a result of conviction of any crime
• not claim the right to vote anywhere else

To learn more about voting in Illinois, visit the Illinois State Board of Election's page here. 

San Francisco and Los Angeles - What You Need to Know to Vote in California

• 10/5 - 11/2: early voting period
• 10/19: the deadline to register online to vote (register here in 2 minutes or less!)
• 10/19: the deadline to request a ballot by mail (must be postmarked by 10/19)

Who Can Vote in California

To register to vote in California you must: 

• be a United States citizen
• be a resident of California
• be at least 18 years old or older on Election Day
• not be currently in state or federal prison or on parole for the conviction of a felony
• not be currently found to be mentally incompetent to vote by a court

To learn more about voting in California, visit the Secretary of State's resource page here. 

Washington, D.C. - What You Need to Know to Vote in Washington, D.C.

• 10/27 - 11/2: early voting period
• 10/13: deadline to request a ballot by mail
• Reminder, you cannot register to vote online in WDC

To learn more about voting in Washington, D.C., visit the DC Board of Elections' resource page here. 

Who Can Vote in Washington, D.C.

To register to vote in Washington, D.C. you must: 

• be a citizen of the United States
• be a be a resident of the District of Columbia
• maintain residency in the District of Columbia for at least 30 days prior to the election in which you intend to vote
• not claim voting residence or the right to vote in another U.S. state or territory
• be at least 17 years old (You may register to vote if you are at least 16 years old. You may vote in a primary election if you are at least 17 years old and you will be at least 18 years old by the next general election. You may vote in a general or special election if you are at least 18 years old).
• not be in jail for a felony conviction
• not have been found by a court to be legally incompetent to vote