Letter-writing party at Manny's in San Francisco ahead of Election Day

SAN FRANCISCO - San Francisco volunteers on Wednesday are writing letters to people in Nevada in order to get them to the polls to vote. 

The letter-writing party is being hosted by Manny Yekutiel, owner of Manny's – a spot for political conversation and activism for years. 

The event is a 24-hour marathon. 

And the goal is to write 5,000 letters to people living in Nevada, a major presidential swing state.

Ian Foraker of San Francisco spent the morning writing a handful of letters. He hopes what he writes is impactful.

"My vote in California is not, but this work could have an impact," he said.

"From what I understand, when you send letters and post cards to people, it has a 4% difference in terms of voting and that could be the difference."

In 2020, Joe Biden won Nevada by about 30,000 votes. Compare that to the numbers in California, where Biden won by 5 million. Experts say that's why in swing states like Nevada, every vote matters.

"Nevada is a dead heat at the presidential level," said Peter Loge, director of media and public affairs at George Washington University.

"It's been moving Democratic over recent years. There's a large union presence, especially in Las Vegas. At the Senate level, it's been trending Democratic in part because Republicans keep nominating people who are out of step with where most Nevadans are."

Though Yekutiel has been open about his support for Kamala Harris, the messages people are sending aren't meant to endorse one candidate or another, but simply ask the people to vote. 

"We're not saying necessarily vote for Kamala Harris," he explained.

"We're explaining to people why we vote, why voting is important to us, why it matters to us, and encouraging them to do the same."

Yekutiel partnered with the organization Vote Forward, who created a list of thousands of names and addresses of registered voters in Nevada.

Most are likely democractic or undecided voters. They are also targeting first-time voters.

 "It's about engaging the flock of San Franciscans that want to be part of this election, that want to do something to give them an opportunity to get involved," Yekutiel said. "So we're hoping for a large crowd of folks."

Voting in Nevada is already underway. Voters there have until Nov. 1 to cast ballots in person before having to wait until election day on Nov. 5.