This session is designed to encourage participants to think broadly about how civic engagement work can be measured authentically, utilizing an equity framework.

Date and Time: March 23, 1:00-2:00 PM

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As a Democracy Fellow with the Campus Vote Project, you will:

• Help your peers register and vote
• Lead nonpartisan voter engagement efforts on campus
• Work about 10 hours per week during the semester
• Build leadership skills and connections with other student leaders across Pennsylvania
• Receive a paid stipend upon completion of fellowship requirements

Dates: August 25 – December 5, 2025

Apply here: Campus Vote Project Programs or email PA State Coordinator Joseph Olah at jolah@fairelectionscenter.org with your name, campus, and resume.

Join us this fall to make a difference on your campus and help empower student voters!

This free, nonpartisan, in-person event brings together students, campus leaders, and civic engagement advocates to strengthen the student vote in 2025 and beyond. The Summit will take place from 10:00 AM – 1:00 PM in Amado Recital Hall at Irvine Auditorium (3401 Spruce St, Philadelphia, PA 19104). There will be no virtual option.

Attendees will hear from student leaders, participate in campus civic action planning, and explore strategies for supporting student voters across Eastern Pennsylvania. With student panels, breakout discussions, and networking opportunities, the Summit is designed to equip participants with practical tools and connections to strengthen democracy on their campuses.

Complimentary boxed lunches and refreshments will be provided.

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Campus Vote Project is dedicated to helping students gain access to the ballot and increasing youth voter turnout. Fellows are an integral part of carrying out voter engagement and empowerment at institutions of higher education across the country.

As a fellow, you will have the opportunity to work with administrative and faculty partners. You will work with the on-campus team to complete the four planning steps of the Students Learn Students Vote checklist, created to build power and ensure success. You will also be responsible for meeting deadlines and carrying out nonpartisan voter engagement activities on your campus for an average of 10 hours per week.

The Fall Fellowship will run from August to December of 2025.

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Priority Registration Deadline: September 4th
Food: Meal Vouchers and Refreshments Will Be Provided

All students, admin and faculty are encouraged to attend. We will announce every campus in attendance and would love to see you there!

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Please do not hesitate to contact Joseph Olah at jolah@fairelectionscenter.org with any questions.

The event is free and open to students, faculty, staff, and nonprofit partners in the student voting space. There will be two training sessions, a lunch, networking opportunities, group discussions, and an inspiring Keynote Speaker. The full agenda will be posted soon.

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Date: January 26, 2024, 11:00 AM – 2:00 PM

Location: 3440 Market Street, Suite 450, Philadelphia, PA

Food and refreshments will be provided.

Please register in advance here.

The Campus Vote Project, part of the Fair Elections Center, is proud to welcome you to the 8th Pennsylvania Student Voting Summit. This gathering is designed for college students, faculty, administrators, and non-profit partners who are deeply committed to the nonpartisan student voting cause. Participants will come together for a day filled with civic education, motivating speeches, and networking. Programming will include keynote speakers, panels featuring elected officials and students, networking opportunities, and much more.

This event is completely free to attend!

When & Where:

The summit is set to take place on Friday, October 6th, 2023 at Penn State University’s Main Campus – University Park, from 10:30 am to 4:30 pm with doors opening at 10:00 am. Building and parking information will be announced via email.

We are honored to have Jay Paterno, PA Auditor General Timothy DeFoor, and several other great speakers, elected officials, and non-profit partners presenting at the event. Plus, complementary buffet-style meals and Penn State Berkey Creamery Ice Cream.

For More Information: Please do not hesitate to contact Campus Vote Project’s Pennsylvania State Coordinator, Joseph Olah at jolah@campusvoteproject.org. Schedule an appointment with Joseph Olah.

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This event will occur on Friday, October 6th, 2023.

One component of a successful Summit are workshops. We are now accepting proposals to present during this exciting conference.

Proposals are due July 5th, and can be submitted here.

If you have any questions or would like to arrange a meeting with our team, please contact Joseph Olah at jolah@campusvoteproject.org or schedule a meeting using this link.

This event is a transformative gathering where participants come together for a day of civic learning, meaningful reflection, and impactful organizing. This highly anticipated statewide event welcomes high school and college students, dedicated faculty and administrators, as well as our esteemed partners to join forces in advancing civic engagement.

This event will occur on Friday, October 6th, 2023.

This event is a transformative gathering where participants come together for a day of civic learning, meaningful reflection, and impactful organizing. This highly anticipated statewide event welcomes high school and college students, dedicated faculty and administrators, as well as our esteemed partners to join forces in advancing civic engagement.

This event will occur on Friday, October 6th, 2023.

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The National Student Voting Study will be running this semester! Participating campuses will receive their own copy of the Student Voting Survey via Qualtrics and will have the opportunity to add campus-specific questions at the end of the survey! For campuses that do not have Qualtrics, we have a limited number of licenses that we are sharing with those campuses.

The study includes a brief survey where student participants are asked to share their voter experiences and evaluate the impact of various factors on their likelihood to register and vote in previous elections. Additionally, respondents may choose to participate in a follow-up interview with Campus Vote Project study staff focused on civic and political conversations, activities, and experiences among students.

