The event, organized by the America Votes coalition, begins at 6 p.m. at the Lakes & Plains Regional Council of Carpenters & Joiners, 700 Olive St., St. Paul.

People attending the rally will be invited join a phone bank immediately following.
America Votes is a coalition engaged in nationwide voter education and voter turn-out efforts.

Coalition members include unions, environmental groups and other progressive organizations.

America Votes members in Minnesota include Alliance for a Better Minnesota, ACORN, AFL-CIO, AFSCME, Clean Water Action, Lakes & Plains Regional Council of Carpenters, Minneapolis Central Labor Union Council, Minnesota Laborers, Minnesota Nurses Association, SEIU, the Sierra Club, St. Paul Trades & Labor Assembly, TakeAction Minnesota, UFCW Local 789, UNITE HERE, United Steelworkers, Wellstone Action, Working America, and others.

For more information about America Votes, or to find local volunteer opportunities, visit www.AmericaVotes.org.