YOUTH AND THE VOTE

TOP STRATEGIES/INITIATIVES TO INCREASE REGISTRATION & TURNOUT

Statewide Policies and Resources

• My Vote Wisconsin – easily accessible information about voting and registration including information about what is on the ballot in English and Spanish. 
• Absentee ballots available and easily accessible
• State ID rules and helpline for Wisconsin.

• Wisconsin: Election deadlines, dates, and rules

High school Initiatives

• State law allows high school students to work the polls.

College and University initiatives

• 20 campuses competed in the ALL IN Campus Democracy Challenge.
• 2020 Wisconsin Campus Voting Challenge Award Winners:
  • Highest Voter Registration Award, 2-year Institution: Madison Area Technical College
  • Highest Voter Registration Award, 4-year Institution: University of Wisconsin-Madison
  • Most Improved Voter Turnout Award, 2-year Institution: Western Technical College 
  • Most Improved Voter Turnout Award, 4-year Institution: University of Wisconsin-Madison 
  • Highest Voter Turnout Award, 2-year Institution: Madison Area Technical College 
  • Highest Voter Turnout Award, 4-year Institution: University of Wisconsin-Madison 
  • Best Campus Democratic Engagement Action Plan Award, 4-year Institution: University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
• The University of Wisconsin at LaCrosse, Madison, Milwaukee were designated as Andrew Goodman Voter Friendly Campus

• League of Women Voters Wisconsin assisting UW Madison students with voter registration and IDs. 
• NextGen Wisconsin promotes youth voting, volunteering and political action.

• Campus IDs don’t always meet Wisconsin requirements for voter registration.

Other Resources and Initiatives

• Wisconsin’s overall turnout was more than 75%, one of the highest of all states.