Democratic Engagement: Voting Basics

Read the pivotal publication from Association of American Colleges and Universities as a call to action for civic learning and democratic engagement.

Campus Compact initiative encouraging students to work at the polls

"We would like to invite any interested faculty, from teaching assistants and adjuncts to tenured professors, to join us in founding nonpartisan national and state-level faculty networks to ensure student voting rights on and off campus."

Toolkits available for each of the 50 states.
Source: American Library Association's Government Documents Round Table

Review COVID-19 related election changes, from shifts to vote-by-mail to postponed elections. Compiled by Democracy Works.

"...a nonpartisan, student-led initiative focused on voter and political engagement to increase the knowledge and develop the skills of students to engage in democracy, politics, policymaking, and social action. BGSU Votes is a campus resource for election information, presentations, and political engagement collaborations."