What is National Voter Education Week?
Throughout our years of experience promoting nonpartisan voter engagement in collaboration with colleges and universities, corporations, and election officials, we have seen many efforts focused on voter registration and voter turnout, but few focused on voter education – an essential component in ensuring that those who are registered cast a ballot.
Complementing the incredible success of National Voter Registration Day and the exciting 2020 launch of Vote Early Day, National Voter Education Week is a nonpartisan digital voter education campaign that equips voters with the tools, information, and confidence they need to cast their ballots. Launched in 2020 as well, National Voter Education Week works in conjunction with the other Civic Holidays.
Held during the first week of October, National Voter Education Week (NVEW) is a week-long digital campaign, with events live-streamed on various platforms including Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter. During this week of interactive education, voters learn to find their polling location, understand their ballot, make a plan to vote in person or by mail, and more.
Young adults are our nation’s largest eligible voting block.
This generation of new voters is enthusiastic about civic participation and eager to make their voices heard. National Voter Education Week is a campaign that will equip all voters with the tools, information, and confidence they need to cast their ballots this fall.
New voters in particular often point to systemic barriers and lack of knowledge as key factors that keep them out of the voting booth. National Voter Education Week helps all voters overcome these barriers and bridge the gap between registering to vote and actually casting a ballot. NVEW helps voters overcome common barriers to become confident voters and ambassadors of voting in their own communities every election.
Photo: Andrew Goodman Foundation, Binghamton University
Steering Committee
2021 Partners
In its second year, National Voter Education Week is made possible by the collaborative efforts of partners and individuals from across the country. And while everyone is free to celebrate National Voter Education Week (and we hope they do!), official partnership is restricted to nonpartisan activities inclusive and welcoming of all voters.
List updated as of October 8, 2021.
1 VoteCloser
49er Democracy Experience
ActiVote
Agnes Scott College
Alabama A&M University – Service Learning
Aliento Education Fund
Allegany College of Maryland
Alliance for Youth Organizing
Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. Gamma Kappa Omega chapter
Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc., Alpha Omega Chapter
Amarillo League of Women Voters
American Democracy Project
American Democracy Project MTSU
American Musical and Dramatic Academy
Antioch Social Action Ministry
APIA Vote MI
Appalachian State University
Arkansas Coalition of Marshallese
Arkansas Tech University
Asian Media Access, Inc.
Asian Pacific Islanders Coalition South Puget Sound (APIC SPS)
Associated Students of Colorado State University
Association of Young Americans
Atlanta History Center
Auburn University Libraries
AUC Votes
Austin Asian Community Civic Coalition
Austin Peay State University
Baltimore Votes
Barry University
Bates College
Belmont University
Berry Institute of Politics, Salem State University
Better Utah Institute
Black Girls Vote
Board of Elections NYC
Boston University
Boulder County Elections
Bowling Green State University
Brown Votes
Cal State East Bay Center for Community Engagement
California State University-San Bernardino (CSUSB) – San Bernardino, CA
California Students Vote Project
Campus Elect
Caribbean Equality Project
Carnegie Mellon University
Carnegie Mellon University Graduate Student Assembly
CCTV Center for Media & Democracy
Cedar Crest College
Centenary University
Center for Artistic Activism
Center for Civic Engagement – Shenandoah University
Center for Civic Engagement & Learning at Case Western Reserve University
Center for Civic Engagement at Illinois State University
Center for Civic Justice at Stony Brook University
Center for Pan Asian Community Services
Central Lakes College
Champlain College
Chapman University
Children’s Defense Fund Texas
City Clerk’s Office, Lewiston, Maine
City of Minneapolis, Elections & Voter Services
Civic Engagement Alliance
CivicGeorgia
CJE Consulting
Clallam County
Clark Atlanta University
Clemson University
Cleveland State University
Coalition of 100 Black Women, Los Angeles Chapter
CoeVotes
College of DuPage
College of the Canyons
Colorado State University Global
Columbia State Community College
Common Cause
Connecticut College – Camels Vote
Corvallis Multicultural Literacy Center
Cowlitz County Elections
Croton Township Library
Cuyahoga Community College (Tri-C)
Daymar College
DC Board of Elections
Democracy Prep Public Schools
Disability Rights DC at University Legal Services
DoorDash
Dougherty Valley High School
Douglas County Elections
Dynamite Youth Center
East Carolina University
East Point/College Park Alumnae Chapter, Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc.
East Tennessee State University
Educated Voter
EHT AP Government & Politics Class
Elmhurst Public Library
Every Vote Counts
Every Vote Counts – Kenyon
Every Vote Counts at Brown University
Every Vote Counts Fordham
Fairness WV
Famicos Foundation
Ferry County Elections
Florida Atlantic University
Florida PIRG Students at FSU
FLPIRG at Eckerd College
For Right Now Corporation, Inc
Fortis Institute – Nashville
Four Freedoms Forum
Freeport High School
Frostburg State University
Ft Wayne (IN) NAACP & Turner Chapel AME Church
Gay City: Seattle’s LGBTQ Center
Geaux Vote LSU
GeorgiaPIRG Campus Action
GivePulse
Golden West College
Gonzaga University
Goucher College
Grand Valley State University
Grit for Democracy
Hamilton College HamVotes
Hampton University NAACP
Harvard Votes Challenge
Hawk the Vote
Hennepin Technical College
Hill Holliday
Hillel@Stanford
Holy Trinity Parish School Y Club
Honey W. Nashman Center at George Washington University
Howard University – NAACP
Illinois PIRG Students Campus Action
Indiana Vote By Mail
Institute for Democracy & Higher Education
Into Action
Inver Hills Community College
IUPUI
James Madison Center for Civic Engagement, James Madison University
Johnson County Community College
Jolt
JumboVote
Kankakee County Clerk
Kean University
Kennebec Valley Community College
Kentucky Historical Society
KU Center for Service Learning
Labor Council for Latin American Advancement
Lamar University
Las Vegas Indian Center
LeadMN – College Students Connecting for Change
League of Women Voters Greater Red Bank Area (NJ)
League of Women Voters of Arlington
League of Women Voters of Central Kane County
League of Women Voters of Janesville
League of Women Voters of Marin County
League of Women Voters of Metropolitan Tulsa
League of Women Voters of Sheboygan County
League of Women Voters of South Dakota
League of Women Voters of Southern Monmouth County
League of Women Voters of St. Lawrence County, New York
League of Women Voters of the Space Coast
League of Women Voters of Wisconsin
Lekeh Development Foundation
Lexington Urban League Young Professionals
Links, Inc., Austin Chapter
Little Rock Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc.
