Please plan to take 3-5 minutes to ask each student individually if they are registered to vote, and use the voter registration checklist. Don't let your students miss their chance to have their voices heard.

Share the TRIO Student Voting Checklist with your students and be sure they register to vote by the deadline!

• October 5-9 is National Voter Education Week! Check MailScanner has detected a possible fraud attempt from "t.congressweb.com" claiming to be VoterEducationWeek.org to help your students get Vote Ready, request a mail-in ballot, make a vote plan, learn what's on the local ballot, and level-up voter engagement.
• The 2020 election is an opportunity to strengthen nonpartisan TRIO student civic engagement and make sure that no matter who wins the elections, our students have a seat at the table.
• Join the TRIO Votes Challenge to compete with other programs and states. Share highlights on social media using #TRIOVotes.

Here are all the materials for the TRIO Votes Challenge:

• Resource Guide: Rise Up--Student Voting, Congressional Advocacy, and Hosting Events--Includes TRIO Votes Competition Details and Scoring System
• One-Pager: Student Voting Checklist--Share this with your students!
• Presentation Slides: COE's Sept. 9 Rise Up! webinar
• Webinar Recording: Rise Up!
• Reporting Sheet: TRIO Votes
• Conversation Log: Template--For internal use only
• Congressional Digital Media Toolkit: Take Action Now! COE Community Request for COVID-19 Funding

Mark your calendar and sign up to join these national student voting events.

• Monday-Friday, October 5-9: National Voter Education Week
• Saturday, October 24: Vote Early Day
• Tuesday, November 3: Election Day