a few more ?yes? voters out of high support precincts. Stick to your persuadable voters in medium support precincts. Another good way to target persuasion efforts is to concentrate on repeat (also known as ?high propensity? or ?habitual?) voters. A review of the voting lists in the past few elections will help you identify these people. Likewise, trying to increase turnout in high turnout precincts isn?t going to give you much result for your work. Instead, concentrate on low and medium turnout precincts. In precincts with very low support, any campaigning you do may actually activate people to go out and vote against you. These are good places to collect ?yes? voters by word of mouth. In California, almost 25% of all votes cast are mail-in ballots, so don?t forget absentee voters. Absentee voters are also the most likely to turn out. Your City Hall can give you a list of people who have requested absentee ballots. How to affect turnout On Election Day, you should have the names and phone numbers of the people who said they would vote for you. About three days before the election, call all these people and remind them to vote, and ask whether they will need assistance getting to the polls. On the day of the election, a campaign volunteer sits at each polling place all day with a list of ?yes? voters in that precinct. As voters come in and tell the election official their name, your volunteer looks for that name