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OSU Votes is a student-led movement to register, educate and encourage other students to vote. This nonpartisan group fosters civic engagement at The Ohio State University. OSU Votes is committed to providing students with the necessary information and materials needed to vote in every local, state, and federal election.
This year, all fourteen Big Ten universities are involved in a “Big Ten Voting Challenge” – a friendly competition to determine which campus claims the highest student voter turnout in the November election. A gift from you would enable OSU Votes Ambassadors to provide a range of additional registration and GOTV programs. For example, funds would support a university-wide marketing campaign to promote registration prior to Ohio’s October 9th deadline. For out-of-state students, OSU Votes intends to provide postage stamps at no charge in order to help students mail absentee ballots. Funds could also be used to reserve charter buses – transporting students to the Franklin County Board of Elections to participate in early voting.
These programs will not only position Ohio State to compete in the Big Ten Voting Challenge, they will promote student turnout and instill civic behaviors that will last a lifetime.
Voting turnout from all Ohio State campuses will be included when deciding the winner for The Big Ten Voting Challenge.
Only 14.5% of eligible Ohio State students voted in the 2014 November election. With the 2018 midterm elections approaching, OSU Votes is determined to improve student voter turnout on our campus.
22 OSU Votes Ambassadors facilitate workshops, training, and tabling across the Columbus campus with the goal of registering as many students as possible before the October 9th registration deadline. With only 22 of us and 60,000+ of you, your donation helps spread our message.
Data indicates that in presidential elections, Ohio State student voter turnout is strong. In 2012, 48.3% of all eligible students voted, and this figure climbed to 59.1% in 2016.
Through targeted programming, OSU Votes has the capacity to send 1,200 students to participate in early voter busing to the Franklin County Board of Elections.
