Step 1: Get Out and Vote!

It is up to every community member at Tulane to create an active civic culture on campus, and that starts with voting. Go to TurboVote to check your registration status, how to vote in Louisiana, and see what is on the ballot. 

Please refer to our “Voting FAQs” Section to learn more about the requirements for voting in Louisiana, such as ID requirements and important deadlines you don’t want to miss. 

Step 2: Get Involved!

1. Encourage involvement on campus through talking to your teams and using programming to promote civic engagement and participation. Make sure your team members have access to the resources and time needed to register and vote. 
2. Professors: Take class time to advocate for civic engagement among your students. Staff and faculty are well-trusted on campus and can serve as resources to encourage active voter participation. You can also use class time to allow students time to vote, make voter registration an extra credit opportunity, provide voter information on syllabi, and plan your class schedule around election day. 

Students play a powerful role in both local and national politics. From student organizing to voter registration efforts, campuses all around the U.S. are showing their commitment to an informed and civically active student body. 

Step 1: Get Out and Vote!

It is up to every student to create an active civic culture at Tulane, and that starts with voting. Go to TurboVote to check your registration status, how to vote in Louisiana, and see what is on the ballot. 

Please refer to our “Voting FAQs” Section to learn more about the requirements for voting in Louisiana for out-of-state college students. 

If you would like to learn more about voting in your home state, refer to Vote 411. 

Step 2: Get Involved!

Beyond voting, there is always more students can do to increase voter turnout in their communities and increase civic engagement and education. 

1. Join Tulane’s Civic Engagement Coalition and contribute to events, projects, publications, and more. Fill out this form if you are interested in joining the coalition, and we will be in touch shortly. 
2. Engage with political and civic organizations on campus. There are a variety of organizations each student can join to fit their passions. Log in on WaveSync and explore different organizations’ pages, or navigate here to the Department of Political Science’s overview of campus political groups. Here are a few of the offerings:
   1. Tulane Bridge U.S.A.
   2. Tulane College Democrats
   3. Tulane College Republicans
   4. Turning Point U.S.A. at Tulane
   5. Tulane Students for a Democratic Society
   6. Women in Politics
   7. Tulane Organization for Global Affairs
3. Promote civic action through your own student organizations and in your daily lives. We know that everyone is very busy and might not have time to join another organization or coalition. Don’t let this stop you from civically engaging within your organizations! Reach out to our Civic Engagement Coalition to get resources and trainings presented to your student/ Greek Life organization on how to vote and register to vote. 

Additionally, you can use your voice to author content for The Hullabaloo or other magazines, journals, and newsletters. and help elevate the importance of voting within our community. 

4. When in doubt, ask us about registration and voting questions. Louisiana state law has several complex policies on hosting voter registration on college campuses. Please refer to our coalition before any. 

Are you interested in promoting civic engagement beyond Tulane’s campus and wanting to becoming a poll worker? Louisiana is always looking for more people to help during election season, and you are paid to do so!

• Click here to access Louisiana’s official poll worker website. 
  • Here you will find information on training videos, payment, job descriptions, checklists, and more. 
• Click here for Louisiana’s election worker flyer for concise information on payment, requirements, dates, and more. 

You must meet the following criteria to become a poll worker:

1. You are registered to vote in Louisiana. 
2. You are able to perform the essential duties of a commissioner. 
3. You are able to attend a 1-2 hour training course. 
4. You are a nonresident active duty service member or dependent in Louisiana; OR
5. You are a post-secondary student attending school in Louisiana. 
6. You are at least 17 years old and a high school senior or older. 
7. You are interested in earning a paycheck while serving the community.

Poll Worker Application Process:

• Click here to access the application to become an election worker. 
• Once you have completed the application, return it to your parish Clerk of Court’s Office
• After they have received your application, you will be contacted shortly.
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• Section for national elections
• Section for state-wide
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• Section for out-of-network elections