NYPIRG's Voter Project
Voter Mobilization Project: For more than 30 years, one of NYPIRG’s top priorities has been to register and mobilize student voters and engage them to reach out to their peers to encourage participation in the democratic process. The goal of NYPIRG’s non-partisan voter mobilization project is to teach students how to raise the volume of the student voice by registering thousands of new voters, encouraging these new voters to turn out at the polls, and protecting the rights of citizens at the polls.
Voter Registration Campaign: Each year NYPIRG campus chapters embark on a multi-faceted, non-partisan, campus-wide voter registration drive. Annually, NYPIRG organizers and students have registered tens of thousands of students to vote statewide. Students reach out to other clubs, faculty, administration, and engage students by setting up tables in high traffic areas of campus. They educate other students about eligibility requirements for registration and information about deadlines. All voter registration forms are hand-delivered by the NYPIRG project coordinator. If you would like to register to vote at any point during the year, stop by your NYPIRG office.
Get Out the Vote (GOTV): During the weeks leading up to election day, students working with NYPIRG make an all-out effort to increase visibility about the elections, making sure that students know when they are happening and where they can vote. Posters are hung, calls are made, and announcements sent to the media, among other things. Students and staff also setup an election day hotline, so they can answer any questions that arise during election day, including poll site locations.