Registering to vote, getting educated about issues and candidates, and casting a ballot on Election Day are key elements of an engaged and participatory citizenship. Therefore, RAISE the Vote encourages ongoing campus voter registration efforts and student participation in the electoral and civic life of their local communities, states, and national government. Please consider ways that you may be able to promote voter registration efforts on your campus. You can find previous RAISE the Vote blog posts below.
“Civic Engagement Through Service Learning in Pomona, California” | Robert Nyenhuis and Brady Collins (California State Polytechnic University, Pomona) |
“Teaching about Super Tuesday? Share these RAISE the Vote Resources with Your Students!” | American Political Science Association |
“Democracy’s Best Defense: Inoculation, Digital Literacy, and Vote Planning?” | Benn Marine (University of Southern Maine) |
“Chicago Encourages Civic Engagement for 2020 Census” | Marco Rosaire Rossi (University of Illinois- Chicago) |
“Why is the Youth Vote So Important in Arizona?” | Scott Noble and Meg Ruff (Northern Arizona University) |
“Wisconsin 2020: The Big Battle to be the Big Cheese” | Eric Loepp (University of Wisconsin-Whitewater) |
John Holbein (University of Virginia) | |
“A Roadmap for Engaging College Students in Our Nation’s Elections” | Rachael Houston (University of Minnesota, Twin Cities) |
“Promoting Civic Literacy and Engagement During the COVID-19 Pandemic” | Elizabeth Bennion (Indiana University South Bend) and Judithanne Scourfield McLachlan (University of South Florida St. Petersburg) |
“Civic Action Projects for Your 100% Online (COVID-19 Adapted) Courses” | Elizabeth Bennion (Indiana University South Bend) |
“Maryland Will Deliver…But for Whom?” | Vincent Stine (George Washington University |
“Wyoming Democratic Party Experiments for 2020” | James D. King (University of Wyoming) |
Camille Burge (Villanova University) | |
Francesca Vassallo (University of Southern Maine) |
“The Badger State Primary (Primaries) in the Midst of the COVID-19 Pandemic” | Lilly Goren and Patricia Rodda (Carroll University) |
“Engaging Student Voters in Pennslyvania” | Sarah Niebler (Dickinson College) |
“Voting in the Time of Corona, Will Louisiana Head to the Polls?” | Gabi Vitela (University of Louisiana at Lafayette) |
Maricruz Ariana Osorio (University of California, Riverside) | |
“Heartland Dispatch: With Sanders Out, Kansas’ Primary Attention Turns to House, Senate and State Races” | Michael Smith (Emporia State University) |
American Political Science Association |
Eric Loepp (University of Wisconsin-Whitewater) | |
“Will The Pandemic Weaken The Union To The Point Of Collapse?” | Jennifer Nicoll Victor (George Mason University) |
“Using COVID-19 and Connecticut’s Primary Elections to Teach Political Science Concepts” | Gayle Alberda (Fairfield University) |
Christian Martinez (Indiana University, South Bend) | |
Alessandro Nai (University of Amsterdam) |
“Mapping the Geography of Gubernatorial Campaigns Using Social Media” | Austin Trantham (Jacksonville University) |
“Campaigning in a Crisis: Political Communication and Rhetoric during COVID-19” | Laura Ellyn Smith (Canterbury Christ Church University) |
“Explainer: Kentucky’s 2020 Primary Election” | Benjamin R. Knoll (Centre College) |
“Is There a Catholic Vote and Does It Matter?” | Vincent Stine (George Washington University) |
Alice Malmberg (University of California, Santa Cruz) | |
“Racial Liberalism: Connecting Protest and Electoral Politics Today” | Sanford F. Schram (City University of New York) and Richard Fording (University of Alabama) |
“Teaching the Power of Local Political Participation” | Melissa Michelson (Menlo College) |
“Will Trump & Congressional Republicans Benefit from White Racial Attitudes in 2020?” | Isaac Hale (University of California, Davis) and Carlos Algara (University of Texas, El Paso) |
“Unfair Treatment by the Police May Matter Even More Than We Thought When It Comes to African Americans and the Legal System: Lessons from ‘Black and Blue” | James L. Gibson (Washington University in St. Louis) and Michael J. Nelson (Pennsylvania State University) |
“You Too Can Do the Top Two: Primary Elections in Washington State” | T.M. Sell (Highline College) |
“Preparing Your Students to be ALL IN for the 2020 Election” | Stephanie King (ALL IN Campus Democracy Challenge) |
“For the Students: How to Analyze a Congressional District Election” | Josh Franco (Cuyamaca College) |
“Protecting the Student Vote: How One University is Scaling Up Their Efforts to Meet the National Need” | Elizabeth C. Matto (Rutgers University) |
“The Presidential Election “Postmortem”: Preparing Students for Election Outcomes” | Athena King (Virginia State University) |
“Breaking Barriers and Empowering Students: One School’s Multi-Pronged Approach” | Emily Sydnor (Southwestern University) |
“Now Trending: The Changing Face of Civic Engagement on College Campuses” | Olusoji Akomolafe (Norfolk State University) |