SwipeBlue User Guide
Go to the App Store or Google Play Store and download SwipeBlue (that’s one word).
When you open the app, enter your phone number to find your voter record. If you have a partner code, enter that here.
If we can’t locate your voter file with your phone number, we’ll ask you for additional information to find your record.
We’ll then ask you to confirm that you vote progressive or “Vote Blue.”
We also ask for your preferred first name (or nickname) for sending texts.
We ask your permission to securely and temporarily match your phone contacts to registered voter file information based on their name and cell phone number.
Tap “OK” to allow access to your contacts.
This will allow you to see which contacts are progressive voters and whether they live in districts where we have active campaigns, so that you can text them about voting or taking action.
Your matched contacts only appear on your phone – SwipeBlue doesn’t save that data.
It may take a few minutes to match your contacts.
Once completed, you’ll see the app home screen with multiple campaigns to choose from.
You can tap any of the headers at the top to see national campaigns (on the left), campaigns in your state (center), or other local campaigns (right).
If you entered a partner code at the beginning, you’ll be brought directly to that campaign.
To access other campaigns, tap the back arrow in the upper left and you’ll be brought to the home page.
When you select a campaign, you’ll see which of your progressive contacts live in the relevant district or state so that you know who to text.
To send a text, swipe left on their name to see the pre-drafted text message.
You can personalize the text however you’d like.
If you want to save a customized version of the text, tap “custom” and save a new template.
Tap “text now” and it will prompt you to send the text in your regular messaging app, so your friend receives a message from you directly, just like any other text you’d send them.
Congratulations - you’ve sent your first text!
Now you can swipe the next contact on the list and continue your outreach.