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8 Tips To Secure Our Democracy During A Pandemic
In this new age of Zoom calls, remote work, online graduations, and stay at home orders, GSU Andrew Goodman Ambassador Evan Malbrough keeps US democracy in mind. How can you stay involved now and in the future? Check out Malbroughs list here!
Read MoreCongress Must Protect Most Vulnerable Communities in COVID-19 Response
The Andrew Goodman Foundation joined The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights and more than 100 other organizations to call on Congress to provide funding to protects our nation's most vulnerable communities during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Read MoreMaryland Ambassadors Testify in Support of 2020 Student Voter Empowerment Act
Three Maryland Andrew Goodman Ambassadors Willow Goode, Sophie Bertrand, and Jonathan Townes voiced their support for the 2020 Student Voter Empowerment Act. If passed, the bill would support numerous initiatives aimed at strengthening voter registrations and engagement.
Read MoreCongress Must Provide $4 Billion To Ensure That No Voter Is Left Out
The Andrew Goodman Foundation joined The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights Voting Rights Task Force and more than 150 other organizations to call on Congress to fully fund and administer the 2020 elections in a safe, fair, and accessible manner.
Read MoreTaking Voter Engagement Online: How Georgetown University Institutionalized my.VoteEverywhere
Young voters continue to face barriers to voting, but digital resources can help make voting easier than ever. Read how Georgetown University's Andrew Goodman Campus Team institutionalized my.VoteEverywhere, AGF's one-stop-shop for digital voter engagement, so that Georgetown students can register to vote or request a ballot wherever they are.
Read MoreJudge Dismisses Campus Voting Case After Agreement
After litigation efforts by voting rights groups, Secretary of State Laurel Lee allows Elections Supervisors to determine an early voting polling site whose eligibility is not solely determined by parking spaces.
Read MoreFlorida’s Campus Early Voting Case Dismissed After Agreement
Florida college student voters win early voting polling sites on campus. This success comes through the collaboration of voting rights advocates, Floridan Chief U.S. District Judge, and Secretary of State agreed to expand the legislative language to meet on campuses' unique needs to polling sites.
Read MoreLawsuit Over Parking at Campus Early Voting Sites Dismissed After Agreement
College students face unique needs in the voting process. Following a Florida lawsuit, voting rights groups, elected officials, and the state courts system agree to meet these needs in the written election law to meet these needs. Check out more here!
Read MoreJudge Dismisses Campus Voting Case After Agreement
In a victorious turn, voting rights advocacy groups and Florida Elected officials agree on language allowing college and universities to qualify as campus early voting locations.
Read MoreLawsuit Over Parking at Campus Early Voting Sites Dismissed After Agreement
Voting Rights Groups such as the League of Women Voters of Florida, The Andrew Goodman Foundation, and other plaintiffs celebrate the end of a 2018 lawsuit. Florida will now allow on-campus early voting polling sites, rather focusing on voter demographics. Sufficient parking is no longer a focused requirement.
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