Programs
Resource Materials: Voter Engagement
As the 2022 Election approaches, colleges and universities around the country are implementing a range of important initiatives to encourage their students to vote and to assist them in doing so safely. Midterm elections have historically lower voter turnout rates than Presidential elections, particularly among young voters, making campus voter registration and turnout efforts even more critical this year.
In an effort to assist campus stakeholders in designing and implementing effective voter engagement initiatives this fall, we’ve compiled the following resources and examples. Resources have been divided based on the varying needs of each stakeholder group. Please see our updated Engaging Student Voters Speech Spotlight edition for a more complete discussion of campus voter registration and turnout efforts.
Campus Administrators
Below, you’ll find resources to help promote civic engagement on campus, increase student voter registration and turnout, and engage all relevant stakeholders in a campus-wide effort to institutionalize a democratic culture.
Tools for Making a Campus Action Plan:
Tools for Voter Registration:
- Institutionalize voting with campus portals through TurboVote, Rock the Vote or Vote.org
Faculty
The resources below are designed to help faculty members make civic education a part of their classroom curriculum, support students to become engaged citizens in our democracy, and connect similarly passionate faculty to learn about each other’s civic strategies.
Tools for Integrating Civics in the Classroom:
- Provide students with voting resources such as Vote.org or your state’s Secretary of State’s website
Tools to Promote Faculty Collaboration:
- Faculty Network for Student Voting Rights
- Join or Start a Campus Center, Committee, or Institute on Civic Engagement
Students, Student Organizations, and Campus Coalitions
The following resources aim to help students and their peers promote civic engagement on campus, increase youth voter registration and turnout, and lead the charge in campus-wide efforts to institutionalize a democratic culture.
Tools for Making a Campus Action Plan:
Tools for Voter Registration:
- Embed Voter Registration Portals through TurboVote, Rock the Vote, or Vote.org
- Plan Campus Voter Registration Drives on Civic Holidays
Tools to Increase Student Voter Turnout:
Campus Voting Websites
Review these colleges’ voting websites for further inspiration and information on how to increase civic engagement on college campuses.