LMC Votes!/Lake Michigan College
Loara High School
Lorain County Community College
LSC-Tomball Center for Civic Engagement
LWV of Kalamazoo Area Calhoun County Geographical Unit
Macomb Community College
Macomb Township
Madison Area Technical College
Maine Students Vote
Marion County Supervisor of Elections
Maryland Institute College of Art
Marywood University
Mason County Elections
McCall Center for Civic Engagement, Pacific University
Mesa Community College – Civic Action Team/MCC Votes
Metropolitan State University of Denver
Miami Dade College
Miami University Regionals
Middlesex College, Civic Engagement and Community Partnerships
Middlesex Community College
Minnesota State University Moorhead
Mississippi Votes
Missouri Voter Protection Coalition
MoveTX – UHCL Chapter
Mu Sigma Sigma – Sigma Gamma Rho
Multigenerational Black Women for Change
Multnomah County Elections
Mustino Times
MVSKOKE NATION YOUTH SERVICES
NASPA
NASPAA
National Conference on Citizenship
National Council of Jewish Women
National Louis University
National Urban League Young Professionals
Nazareth College
NBA YLD
NC A&T State University
NDVotes
NerdsVote
New College of Florida
New Era Colorado
NJPIRG
Normandale Student Senate
North Carolina Campus Compact
Northampton Community College
Northeast Lakeview College
Northern Virginia Community College, Alexandria Campus
Oakland County Clerk/Register of Deeds
OCA Greater Cleveland Chapter
Office of Civic and Voter Engagement, Montclair State University
Ohio State University College of Social Work
Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc. Rho Beta Beta Chapter
Open Access Connections
Orange County Supervisor of Elections
Organize Alabama
OSU Votes
PA Youth Vote
Palm Beach County Supervisor of Elections
Pellissippi State Community College
Phoenix College
Pizza to the Polls
Powers High School
Project Pericles
Psi Eta Omega
PWN-GREATER Houston
RCV Maryland
Reddit
RI Secretary of State
Ringling College of Art and Design
Rise
Rockwall County Elections Office
Roots Community Health Center
Rowan University
Saavetx
Salem College Center for Women’s Political Engagement and Public Service
Scholars Strategy Network
SF DOE
Shasta County Elections
Silver State Voices
SJSU Votes!
SLiCE, Colorado State University
Snap Inc.
South Dakota Mines
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville
St. Louis County Board of Elections
StanfordVotes
Starbucks Coffee
Stevens Institute of Technology
Student Government Association at the University of Houston
Student PIRGs New Voters Project
Student Voter Initiative
SUNY Buffalo State College
Tarrant County College – Connect Campus
Tarrant County College -Southeast
Tennessee Campus Democracy Network
Texas A&M University-San Antonio
Texas Lutheran University
The Center for Election Science
The Episcopal Church
The First Coast Leadership Foundation
The League Of Women Voters Homewood-Flossmoor Area
The Pennsylvania State University
Tony’s Chocolonely
UC Berkeley Vote Coalition
Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Greater Canton
United Faculty of Florida
University of Central Arkansas
University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus
University of Colorado Denver
University of Houston-Clear Lake
University of Michigan
University of Michigan Dearborn
University of Mississippi – Andrew Goodman Foundation
University of Nebraska Lincoln
University of Nevada, Las Vegas
University of Nevada, Reno
University of North Florida
University of Oklahoma; Oklahoma Votes; Carl Albert Center
University of Oregon Holden Center for Leadership and Community Engagement
University of San Diego
University of San Francisco
University of South Florida
University of St. Thomas
University of Virginia’s College at Wise
University of Wisconsin – Madison BadgersVote
University of Wisconsin – Milwaukee
University of Wisconsin Hillel Foundation
University of Wisconsin La Crosse
Urban League of Broward County
USC Upstate
Vallejo Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc.
Virginia State Conference NAACP
Virginia Wesleyan University
Vote Everywhere UA
Vote the Future
Vote Voiced
VoteRiders
VT Engage (Virginia Tech)
WagnerVotes
Washington Secretary of State – Elections
Waterspirit
We’re the People
Weber State University
Welcoming America
Whitman Votes
Whittier College
Wichita State University
Will County Clerk
Winona State University, American Democracy Project
Wisconsin Interfaith Voter Engagement Campaign
WISDOM
WiseUp TX (South Asians)
WISPIRG Students
WV FREE
YMCA of the USA
Young Invincibles
YWCA Greater Austin
Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc – Eta Beta Zeta Chapter
Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc. Omicron Theta Zeta
