Student Outreach

• College Democrats of America - Official college outreach arm of the Democratic Party.

• Help America Vote Act - Law that imposes requirements for voting machines, etc.
• National Student And Parent Mock Election - Excerpt of the Help America Vote Act, section 295/296.
• Help America Vote College Program - Excerpt of the Help America Vote Act, section 501. ((1) to encourage students enrolled at institutions of higher education (including community colleges) to assist State and local governments in the administration of elections by serving as nonpartisan poll workers or assistants)
• Help America Vote Foundation - Applies to "secondary students"
• cmty_college_automatic_voter_reg_project.pdf: Community College Automatic Voter Registration Project -- Should your college wish to participate in the California Community Colleges Automatic Student Voter Registration Project, please contact votereg@ccsf.edu or call Tim Killikelly and Leslie Smith at City College of San Francisco at (415) 452-5278.

The beginning of the school year is an ideal time to register students, as freshman may be voting for the first time, and upperclassman may have recently changed addresses.

• A federal law, the 1998 Higher Education Act, requires all colleges and universities to make voter registration forms available to all students. The mammoth law, first enacted in 1965, authorizes most federal student-aid programs and contains numerous regulations that apply to colleges and universities.
  • HR6.pdf: Higher Education Act of 1998
    • HEA1998 Voter Registration Requirements - The part that relates to requiring colleges to provide voter reg. forms to every student.
• A 1979 Supreme Court decision ensures that students are legally allowed to register at their college residence address.
• State Election Code Regarding Student Registration

• 04-Oct-2006: Contacted Dana Quittner, Director of Intergovernmental Relations, Economic Development, and Public Information for the GCCCD. Asked her to confirm that GCCCD is in compliance with this law.
  • 619-644-7573; dana.quittner@gcccd.edu

-- Raymond Lutz - 02 Oct 2006