JumboVote
Preparing for the 2018 Election
JumboVote is already gearing up for the November 2018 election and recruiting volunteers! Volunteers help stage voter registration drives in the dining halls and visible areas of campus, organize events related to voter issues, drive students to the polls on election day, and even monitor polls to protect student voting. JumboVote is already looking for student leaders for the 2018 election cycle. Get involved! Email the JumboVote coordinator, Marian Woznica, at marian.woznica@tufts.edu for more information.
About JumboVote
In the run-up to the 2016 general election, Tufts University launched JumboVote as a multifaceted, university-wide initiative to boost political learning, engagement, and voting in this year’s presidential election—and beyond. Spearheaded by Tisch College with support from the Office of the Provost, there are JumboVote representatives in every Tufts school and major administrative department, as well as among the student body. The initiative worked to facilitate voter registration, tackle barriers for Tufts students to vote in local communities, increase voter education, and support events and programs that foster political engagement.
JumboVote's work to infuse political learning and engagement on the Tufts campus contiues, and we look forward to fully ramping up the initiative again through voter registration drives and other initiatives ahead of the 2018 midterm elections.
JumboVote 2016 Accomplishments
One of JumboVote’s signature features is a partnership between Tufts University and TurboVote, a product of Democracy Works, a nonpartisan, 501(c)(3) nonprofit. More than 1,000 students registered through JumboVote for the 2016 elections. Other accomplishments included:
- 65+ student volunteers worked on JumboVote on all Tufts campuses
- 27 days of tabling to register voters
- 1,366 people registered to vote through JumboVote: 1,055 through TurboVote and 311 through paper forms delivered to respective City Halls
- 20+ events were held on three campuses, including a music festival!
- 12 student groups were involved in planning events, including the Tufts Democrats, Tufts Republicans, CIVIC, the Panhellenic Council, the ACLU, the Global Health Interest Group, and Medical Students for Choice
- No students were turned away at polling locations, due in large part due to student-led efforts driving vans, monitoring polling locations, and greeting fellow students, as well as strong support from the Office of General Counsel and Office of Community Relations.
Tufts Voting Data
Tufts has released the results of its own participation in the National Study of Learning, Voting and Engagement (NSLVE) and you can view them here: voting and registration rates for all enrolled students in the 2016 election.
For more information, email jumbovote@tufts.edu. You can also follow JumboVote on Facebook and Twitter!
Successful JumboVote Initiative Helped Over 1,300 Students Register to Vote
The initiative, organized by Tisch College but led primarily by students, combined varied efforts to facilitate voter registration on campus.