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Sample Phone Script
Here’s an example of a phone script used by phone-bank volunteers in Ohio for voter education:

INTRO: Hi could I speak to _________?

Hi (repeat name), my name is __________ and I am a volunteer with the local Sierra Club. We’re not asking for money. We are calling folks in your neighborhood to discuss the presidential election and some environmental issues facing us right here in the Columbus area.

The Sierra Club is working to educate voters in Ohio about environmental issues. In Ohio there are dozens of toxic waste sites. Senator Kerry co-sponsored legislation that would require the companies who abandoned these toxic waste sites to pay to clean them up. President Bush has refused to support the polluter-pays principle and has instead required taxpayers to pay to clean up the mess.

It is important that we get this story out to Ohio voters, and we need your help in our grassroots campaign. Would you be interested in volunteering to help the Sierra Club educate voters on local environmental issues and to encourage people to vote on Election Day?

If yes, take down information.

If no, thank them for their time.


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