Santa Clara University is engaging its student body to register to vote, gain resources about the variety of ways to vote, learn about the election process, participate in election-related events, and vote on Election Day.
Updated as of May 5, 2022.
Goals
As a participating institution in the ALL-IN Campus Democracy Challenge, Santa Clara University has the following goals:
- Provide students with information about how to register to vote in California and all other states.
- Provide students with resources about the variety of ways to vote including absentee voting, voting by mail, voting in another state, and voting while abroad.
- Provide students with resources to learn about the election process, candidates, and issues of interest during this election season.
Recognition
Santa Clara University has been named to Washington Monthly's annual honor roll for Best Colleges for Student Voting in the United States for 4 consecutive years (2018 to 2021).
Registering & Voting Resources
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Resources courtesy of Nonprofit Vote:
Resources courtesy of Campus Vote Project:
Resources courtesy of BestColleges.com:
Resources courtesy of the U.S. Department of State:
Resources courtesy of ALL IN to Vote:
- "ALL IN To Vote is part of the ALL IN Campus Democracy Challenge. It's our goal to increase college voting nationally, because voting as a student is the first step to being a lifelong voter."
- Click here to view resources
- Three general steps:
- Register to vote: prepare for Election Day in a few minutes
- Take the pledge: make a play and stay up to date on the election
- Plan your election: review your state’s rules and prepare your ballot
Resources courtesy of Every Last Vote:
- "COVID-19. Voter suppression. Type A personality. Type B personality. All great reasons to request to vote by mail right this minute. Different states have different request rules, so use this tool to get your request form."
- Click here to view resources
Additional Resources
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Resources courtesy of Power the Polls:
- "As coronavirus continues to impact Americans across the country, we are also seeing a staggering decrease in poll workers — which could mean closed polling places and long delays for elections in 2020. You can help make sure we have a safe, fair, efficient election for all voters, and potentially get paid to do it."
- Click here to view resources
Resources courtesy of the ALL IN Campus Democracy Challenge:
- "As we all adjust to the new realities of virtual learning and organizing, the ALL IN Campus Democracy Challenge would like to share information and resources to help support the virtual nonpartisan democratic engagement efforts of campuses."
- Click here to view resources
Resources courtesy of the ALL IN Campus Democracy Challenge:
- "The ALL IN Campus Democracy Challenge in partnership with the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) is providing voter education, registration, turnout, and advocacy tools and resources to support the engagement of college athletics in the democratic process."
- Click here to view resources
Resources courtesy of various organizations and partners:
- AffordableCollegesOnline.org: College Voter Prep Guide
- BallotReady.com: "Every candidate and referendum, explained" - explore your ballot, make informed choices, vote
- BestColleges.com: Student Voting Guide
- TheBestSchools.org: How to Vote in College
- IssueVoter.com: online platform giving students the opportuntiy to choose the issues they care about and follow
- "Empowering Communities at the Ballot Box: How to Increase Voter Participation" (article courtesy of Online MSW Programs)
- "A Complete Guide to College Voting" (article courtesy of EduBirdie)
- By the late Hana Callaghan, former Director of the Government Ethics Program in the Markkula Center for Applied Ethics.
"In Dire Need of Common Ground"
- Chapter from a book titled Divided We Fall, Ignorant We Fail by A.J. Howell-Williams from SCU Undergraduate Admisssion.
Family Conflict: How to Navigate Political Conversations
- By OnlineCounselingPrograms.com.
- An article about how to prepare and manage a healthy conversation about politics at family gatherings and how to respond when you do not share the same views and values.
Important Notes
You may not register to vote in two places (i.e. counties or states) during the same election cycle.