This Guide
Use this guide to learn a variety ways of contacting your political representatives from various jurisdictions. It also includes information on voting as well as researching political communication.
VOTING GUIDES:
- IC's Get out the Vote Campaign - Check the college website during election season (typically through Student Affairs)
- Vote.org Vote.org is the largest 501(c)(3) non-profit, non-partisan voting registration and get out the vote (GOTV) technology platform in America
- How to Vote: 7 simple steps for beginners This primer was created by an organization called STEPS (Student Training & Education in Public Service).
- League of Women Voters (Tompkins County). They highlight VOTE411 as a great place to find general voting information.
- Tompkins County: Board of Elections I always look at the sample ballot (see left menu); it looks just like the ballot you'll fill out to vote.
Credit
Note: This guide was written by the retired Social Science Librarian, John Henderson with updates by Cathy Michael, Communications Librarian.
