HELPING COLLEGE STUDENTS REGISTER AND VOTE 

Swing the Vote is a group of grassroots volunteers and voting experts who provide college students and new voters in swing states with comprehensive, streamlined and individualized voter registration and voting help. Swing the Vote maximizes college student voting with several programs: College Student Outreach: Volunteers identify students at colleges in swing states and text those students about the value of registering to vote at college and Swing the Vote's personalized voting help. Voting Mentorship: Students are assigned personal voting mentors to guide them through the voting process with individualized help and reminders. Individualized Voting Plans: Expert voting plan designers analyze each student's circumstances to make a streamlined voting plan for that student which cuts through confusing rules and options to give straightforward voting instructions. Individualized voting plans consider: College location and home state location State voting deadlines Whether the student has a driver's license Voter ID and proof of residency rules Early Voting and Election Day voting locations On-campus or off-campus residency Transportation options to voting locations Voting Research: Research volunteers maintain a comprehensive database of voting information with location-specific registration and voting details by state, county/municipality and college campus. Researchers speak with faculty and civic engagement officers on each campus and contact each county/municipal election clerk about student voting and procedures on campus. Granular voting research forms the basis for Voting Plan Designers to make individualized student plans and College Voting Guides. Paper Forms and Stamped Return Envelopes: Students without driver's licenses often have to register using paper forms, envelopes and stamps – a serious barrier for many students who don't have envelopes and stamps or experience addressing and mailing forms. Volunteers get forms and pre-stamped, addressed envelopes to students along with sample voter registration forms, instructions and tips for their college location. College Voting Guides: Swing the Vote publishes comprehensive college-specific online voting guides on our companion website studentvote.info. College voting guides include: Campus-specific voter registration instructions and tips Links to request voting forms and envelopes or locations of forms and envelopes on campus Voter ID and proof of residency information for that college Instructions for the easiest way to vote at that college for most students Polling place locations nearest campus College Outreach: Volunteers contact college civic engagement officers, faculty, student groups and other voting organizations on campus to publicize our online college voting guides and individual student services. Many college voting websites aim to help students but are still confusing or overwhelming. Our voting guides are a customized campus-specific resource that colleges can use to help students vote. We also provide colleges with paper voting forms and stamped/addressed return envelopes for students to pick up and easily access at convenient locations on campus. Here's the story of how Swing the Vote started.

Voting is more complicated than ever with voter ID and proof of residency requirements, multiple voting options (mail voting, early voting and Election Day voting) and lack of online registration for out-of-state students. College students are not aware that they can vote from college when they move into a dorm for school, and they need help navigating the complexity of the process. We make sure students can register and vote, ballots are filled out properly, delivered to the right place and counted! The last two federal elections were decided by the narrowest of margins in a few the swing states and the populations of the large universities in these states are significantly greater than the margin of victory! Too few students vote and understand the power of voting from college. Every single vote in these states can make the difference!

Swing the Vote is a group of volunteers concerned about the direction of our country and the preservation of Democracy. We are not a formal organization and we are not affiliated with any non-profits, PACs or corporations.

Volunteer: Sign up here for our Virtual Volunteer Training at a time that works for you. Get Students Registered: Spread the word to students in swing states at these colleges to sign up here for voter support. Donate here to provide financial support for our organizers to print and ship voting materials. Students: Sign up for our volunteer training or text "volunteer" to (347) 460-4860 to get involved and help others vote this year.