Institutionalized Voter Registration at New Student Orientation

Learn how to integrate voter registration into mandatory orientation programming, including how to break it up between sessions, facilitate it efficiently by including pre-work for pre-filled forms that just need to be signed, and get buy-in by sitting on the orientation committee.

This resource was created by Ashley Mercado from Stony Brook University as part of the 2022 Ask Every Student Codesigner Cohort.

Stony Brook University’s 5-Step Process

Learn from Stony Brook University about how to replicate their five-step process for integrating voter registration into orientation that includes:

  1. Get buy-in from your college or university.

  2. Plan and prepare your process.

  3. Implement your process.

  4. Verify voter registration and follow up with students.

  5. Complete voter registration of students.

Video Recording of Ashley Mercado’s Presentation about Orientation Integration

Learn from 2022 Codesigner Ashley Mercado from Stony Brook University about how to integrate voter registration into mandatory orientation programming, including how to break it up between sessions, facilitate it efficiently by including pre-work for pre-filled forms that just need to be signed, and get buy-in by sitting on the orientation committee.

Presentation about Orientation Integration by 2022 Codesigner Ashley Mercado from Stony Brook University.