Political Communication, Voting & Engagement

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.  Note: This guide was written by the retired Social Science Librarian, John Henderson with updates by Cathy Michael, Communications Librarian.

VOTING GUIDES:

• League of Women Voters (this page is to New York, generally)
• 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. Here is the one (PDF) for Enfield, Town of Ithaca and Ulysses (General Election, November 6th, 2018).

Ithaca College, Student Affairs:  Voter Registration & Education

Use this page at Ithaca College to find:

• Voter Calendar (important Registration and Election Dates for New York States)
• Voter Registration (voter eligibility, register to vote, the upcoming election)
• Election Links  (voter registration sites; state voter registration & absentee ballot information)