Helping campus leaders mobilize their students to the polls.

Votes & Ballots (V&B) is an interactive tool that empowers college students to maximize their voter engagement strategies.
No matter the size of your college or your team, V&B will help you drive voter access and participation at your school.
Here’s what Votes & Ballots provides.
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An interactive Action Planning form to guide you through creating a voter engagement strategy that works best for your college and your team.
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A collaborative digital strategy poster to help your team dynamically update your strategies as needed.
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DEI-centered tactic cards to support your team in engaging and mobilizing students from broad backgrounds and lived experiences.
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A library of interactive, accessible materials to inspire, inform, and maximize your ongoing work.
We’ve created three editions of Votes & Ballots – Standard, Digital, and Curricular. Choose your own adventure by selecting the version that works best for your team.
Digital Edition: Move Online

The Digital Edition allows participants to create their plan in a virtual environment. Interactive and collaborative, this version provides a seamless and dynamic experience for creating voter engagement strategies.

+ Expansion Pack – Level up! 

Used in tandem – and included with – Standard and Digital Editions, the Expansion Pack provides optional materials built for experienced teams to engage even more students in their voter outreach.

Standard Edition: Keep It Classic

This gamified paper-based option challenges teammates to collaborate on an action plan based on their resources, along with the voting rates and the voting barriers at their school. The Standard Edition is often used at conferences or among small groups on campus.

+ Expansion Pack – Level up! 

Used in tandem – and included with – Standard and Digital Editions, the Expansion Pack provides optional materials built for experienced teams to engage even more students in their voter outreach.

Curricular Edition: Take It To The Classroom

Designed for the classroom, this version offers educators a collaborative simulation game that challenges students to create their own voter mobilization strategy. A perfect addition to political science curriculum, the game can be played in one class period.

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Get in touch.

We’d love to hear from you! If you have any questions about using Votes & Ballots, please reach out to partnerships@democracy.works.