Welcome to Your Vote Matters! This episode, Dan, T'alyce, and Ellie had the opportunity to connect with students at the forefront of civic engagement through our Fellow Feature Series. First, we spoke to Greg Gavazzi, a Penn State CEEP Fellow, who discussed the possibilities, advantages, and disadvantages of mail-in voting for remaining primaries and the general election during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Next, we spoke to Noah Robertson, a Penn State CEEP Fellow, who makes the case that universities have a responsibility under the Higher Education Act of 1998 to educate students on civic participation, as well as to register students to vote especially due to students being off-campus during the Pandemic.

Next, we spoke to Carlie Pritt, Andrew Goodman Fellow, and Sierra Nathans, both Bowling Green State University Fellows, about their experiences with voting during their childhoods, and how that has formed their relationship with civic engagement in adulthood.

After the break, Ellie discusses friend-mapping as a beneficial tactic to increase voter turnout with Sierra and Carlie.

Finally, we discussed Kaitlyn’s GOTV playlist, detailing how music can help to increase voter engagement, specifically with younger voters. T

Resources Mentioned in this Podcast:

Kaitlyn's GOTV playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5zW89rZTTPXtb3FKKHoJzd

COVID-19 Voting Related Updates: https://www.vote.org/covid-19/

SVI Toolkit Sign on: tinyurl.com/CEEPSignOn1