Tag: Voter registration

News Roundup

Michigan Eases Voting Restrictions, Helps College Students

The state of Michigan has agreed to help college students vote while away at school, a victory for Democrats who sued last year to overturn a law that made it harder for students to vote, according to a report in the The Washington Post. Jocelyn Benson, Michigan’s secretary of state, said Wednesday that her office […]

June 6, 2019

MSIs

Voting Advocates Sue Tennessee Over Tougher New Law

A foundation that promotes civic engagement among young Americans is among several groups that have sued to block enactment of a new Tennessee law that they contend would suppress voting on college campuses and elsewhere with strict new registration rules and substantial penalties for violating them.

May 18, 2019

HBCUs

Beto O’Rourke Galvanizes Texas HBCU Students and Leaders

The U.S. Senate campaign of Robert Francis “Beto” O’Rourke has motivated students at HBCUs in Texas, resulting in thousands registering to vote, rallying for the right to vote on campus, and encouraging others to do the same.

October 21, 2018

MSIs

MSIs are ‘Turning Student Activism into Votes’

Several minority serving institutions (MSIs) highlighted in a new report from the Penn Center for Minority Serving Institutions (CMSI) at the University of Pennsylvania are mobilizing their students to vote and become engaged around political issues, despite barriers that keep students away from the polls. MSI students and leaders are encouraging student voting and civic […]

October 2, 2018

News Roundup

Janelle Monae Mobilizes Atlanta College Students to Vote

Former first lady Michelle Obama’s not-for-profit initiative “When We All Vote” brought award-winning artist and activist Janelle Monae to Spelman College on Thursday to mobilize Atlanta University Center students to vote in November. Monae headlined the rally at the historically Black college, encouraging students from the collective of schools to register and head to the […]

September 28, 2018

News Roundup

After Parkland Shooting, VA Youth Voter Registration Skyrockets

According to a new TargetSmart analysis, voting registration rates for voters aged 18-29 have increased over the last seven months in Virginia, along with 38 other key battleground states. These results indicate that youth turnout is on the rise just in time for this year’s midterm and state primary elections. This increase in youth voter […]

July 19, 2018

News Roundup

State Moves to Restrict Student Info Sharing

RICHMOND, Va. — The Virginia House of Delegates has passed legislation aimed at limiting the distribution of university students’ contact information. The legislation came after a progressive political group used public records requests to get the cellphone numbers of students as part of a get-out-the-vote effort in last year’s election. NextGen Virginia obtained cellphone information […]

February 7, 2018

Students

Agents of Change: Increasing the Millennial Vote at MSIs

What would the young, ethnic minority voting bloc look like if more Minority Serving Institutions (MSIs) became polling sites for local and national elections?

September 27, 2017