The Fair Elections Legal Network (FELN) and Ohio Campus Compact's Campus Election Engagement Project will host a webinar on August 13rd to discuss student voting rights in Ohio. The webinar will cover how to register and vote in Ohio, what non-partisan activities administrators and faculty can do to promote civic engagement, and best practices. It aims to provide students information to overcome barriers to voting like residency issues and missed deadlines. College campuses are well-placed to help young voters register and understand election processes.

1. Join OCC and FELN for an Ohio-specific
webinar on student voting rights Aug. 13
Fair
Elections
Legal
Network
through
its
Campus
Vote
Project
in
conjunction
with
The
Democracy
Commitment
and
Ohio
Campus
Compact’s
Campus
Election
Engagement
Project
will
be
hosting
a
webinar
Wednesday,
August
13,
at
1
p.m.
that
will
cover
the
basics
of
registering
and
voting
in
Ohio,
what
types
of
non-­‐partisan
activities
administrators
and
faculty
can
engage
in,
and
best
practices
for
democratic
engagement
activities.
We
will
also
have
a
Q&A
session.
RSVP
at
http://www.ohiocampuscompact.org/felnwebinarrsvp
Students
have
traditionally
been
underrepresented
in
elections.
In
the
last
midterm
elections
(2010),
two-­‐thirds
of
college
students
who
did
not
vote
cited
reasons,
such
as
residency
issues
and
missing
important
deadlines,
that
have
more
to
do
with
a
lack
of
information
than
a
lack
of
interest.
Those
issues
can
easily
be
remedied
by
empowering
students
with
information
about
the
process
of
registering
to
vote
and
casting
a
ballot.
The
Higher
Education
Act
(HEA)
requires
that
institutions
make
a
good
faith
effort
to
individually
distribute
voter
registration
forms
and
registration
information
to
students
on
campus.
In
addition
to
the
mandate,
providing
voter
registration
opportunities
to
students
can
make
an
enormous
difference
in
their
civic
participation.
College
campuses
are
one
of
the
best
places
to
reach
young
voters
to
give
them
information
on
how
to
register
and
what
they
need
to
have
their
votes
counted
on
Election
Day.
College
administrators
and
faculty
can
play
a
big
role
in
helping
students
get
registered
-­‐
with
little
effort.
In
order
to
assist
our
members
to
help
their
students
and
comply
with
the
HEA,
Ohio
Campus
Compact
has
partnered
with
FELN’s
Campus
Vote
Project
to
bring
you
these
webinars
and
provide
you
with
CVP’s
other
resources.
FELN
is
a
national,
nonpartisan
advocacy
organization
based
in
Washington,
D.C.
whose
overall
mission
is
to
remove
barriers
to
registration
and
voting
for
traditionally
underrepresented
constituencies,
including
students.
FELN’s
Campus
Vote
Project
draws
on
FELN’s
election
law
expertise
and
combines
it
with
organizing
acumen
and
best
practices
developed
from
engaging
with
campuses
around
the
country.
Find
out
more
at
www.campusvoteproject.org.
Contact
CEEP-­‐Ohio’s
program
director,
Theresa
Bruskin
at
studentvote@ohiocampuscompact.org
for
more
information.
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Election
Engagement
Project
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