Please complete this quick Google form to indicate if you are interested in your campus participating.

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Laws change all the time. Join Campus Vote Project for a virtual workshop on PA political structure and the most up to date election law materials. There are 4 sessions available with the same materials shared in each:

1. Session I: Wednesday, October 12, 10:00-11:00 AM. Register.
2. Session II: Thursday, October 13, 10:00-11:00 AM. Register.
3. Session III: Friday, October 14, 10:00-11:00 AM. Register.
4. Session IV: Friday, October 14, 3:00-4:00 PM. Register.

Learn more and register here.

Position Description:

Fair Elections Center’s Campus Vote Project seeks an HBCU Coordinator to join our National HBCU Manager in growing our organization’s work to support Historically Black Colleges and Universities to institutionalize civic learning and democratic engagement programs for their campus communities and empower their students to participate in our democracy. The HBCU Coordinator is a key member of our team. They are charged with developing and managing relationships with campus administrators and faculty to carry out our goals. They also supervise “Democracy Fellows,” stipended student positions committed to planning and running democratic engagement programs on their campuses. Democracy Fellows coordinate with administration and faculty, helping organize student voter registration, voter education, and voter turnout activities. The HBCU Coordinator will report directly to the National HBCU Manager.

Goals of the Program:

• Engage campuses at an institutional level to help create nonpartisan democratic engagement programs that promote voter registration, voter education, voter turnout, and foster student leadership across the entire campus community.

• Provide campus administrators, faculty, and student leadership with accurate nonpartisan information on the voting process and elections through trainings, materials, and one-on-one support.

• Ensure campus administrators, faculty, and student leadership conduct comprehensive voter engagement programs and begin institutionalizing and cultivating a long-term culture of democratic engagement on their campuses.

• Implement CVP’s program with approximately 12-15 campus partners and 20-30 Democracy Fellows across AL, D.C./MD, and LA.

• Coordinate with CVP’s coalition partners also conducting nonpartisan civic engagement programs on HBCU campuses.

• Engage with coalition partners, make CVP materials and resources available to partners, and foster greater administrator/institutional-level engagement of these partners’ programs.

• Complete progress reports highlighting sharable best practices and lessons learned for other institutions and conduct an evaluation of all efforts throughout and at the end of each year.

• Collaborate with the National HBCU Manager to develop HBCU-specific trainings, resources, and events to support HBCU campus partners and students across CVP’s work.

This is a full-time remote position, with a salary compensation of $52,500 – $55,000. Fair Elections Center offers generous employer paid health, vision, and dental insurance, 3 weeks vacation, and a 403(B) retirement plan with employer contribution. Fair Elections Center is an equal opportunity employer and enthusiastically encourages applicants of all backgrounds to apply.

The priority deadline is September 26, 2022, but applications will be considered until the position is filled.

Full job description and application information.

Campuses in PA that have submitted Statements of Interest.

Currently in phase II – Please submit your campus plan by May 31st. Learn more.

Resources.

Democracy Fellows work 10 hrs/wk and upon completion of the program, will receive a $1200 stipend. Fellows work to remove barriers to voting while educating their peers on election law, what’s on the ballot, and general democracy work. CVP and the Fair Elections Center work to provide the most updated state-specific election law materials and training. Fellows decide their own schedules and will work closely with their administrators, the PA State Coordinator and statewide Democracy Fellowship cohort through regular check-ins, campus planning, civic engagement, professional development and networking opportunities.

Fellows are not only engaging their peers in the upcoming election, we’ve challenged our Fellows to implement programs on each of their campuses that will remain long after they graduate and make an impact on students for years to come.

Details and application.

Campus Vote Project (CVP) was launched in 2012 by Fair Elections Center to expand our work on student voting issues.  We work with universities, community colleges, faculty, students, and election officials to reduce barriers to student voting. CVP helps campuses institutionalize reforms that empower students with the information they need to register and vote. Campus Vote Project Deputy Coordinators have four main areas of focus: institutionalizing voter engagement, providing up-to-date election information, developing student leaders and supporting on-campus early voting advocacy.

Position Description:

Campus Vote Project seeks Deputy State Coordinators for Arizona, Michigan, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Virginia. Deputy State Coordinators are key members of our team. They are charged with working with State Coordinators to manage and strengthen existing relationships with campus administration and faculty leadership and establish new, lasting relationships with campuses to carry out our goals. Deputy State Coordinators will work to  recruit and support campuses in the Voter Friendly Campus program. They will also assist in recruiting and supervising “Democracy Fellows,” student positions committed to carrying out democratic engagement programs at their colleges or universities. Democracy Fellows coordinate with administration and faculty, helping organize student voter registration, voter education, and voter turnout activities. Finally, in some states the Deputy State Coordinator will execute the Early Voting is Easier partnership with MTV, advocating for on-campus early voting sites. These positions report directly to the corresponding State Coordinator.

The ideal candidate has a passion for voting rights with a particular interest in helping college students access our democracy, is committed to building relationships, and has a knowledge of voting rules and regulations in their state, and is located in Arizona, Michigan, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Virginia, respectively.

Priority application deadline is Friday, April 29, 2022.

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