Set aside time to discuss civic learning and democratic engagement in your classroom. When faculty connect the election and voting directly to policies that intersect with course content, it provides the additional “why” we vote.
Faculty Guide to Student Voting in Your Classroom
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Voting Modules
Visit the link above for resources that incorporate nonpartisan voter engagement directly into your curriculum.
Why Vote
Visit the link above for background readings about why student voting matters.
Local Elections
Visit the link above for an educational guide on how non-presidential races and election years have an outsized impact on local issues.
Policy Connection
Visit the link above for an example toolkit that connects academic areas to specific policy issues.
Address Racism
Visit the link above for an anti-racist framework to use when talking about voting.
Voting Rates
Visit the link above to find the student registration and voting rates on your campus.
RESOURCE HIGHLIGHT: Vote by Mail Video Series
Check out these three animated videos on voting by mail by Campus Election Engagement Project. The goal of these videos is to help students feel confident and safe about their vote, and to help them and their off-campus peers vote whether their campuses are physically open, online only, or in a hybrid model.
Voting by Mail: Myths Vs Facts
These videos can be distributed via a campus-wide email, on social media, or shown in sequence in the classroom or an online class session.