Case Studies from the Andrew Goodman Network
An on-campus polling place is a powerful symbol of an institutional commitment to student voting by campus and local election officials, as well as a proven mechanism that increases students’ access to the ballot box. Central on-campus polling places provide students, a population with unique needs, key accessibility, while also benefiting the disabled community and the wider college community. Research demonstrates that greater access to on-campus polling locations correlates with increased student voter turnout.
Through our Andrew Goodman Vote Everywhere program, The Andrew Goodman Foundation (AGF) has extensive experience and expertise in coaching and assisting students in organizing and advocating to bring polling places to campus. We launched the national Student Vote Choice campaign and have distilled our learning into one powerful resource, our Toolkit: Securing On-Campus Polling Places, so that students everywhere can work toward increasing accessibility to the ballot box on their campuses. Below, we are sharing stories and case studies from the Andrew Goodman Network that illustrate not only the importance of on-campus polling places, but also how to secure and maintain them.
Campus Level
Arizona State University
Bard College
East Carolina University
Elon University
Georgia State University
Louisiana State University
Miami Dade College
North Carolina A&T State University
Prairie View A&M University
University of Central Arkansas
University of Chicago
University of Florida
University of Michigan
University of Mississippi
University of South Carolina-Upstate
University of Wisconsin-Madison
Western Carolina University
County & State Level
Florida
Fulton County, Georgia
New York
The Andrew Goodman Foundation developed the case studies from the Andrew Goodman Network with the support of Yael Bromberg, Esq., a constitutional rights attorney and Of Counsel at AGF, and Rev. Prof. Cornell William Brooks and The Harvard Kennedy School’s William Trotter Collaborative for Social Justice.