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Oct 5

Young Michigan voters, bipartisan elected officials to meet

LANSING – Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson has announced the 2023 Michigan Student Voting Summit will be held Oct. 6 at Oakland...

Oct 5

Young voters stepping up to fulfill their rights to vote

LANSING – In the late 1700s when America was drafting the Constitution and forming a democracy, it was vitally important that citizens...

Oct 4

Senator Elizabeth Warren Reintroduces Youth Voting Rights Act to Empower Young People, Expand Access

Washington, D.C. — United States Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) has reintroduced the Youth Voting Rights Act of 2023, comprehensive...

Oct 4

Four Macomb County college students named to Student Advisory Task Force

Four college students from Macomb County have been selected to serve on the Michigan Department of State’s Collegiate Student Advisory...

Oct 2

How Student Organizing Led To Historic Student Turnout For A Local Election

Wondering why no college students are showing up to your Friday night voter education event? If I had to guess, a college student’s...

Oct 2

Students should prioritize voting

In honor of National Voter Registration Day, which was Sept. 19, 2023, I would like to utilize this opportunity to strongly encourage and...

Sep 30

Piedmont Virginia Community College students to host get out to vote event

Piedmont Virginia Community College students are hosting a “get out to vote” event on Wednesday from noon to 1 p.m. The event includes...

Sep 27

MI SOS Benson Caught Hosting So-Called “Non-Partisan” Voting Event For Students At Public University

Imagine my surprise when I opened my email to find an invitation from the MI State Department to an all-day, “non-partisan” voting event...

Sep 24

The Youth Voting Rights Act aims to empower student voter across the nation

If this act is passed, all public universities will be required to provide voter registration services to its students, set up voting...

Sep 21

UNCW introduces new One Card feature: voter identification

The UNCW One Card is now a valid form of photo identification for voting, according to a statement from the Office of University...

Sep 18

Voting organizations celebrate National Voter Registration Day

BadgersVote set up a table with tote bags, pins and more on East Campus Mall Tuesday to celebrate National Voter Registration Day,...

Sep 18

Campus Leadership Spotlight: Meet Your SGA President

Meet Blake Robinson, Georgia Southern University’s Student Government Association (SGA) President. Robinson is a senior criminal justice...

Sep 17

Q&A: Educating and empowering student voters

National Voter Registration Day may be Sept. 19, but Marley Fishburn ’24, M.P.P. ’25 works year-round to encourage her fellow students at...

Sep 15

Democracy Academy: Government — elections the focus

MARQUETTE — A group of Marquette residents came together to learn more about the importance of local government as well as the upcoming...

Aug 20

In the Fight for Voting Rights, Michigan Is Determined to Win

In 2020, Michigan smashed its record for voter turnout. With 5.5 million voters casting ballots across the state, 71% of residents 18 or...

Aug 6

Republicans Are Targeting the Youth Vote in 2024, But Students Are Fighting Back

Recognizing that young voters have recently turned out in high numbers, and in overwhelming support of Democrats, Republicans are ramping...

Aug 6

Student Voter Turnout: Key Data on Recent Trends and Opportunities

Most college students are voters. In 2020, researchers at Tufts University reported a national student voting rate of 66%—and that number...

Jul 27

A LETTER TO YOUNG PEOPLE ON YOUR POWER TO EFFECT CHANGE

Some of you reading this may not be old enough to vote, a barrier that can cause great nihilism, but do not despair. Being currently...

Jul 26

Pacific Remains Only Voter Friendly University Campus in Oregon

“If you build it, they will come.” And just like the famous line in the film Field of Dreams, Pacific University has built a robust voter...

Jul 5

NCCU Designated 2023 Voter Friendly Campus by NASPA and Campus Vote Project

North Carolina Central University (NCCU) has been named a ‘Voter Friendly Campus,’ by Fair Elections Center’s Campus Vote Project and the...

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