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Bard College, Along With The Andrew Goodman Foundation And Three University Partners, Awarded $399,000 Grant From Mellon Foundation For Civic Engagement And Voting Rights
Bard College has received a $399,000 award from the Mellon Foundation to support a three-year applied learning research curricular project on voting rights. The project will be done in collaboration with the North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University, Tuskegee University, Prairie View A&M University, and The Andrew Goodman Foundation.
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The Andrew Goodman Foundation, The League Of Women Voters Of Mid-Hudson Region & New York State, The New York Civil Liberties Union, And Dutchess Student Voting Coalition Celebrate On-Campus Polling Place For Vassar College Students Ahead Of Midterms
The Andrew Goodman Foundation, The League of Women Voters of the Mid-Hudson Region & New York State, county-based Dutchess Student Voting Coalition, and the New York Civil Liberties Union celebrate a significant victory achieved for Vassar College students, who will now have an accessible polling place on campus for the General Election on Tuesday, November 8.
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Voting Groups Warn Dutchess Executive, County Legislature Over Violation Of Elections Law
Local student leaders of Democracy Matters, backed by The Andrew Goodman Foundation, League of Women Voters of the Mid-Hudson Region, and Dutchess Student Voting Coalition, warn Dutchess County that the county Board of Election is in “clear violation” of New York law in failing to designate an on-campus poll site at Vassar College in the Town of Poughkeepsie.
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The Andrew Goodman Foundation And Five Partner Organizations Launch National “Student Vote Choice” Campaign To Promote Student Voting Rights Ahead Of 2022 And 2024 Elections
The Andrew Goodman Foundation (AGF) is launching Student Vote Choice, a national campaign to promote student voter accessibility to vote in person or by mail and to ensure that these ballots are counted. The campaign is joined by partner organizations the Anti-Defamation League (ADL), Deliver My Vote (DMV), Hillel International, Institute for Democracy & Higher Education (IDHE), and the National Vote At Home Institute (NVAHI).
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The Andrew Goodman Foundation Launches 2022 National Voter Education Week Campaign
The Andrew Goodman Foundation (AGF) is proud to launch its 2022 celebration of National Voter Education Week (NVEW), an open-source campaign to help voters bridge the gap between registering to vote and actually casting a ballot, and combat mis and disinformation by ensuring communities have access to accurate election information from sources they can trust.
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The Andrew Goodman Foundation Commends The Fulton County, Georgia Board Of Elections For Restoring On-Campus Early Voting Polling Locations For 2022
The Andrew Goodman Foundation is relieved by today’s announcement by the Fulton County, Georgia Board of Elections to restore polling locations on campuses during the early voting period.
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The Andrew Goodman Foundation Reacts To Proposed Elimination Of On-Campus Early Voting Locations in Fulton County, Georgia
The Andrew Goodman Foundation is disappointed by the proposed reversal by Fulton County election officials which, pending a final vote, threatens to remove polling locations that were available to students in 2018 and 2020 and make it more difficult for them to vote.
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The Andrew Goodman Foundation To Honor Six “Hidden Heroes” For Their Commitment To Campus Civic And Voter Engagement
The Andrew Goodman Foundation will recognize six Hidden Heroes at the Hidden Heroes Award Ceremony on Thursday, August 11, 2022.
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Freedom Rider David Dennis, Sr. And Author David Dennis, Jr. To Speak At Eighth Annual National Civic Leadership Training Summit Honoring Young Changemakers
The Andrew Goodman Foundation will host its eighth annual National Civic Leadership Training Summit virtually on August 11-12, 2022.
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The Andrew Goodman Foundation’s Statement On The Introduction Of The Youth Voting Rights Act
The Andrew Goodman Foundation applauds Senator Elizabeth Warren and Representative Nikema Williams on the introduction of the Youth Voting Rights Act.
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