Voter Registration Rocks!!!!

 

Hi my name is Amanda Ward and I am a Junior, Class of 2011 at William Smith College (Go Herons!!!!)

I am a double major in Political Science and created my own individual major International Social Justice and my minor is English Literature.

I am the Bonner Leader for Political Activism

Through my position I am in charge of HWS Votes! which registers students to vote, helps students obtain absentee ballots and runs voter education events. 

Goals

Monthly Updates

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Photos

 

Jacqui and me helping first years register to vote at Freshman Orientation (August 2008) 

 

Cliff, Mike, Jacqui, Wayne and me at Bonner Congress 2008

 

Me and Obama chilling at Election night extravaganza!!! (November 2008)

 

 

Me at Election Night Party counting ballot for a fun election game!!!! (November 2008)

 

 

Lincoln all dressed up for election night!!!! (November 2008)

Obama Wins and the crowd goes wild!!!!! (November 2008)

 

Jacqui, Mayor Einstein and me at Election Night Party (Novemebr 2008)

 

Election night table set up: fun games, trivia, favors and of course food!!! (November 2008)

 

Election night party (November 2008)

 

 

Nate, Jacqui and me in New Orleans at the Rebuilding the Gulf Coast Conference (fall 2008)

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Related Links

Voter Registration: These links are great to find resources on how to register yourself and others to vote as well as how to obtain absentee ballots

Declare Yourself: http://www.declareyourself.com/

New York State Resident: http://www.vote.nyc.ny.us/register.html

(This is a great site to find NY state voter registration form)

Out of State Resident: http://www.eac.gov/index_html1

(This is a great site to find out of state voter registration form)

Rock the Vote: http://www.rockthevote.org/

Your Voice, Your Vote: http://www.yourvoteyourvoice.org/

Election Assistance Commission: http://www.eac.gov/index_html1

 (This is a great site to find out where to mail your voter registration and absentee ballot forms)

 

 

Voter Information: These links are great to find information about how to vote and information on candidates running

Project Vote Smart: http://www.votesmart.org/

(This is a great site to find a lot of information on elected officials including how they votes on every measure and their interest group ratings)

Rock the Vote: http://www.rockthevote.org/

League of Women Voters:  http://www.lwv.org/

 (This is a great site to find information on how to engage girls on compus to get involved, deals directly to women issues and has amazing informational brochures and important voter tips)

CIRCLE: http://www.civicyouth.org/

(This is a great site to find information on how students are becoming engaged on campus, has great statistics and graphs about youth voter engagement)

Campus Compact: http://www.compact.org/vote/

(This is a great site to find ideas on activites you can start on your campus)

Your Voice, Your Vote: http://www.yourvoteyourvoice.org/

 

After the Election: These are great sites to find news stories and other information about the government and elected officials after the elections, it is very useful when creating Potty Politics

Presidential Actions: http://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing_room/PresidentialActions

News Sources: CNN.com www.nytimes.com

Information: www.opensecrets.org

 

News Stories on Election 2009:  These are sites with specific stories on the 2009 Election and Obama’s historic win

http://www.nytimes.com/indexes/2009/01/21/politics/politicsemail/index.html

http://www.nytimes.com/indexes/2009/01/20/politics/politicsemail/index.html