With the midterm elections less than two weeks away, the Democratic National Committee is launching a final, full-force effort to drive people to the polls on election day.

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The DNC and Organizing for America, the organization that rallied voters to elect President Obama in 2008, have partnered with Generation44, a Democratic fundraising and outreach group made up mostly of college students and young professionals, to encourage people to vote.

To fulfill this goal, Organizing for America set up new programs that make it easy for anyone to help the campaign, even from home.

Members can join the Vote 2010 Call Team and make calls online or participate in the Commit to Vote Challenge by signing a pledge to vote Democrat and challenging others to do the same via Facebook.

These tools are offered through Obama’s website, eliminating the need for volunteers to go into a local campaign office to do field work, said Taren Stinebrickner-Kauffman, the DNC New Media team lead, in a conference call Thursday morning.

The online call tool is "so easy, you might make an accidental call for the Democratic Party," he added.

The goal for volunteers is to make 50 calls per week leading up to the elections, organizers said.

"'Commit to Vote' is an online tool that makes it more likely that people will vote by passing the word on…it is a very easy way to get people to commit,” said Ben Brandzel, the former DNC New Media Campaigns and Fundraising Director, in a conference call Thursday morning.

In addition to voter participation, Gen44 members are asked to take part in protecting citizens against voter fraud.

"We invite you to help and join as we try and protect the right of everyone to vote and have their ballot counted," said Will Crossley, the DNC Director of Voter Protection.

"We have the largest voter protection program the Democratic Party has ever done," he added.

With 7,000 volunteers and counting, Crossley stressed that more help is needed to staff the voter protection call center and hotline that the DNC is now creating.

Although many of Gen44’s members are lawyers or work in the legal field, Crossley said that anyone can help, and volunteers would be provided with the necessary means to do their job on Election Day, including training on election law.

Crossley also added that if a recount occurs, the DNC would fly voter protection program volunteers out to wherever the recount is in order to ensure a proper and fair process.

During the conference call's closing comments, Yohannes Abraham, political director for Organizing For America, stressed the importance of raising voter awareness through social networks and everyday interactions.

"Use every conversation and every opportunity, whether online or in person, to find creative ways to…amplify whatever we are trying to push out nationally," he said. He added that being a volunteer is a "24-hour-a-day commitment, [so] make sure you know the facts."

To participate in the campaign effort, visit www.my.barackobama.com.

To reach reporter Marlise Knechtle, click here.

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