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Strengthening Democracy: A Progress Report On Federal Agency Action To Promote Access To Voting

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On March 7, 2021, President Biden issued Executive Order 14019 Promoting Access to Voting, a visionary EO that has the potential to make registration and voting more accessible for millions of Americans, including many communities historically excluded from the political process. In it, President Biden directs federal agencies to “consider ways to expand citizens’ opportunities to register to vote and to obtain information about, and participate in, the electoral process.” This report evaluates 10 federal agencies on their progress in meeting the goals of this important EO.

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Live The Legacy Podcast

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The Live the Legacy podcast captures bold conversations between civil rights icons and today’s student activists. These conversations bridge the past and the present in order to move forward together. Listen today on AGF's website or your favorite podcast app.

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The Hitchhiker’s Guide To Building A Youth Poll Worker Project

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The Hitchhiker’s Guide to Building a Youth Poll Worker Project, written by Puffin Democracy Fellow Evan Malbrough, reflects Evan’s experiences building a youth poll worker project in Georgia and offers lessons on how other young people can follow suit to ensure our polling places are representatively staffed.

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my.VoteEverywhere Student Election And Voter Information Portal

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my.VoteEverywhere.org is a one-stop shop election and voter information portal that helps visitors register to vote, obtain a ballot, learn about what's on their ballot, pledge to vote, and more!

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Digital Organizing Toolkit

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A comprehensive guide to digital organizing, this toolkit offers four strategies for transitioning in-person democratic engagement to an online environment, especially in times of need and social distancing. Complete with case studies about our very own Andrew Goodman Ambassadors’ activities, the Digital Organizing Toolkit provides a roadmap of how to leverage AGF’s digital tools, host virtual events, use your social media platforms, and advocate for change online.

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Andrew Goodman Ambassador Handbook

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The Ambassador Handbook is the go-to guide for voter engagement on your campus. Before hosting any voter registration drives or other events, it is crucial that Andrew Goodman Ambassadors become familiar with the contents of this manual.

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ALL IN Campus Democracy Challenge’s Coaches’ Voter Registration And Engagement Resources

Guide or Handbook about Supporting Student Athletes Voter Registration by Partner

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ALL IN Campus Democracy Challenge’s Higher Education President’s Commitment To Full Student Voter Participation

Website about Promising Practices Voter Registration by Partner

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ALL IN Campus Democracy Challenge’s Map Of Public Campus Action Plans And NSLVE Reports

Report about Campus Action Planning Measurement and Evaluation by Partner

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All Vote No Play’s Voter Captain Checklist

Toolkit about Supporting Student Athletes by Partner

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American Promise’s Resources List

Toolkit about Advocacy by Partner

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Andrew Goodman Ambassador Handbook

Guide or Handbook about Branding Campus Action Planning Promising Practices by Andrew Goodman Foundation

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Andrew Goodman Vote Everywhere Promising Practices: Advocating For An On-Campus Polling Place (2019)

Blog about Campus Action Planning Promising Practices by Andrew Goodman Foundation at Western Carolina University in North Carolina

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Andrew Goodman Vote Everywhere Promising Practices: Engaging The Board Of Elections (2020)

Blog about Promising Practices by Andrew Goodman Foundation at Binghamton University in New York

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Andrew Goodman Vote Everywhere Promising Practices: Institutionalizing Voter Registration In Move-In Day (2020)

Blog about Promising Practices by Andrew Goodman Foundation at University of San Francisco in California

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2020 Election Victory Report

Report about Social Justice Voter Registration by Andrew Goodman Foundation

The 2020 Election Victory Report is an overview of how The Andrew Goodman Foundation organized, registered, and mobilized young people in 2020. Though the challenges in the student voting rights landscape were formidable, thanks to the ingenuity and resiliency of AGF and our Andrew Goodman Network, we persevered to achieve remarkable network-wide results, as well as contribute to historic youth voter turnout in the 2020 General Election.

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Age Discrimination In Voting At Home

Report about Advocacy Civil Rights by Andrew Goodman Foundation Partner in Indiana Kentucky Louisiana Mississippi South Carolina Tennessee Texas

Seven states currently discriminate on the basis of age in their vote-at-home (also known as absentee ballot) systems. In this novel report, a coalition including The Andrew Goodman Foundation, Equal Citizens, UCLA Voting Rights Project, Vote at Home Institute, and Stris & Maher LLP explains why these laws are unconstitutional under the Twenty-Sixth Amendment, which prohibits age discrimination in voting.

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All About Redistricting’s National Redistricting Overview Map (2021)

Website about Advocacy State Information by Partner

The 2021 redistricting cycle is underway — in some states, line drawers have already been selected. And with the new cycle, there’s new uncertainty. That includes litigation over who may serve as a commissioner to draw the lines. It includes uncertainty about how the timing of Census data delivery will affect districting deadlines (with litigation about the data delivery and also about those deadlines). It includes controversy over a presidential memorandum on the apportionment count, later rescinded by a new administration, with several lawsuits filed in the meantime. Click here to learn about the redistricting process in your state.

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ALL IN Campus Democracy Challenge’s Coaches’ Voter Registration And Engagement Resources

Guide or Handbook about Supporting Student Athletes Voter Registration by Partner

The ALL IN Campus Democracy Challenge in partnership with the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) is providing voter education, registration, turnout, and advocacy tools and resources to support the engagement of college athletics in the democratic process.

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ALL IN Campus Democracy Challenge’s Higher Education President’s Commitment To Full Student Voter Participation

Website about Promising Practices Voter Registration by Partner

The ALL IN Campus Democracy Challenge and its Higher Education Presidents’ Council is challenging higher education institutions to make a visible commitment to reaching full student voter registration and voter participation in all elections. Together we can embed messages about the central importance of voting and participating as informed members of our democracy into our campus culture by including opportunities for voter registration systematically into processes that reach virtually every college student. Visit this website to learn more and sign up!

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ALL IN Campus Democracy Challenge’s Map Of Public Campus Action Plans And NSLVE Reports

Report about Campus Action Planning Measurement and Evaluation by Partner

The All IN Campus Democracy Challenge maintains a database for participating institutions in the challenge, and campus profiles include NSLVE reports and campus action plans made publicly available by the institution.

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All Vote No Play’s Voter Captain Checklist

Toolkit about Supporting Student Athletes by Partner

This simple checklist from All Vote No Play provides the guidance and basics for you and your teammates to exercise their power for the future they want.

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