GOTV
Government & Politics abbreviation · Political
| Stands for | Get out the vote |
|---|---|
| Categories | Government & Politics |
GOTV stands for Get out the vote, a political abbreviation.
Final phase of a campaign focused on making sure identified supporters actually cast ballots, through door knocking, phone banks, texts, rides to the polls and reminders about early voting and deadlines.
Example: Volunteers spent the last weekend on GOTV shifts in the county's largest precincts.
Usage notes
Campaigns spend months persuading and identifying voters before shifting to GOTV; with widespread early and mail voting, that push now begins weeks before Election Day. Field experiments by political scientists have found face-to-face contact among the more effective mobilization tactics, while impersonal robocalls tend to have little effect.
Related abbreviations
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- FLOTUS – First Lady of the United States
- FPTP – First-past-the-post
- FY – Fiscal year
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- GOP – Grand Old Party (Republican Party)
- Gov. – Governor
- H.Con.Res. – House Concurrent Resolution
- H.J.Res. – House Joint Resolution
- H.R. – House of Representatives (bill prefix)
- H.Res. – House Resolution
- HASC – House Armed Services Committee