Elections and Voting

KIDS Consortium created a new set of resources to support K-12 students, teachers, and community organizations interested in tackling elections and voting issues through service-learning.

	Service-Learning Project Examples – project ideas related to access to polling locations, education about candidates and issues, voting process, voting registration, and turnout.
	Service-Learning Resources – websites, book suggestions, and potential partner information related to elections and voting issues.
	Elections/Voting Statistics – New England, national and international voting statistics related to young voter turnout, voting age population turnout, and voter registration.
	Maine Elections/Voting Statistics – Maine statistics related to elections turnout.
	Connecticut Elections/Voting Statistics – Connecticut statistics related to elections turnout.
	Massachusetts Elections/Voting Statistics – Massachusetts statistics related to elections turnout.
	New Hampshire Elections/Voting Statistics – New Hampshire statistics related to elections turnout.
	Rhode Island Elections/Voting Statistics – Rhode Island statistics related to elections turnout.
	Vermont Elections/Voting Statistics – Vermont statistics related to elections turnout.

A Special Note for Educational Institutions and Organizations who are Grantees or Sponsors of the Corporation for National and Community Service (CNCS):
If you receive federal funds from CNCS, please be aware that there are restrictions concerning participant involvment in lobbying and other partisan political activities. However, for educational institutions receiving CNCS funds through the Learn and Serve America (LSA) Program, additional guidance from CNCS says that, “participation by service-learning participants in non-partisan voter registration may be appropriately characterized as an educational rather than political activity, particularly if it is part of an educational project focused on civics or government in a democracy. For this reason, LSA grantees are advised that such participation is a permissible service-learning activity. In this area, LSA permits greater flexibility for service-learning programs sponsored by schools than for other types of national and community service programs.” Read more about restrictions for LSA Grantees.