USCMO-CAN Announces One Million Plus Voter Mobilization, Predicts Historic Muslim Turnout for 2020 Elections
The US Council of Muslim Organizations – Civic Action Network (USCMO-CAN), the nation’s largest Muslim civic action organization, announced its voter mobilization platform for the United States 2020 presidential election. The effort stems from USCMO’s successful One Million Voter registration drive in 2016. The campaign organized volunteers of member organizations and local communities at more than 2500 mosques, 500 schools, and community centers nationwide to turn out eligible Muslim voters for future elections. Since then, American Muslims have been registering to vote in large numbers.
The success of the campaign underscores the political climate of the United States and American’s renewed cognition of the value of political engagement. In a statement, USCMO Secretary General Oussama Jammal called on all Americans to “exercise their civic obligation and right to vote in the upcoming elections,” calling voting “foundational to the success of our democracy”.
As a part of the One million Plus voter mobilization effort, USCMO-CAN implores all American Muslims to vote early if voting in person, or to request, accurately fill out, and return election ballots as soon as possible if voting by mail.
USCMO Holds 2020 Election Summit, Gears Up for General Election
(Washington, D.C., 11/23/2019) The US Council of Muslim Organizations (USCMO) organized a civic activism summit to discuss a host of issues gearing up for the 2020 elections. Attendees listened to experts and discussed trends and possible key issues of the upcoming elections, and strategies to address them. Muslim candidates for public office had the opportunity to share campaign experiences and the contributions they look forward to making once elected. Participants also discussed and prioritized important issues for the American Muslim communities across the United States.
“This election is poised to be the most crucial election of our lifetime, and the future of our nation’s well-being depends on it,” remarked Secretary General Oussama Jammal. He reaffirmed the importance of a unified and resilient effort by American Muslim organizations and American Muslims across the nation to remain conscious of the magnitude of this election. The event concluded with a call to action for everyone to exercise their civic duty and vote in the 2020 elections.