1. How it Works, How to Register, and How to Get Involved
Voting 101
How it Works, How to Register, and How to Get Involved

2. How does voting for president work?
click here
Links to “Electing a US President in Plain English” YouTube video:

3. How Can I register to vote?
mail-in click here
Online links to: and
Mail-in links to downloadable PDF to print and send in with instructions:

4. Registering to Vote CT deadline is Nov. 1
Absentee ballot must be RECEIVED by Nov. 8
Same Day registration can be done in the town listed on your license
For more information:
How to Vote in Every State
Linked to how to vote in every state

5. Timeline Sept. 26 Oct. 9 Nov. 1 Jan. 20, 2017 Oct. 4 Oct. 19 Nov. 8
Linked to:
VP Debate
Final Presidential Debate
Election Day
First Presidential Debate
Second Presidential Debate
Last Day to Register to Vote in CT
Inauguration Day!
See here for more details

6. Where can I learn more? The Skimm I Side With
The Skimm – links to:
Students can explore candidates, questions, issues, calendar, and how to vote (opportunity to register through the skimm). Encourage students to sign up for The Skimm for daily updates on world news
I Side With – links to:
Website with an extensive quiz that presents pertinent issues including social, environmental, economic, healthcare, electoral, education, criminal, and immigration issues, domestic and foreign policy, and even science. Each question has background information and presents multiple points of views and reasoning behind those points of view. You check off what you believe and the quiz tells you which candidates you agree or disagree with about those issues.

7. How can I get involved on campus?

8. Events on Campus Debate viewing parties September 26 (round 1)
October 4 (VP)
October 9 (round 2)
October 19 (round 3)
Bring it to the Table
Oct. 25
Is There Equal Opportunity?
ConnPIRG (Public Interest Research Group)
#uconnvotes
“Presidential Campaigning Over the Decades: The Mark and Rosalind Shenkman Collection of Early American Campaign Flags”
Opens Sept. 9 at The Benton
Click Here for more info
Bring it to the table:
ConnPIRG:
The Benton Display:

9. Others Ways to Get Involved in CT:
CT Secretary of State:
Denise Merrill – CT’s Secretary of State
All about elections and voting here
CT parties:
Democratic
Republican
Independent
Keep up with news reports
ex. NPR
Link to Denise Merrill’s page on CT.gov about elections and voting:
CT Democratic party:
CT Republican party:
CT Independent party: