Is Your Campus Participating in National Voter Registration Day on Sept. 26?

Has your campus signed up to partner with National Voter Registration Day (NVRD) on September 26th yet?

Partners who sign up before August 28 will receive complementary materials, such as stickers and posters, to use to promote NVRD.

Click here to join ADP in signing up to partner with NVRD this year!

NVRD also provides written resources and webinars for partners to directly use tools to support their organizing. Some of the resource to note are:

• The NVRD toolkit pages on their website.
• A webinar on how to run a voter registration drive on Thursday August 24 from 2-3 pm EDT. You can register through this link.
• In addition to the tools above, NVRD is going to be expanding on education messaging on the importance of local elections with a social media hashtag #BeVocalVoteLocal.

Join ADP in becoming an official NVRD Partner!

National Voter Registration Day | September 26, 2017

Less Than Two Months Until
National Voter Registration Day!

National Voter Registration Day’s goal is to register to vote every eligible American.

Together, let’s make sure that no voter is left behind in 2017!

SIGN UP TO PARTNER TODAY

Partners receive:

• New field and communications toolkits
• Access to partner resource pages
• An invitation to attend partner training webinars
• Free posters and stickers for your events and promotions

ADP is proud to partner with National Voter Registration Day and hopes you, too, will work to make Tuesday, September 26th, 2017 a successful National Voter Registration Day!

For more information: http://nationalvoterregistrationday.org

Follow @NatlVoterRegDay on Twitter.

RSVP now for Wed’s Voter Registration Webinar

RSVP for our Voter Registration & Campus Technology webinar with TurboVote and campus representatives from UNG, Lone Star College & Kutztown University!

ADP/TDC Engage the Election July 2016 Newsletter

ADP/TDC Engage the Election Initiative Nonpartisan College Voting News and Resources July 2016 Edition   ACTION ITEMS Register Now | ADP/TDC ENGAGE THE ELECTION 2016 WEBINARS Thurs. July 28th Walk 2 Vote Webinar: #Walk2Vote is a student led, student executed, non-partisan political engagement program. Co-founder and past University of Houston-Downtown student body president John Locke will discuss how to organize one on your campus. RSVP here! Weds. August 24th Voter Registration & Campus Technology Webinar: TurboVote and their partner campuses will present research on how to substantially increase student voter registration through technology. RSVP here! Sign up by August 1st | NSLVE: The National Study of Learning, Voting and Engagement Is your campus participating in NSLVE? Find out here. And, if you aren’t, learn more about why you should and how it works here. Is Your Campus ALL IN? Participate in the ALL IN: Campus Democracy Challenge The ALL IN: Campus Democracy Challenge is dedicated recognizing postsecondary campuses committed to preparing graduates for their public lives as citizens, members of the communities, and professionals in society, as it has historically been a responsibility of the higher education. Becoming ALL IN gives you access to resources to improve and share your success. WHAT WE’RE READING Graduating Students into Voters Check out idea42’s 2016 publication Graduating Students into Voters. Ideas42 breaks down psychological barriers faced by student voters into eight categories and discusses nine different strategies to overcome these barriers. Voter’s Self Defense Manual Born from an idea promoted by over 40 national leaders of both parties including two former presidents (Jimmy Carter and Gerald Ford), Vote Smart now uses hundreds of students, volunteers and staff from every state to collect facts on every candidate and elected official in six areas. State-by-State Student Voting Guides One of the biggest barriers for students to register and vote is a lack of understanding of registration deadlines and requirements. The Campus Vote Project has put together a resource tool to help students understand these deadlines and requirements on a state-by-state level. VOTER REGISTRATION & EDUCATION RESOURCES Campus support for student voter engagement:  CVP & NASPA’s Voter Friendly Campus designation Check if I’m registered:  Can I Vote.org  Deadlines, locations, materials:  Campus Vote Project  Registration assistance (military/overseas voting):  Federal Voting Assistance Program Registration and reminders:  TurboVote Register online/absentee:  Your Vote Your Voice Sample ballots:  The League of Women Voters Voter Education and Research:  CIRCLE’s 2016 Election Center IMPORTANT DATES Thurs. July 28: #Walk2Vote Webinar Wed. August 24: TurboVote Webinar Fri. September 16: Constitution Day Tues. September 27: National Voter Registration Day Tues. November 8: Election Day Fri. January 20: Inauguration day

Political Engagement: 2014 Voter Registration Deadlines

Did you know that the deadline to register to vote in a number of states is happening as soon as this weekend?  You can check out this table here to see the voter registration deadline for your state – FELN Voter Registration Table.  So what can you do today to help empower your students to be able to vote in November?

You can send an email, Blackboard notice, Orgsync banner, tweet, Facebook post, Intsagram, or any other channel of communication that your campus uses and let students know about the upcoming registration deadline so they don’t miss out.

Two-thirds of students surveyed who did not vote in the last midterms (2010) cited a lack of information reason, such as not understanding the process or missing an important deadline, like the upcoming voter registration deadlines.

Help make sure your students have all the information they need to get registered and cast an effective ballot this year.  You can find more non partisan student voting information by checking Campus Vote Project’s state-specific Student Voting Guides for all 50 states and D.C., available here – CVP Student Voting Guides.

Students can create real change by voting on issues and officials that impact their lives and the well-being of their community. It is important to remind students that their vote can make a difference on policies that affect them on campus as well as after graduation. Below are six important reasons students should keep in mind when deciding whether to vote this November.

1. Young adults (ages 18-29) will make up at least 24% of the voting age population this year but are less likely to cast a ballot than older voters. Young voters have the numbers to make change, but we have to vote to make that happen.
2. Officials at the federal, state and local levels influence decisions on issues that directly impact students like student loan debt, higher education funding, voter ID laws, and job creation. Students have the power to elect representatives who support and protect student issues.
3. Across the country states have made deep cuts to higher education funding since the recession. Average state funding is down 23% per student, or $2,026.
4. 48 states are still spending less per student than they did before the recession six years ago.
5. Annual tuition at 4-year public institutions has jumped 28% or $1,936 since the 2007-2008 school year.
6. This is your campus, your community, your state and your country. Voting is the easiest way to participate, enact change and make a difference in your home.

For more information on how to help students register and get your campus out to vote this November visit:
www.CampusVoteProject.org 
VOTE on November 4th
and Make Your Voice Heard