The Vassar Votes team provides information and educational resources to students to empower them to exercise their suffrage.
Vassar Votes is a non-partisan initiative by the Office of Community-Engaged Learning and the Office of Residential Life to ensure everyone has the resources to participate in the democratic process. Students have the opportunity to volunteer as peer-to-peer dorm voting advisors within their residential house.
10/10/2024
Request your Mail-in Ballots! You can still vote if you’re not in your home state when you request an absentee ballot by your state’s deadline. Read your state’s deadline here and request your ballot asap! Swipe to see all states’ deadlines and tips on how to go about requesting your ballot.
Vassar.TurboVote.org/Vote-By-Mail
10/08/2024
Are you ready to vote!? Get registered to vote at vassar.turbovote.org
Uncertain if you’re registered to vote? You can use the same link to check your voter registration!
Email [email protected] with any questions!
09/26/2024
Are you registered to vote? Here are the states with upcoming voter registration deadlines.
Get registered to vote at vassar.turbovote.org
Email [email protected] with any questions and check the links in our bio for supportive resources
09/14/2024
09/13/2024
09/05/2024
Did you know there are two locations set up on campus to support voters??
Thanks to our campus partners at The ALANA Center and The Loeb for making space for these resources! We invite Community Members and students looking to register and vote locally to check out the table at The Loeb. In the ALANA Center Community Room, students are invited to learn more about the options to engage in the upcoming US Elections.
09/03/2024
Dorm Voting Advisors and the Vassar Votes team were hard at work on Friday during First Year Orientation. They supported students exploring their voting rights as college students. Thanks to their efforts, over 100 students registering to vote and many more requesting mail in ballots. Go team!!
06/27/2024
CAPTION: It’s never too early to start getting for the November 2024 Elections! Here’s a few tips we wanted to share with you. All the links are in our bio. Stay tuned for more resources to support your voting efforts!
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Slide 1: A gradient background of yellow and pink with the Vassar Votes logo and text "Are you ?" in large font. Summer Voting Tips are listed with numbers in circles of different colors. Number 1 check your voter registration status with vassar.turbovote.org/check-your-registration/voter-info; Number 2 update your voter address, registered to vote with your campus address? have you moved rooms or houses? it’s time to update your voter address! Number 3 - request your mail-in ballot in advance at vassar.turbovote.org/vote-by-mail
Slide 2: A gradient background of yellow and pink detailing the first tip - checking your voter registration status.
Slide 3: A gradient background of yellow and pink detailing the second tip update your voter address
Slide 4: A gradient background of yellow and pink detailing the third tip request your mail-in ballot in advance!
06/20/2024
If you are registered to vote in the Town of Poughkeepsie as a Democrat, you are eligible to VOTE in the New York State Primaries on Tuesday, June 25th, in the Aula from 6AM to 9PM! On the ballot are Didi Barrett and Claire Cousins for State Assembly. To learn more about their policies, visit barrett4assembly.com and clairecousinforassembly.com. For more information about the New York State Assembly, visit nyassembly.gov. (check the links in our bio!)
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Page 1 - Are you a registered democrat who votes in the Town of Poughkeepsie? New York State primary elections are on Tuesday, June 25th!! A picture of Vassar students who are tabling to register voters holding up graphics related to voting. Come vote in the Aula from 6 AM to 9 PM! Please contact [email protected] with any questions.
Page 2 - 2024 Democratic Primary Election Sample Ballot. Image of sample ballot listing Didi Barrett and Claire Elizabeth Cousin as Democratic candidates for Member of Assembly. State Assembly Members are responsible for passing bills on public policy matters, setting levels for state spending, raising and lowering taxes, and voting to uphold or override gubernatorial vetoes. Scan the QR codes to learn more about each candidates' policies! Photo of Barrett with her campaign logo and a QR code to her campaign website on the bottom left of the page. Photo of Cousin with her campaign logo and a QR code to her campaign website on the bottom right of the page.
04/02/2024
We moved our table inside the College Center in the Retreat due to the rain 🌧️ Come by and ask questions about the Primary Elections & show us your I Voted Stickers!
04/02/2024
Polls are open until 9pm! Be sure to Vote today! The Aula is the polling site for students registered with their Vassar address and Town of Poughkeepsie voters in the 6th ward, election districts 2 and 3. Come visit Vassar Votes at our table outside the College Center and ask your voter questions
04/01/2024
Bagels and Ballots!? Name a better duo! Thanks to Noyes House Dorm Voting Advisor, Calder, for hosting this event! Fuel up before you go vote in the Aula 🥯 🗳️ ✅