Who We Are
TX Votes is a student organization, sponsored by the Annette Strauss Institute for Civic life, that invites students campus wide to increase electoral participation and create more voters and better citizens. Each election cycle, we organize and coordinate Get Out the Vote activities including registration booths, deputization sessions, and campus competitions. TX Votes also convenes the Civic Engagement Alliance, which is a non-partisan coalition of over 50 student organizations. CEA members bring back what they learn from the CEA to their own organizations to talk about what civic engagement looks like for their own communities. The CEA also coordinates large campus events that promote voter engagement, like annual Last Night to Register to Vote celebrations.
What We’re Fundraising For
Civic engagement in the state of Texas is lacking, but following the 2018 midterm, there is real moment moving forward for young people. In 2018, UT Austin saw an increase of voter turnout of over 37%. Research shows that individuals need to start voting at a young age if they are to create a habit of voting. Students at UT Austin represent communities across the state that will benefit from increased voter turnout in the future. In addition, many voters lack the information they need to vote and do not know who or what to turn to in order to get that information. We want to be considered a trusted source that will provide nonpartisan information that especially relates to UT students. Lastly, the students who participate in TX Votes walk away with skills, experiences, and connections that will help them in their future. We want to be able to provide this opportunity to all students who are interested in joining TX Votes.
Your Impact
This year, our fundraising goal is at least $3,000. This will allow us to purchase TurboVote for one semester. TurboVote is a tool that will walk students through the voter registration and absentee ballot process, provide students with the postage-paid documents they will then need to sign and drop in the mail, and remind students of important election dates. Usually, we are able to provide most of these services in person, but given the uncertainty of this upcoming school year, we believe this is the best way we can support UT Austin students as they participate in the democratic process.
The money we raise as an organization sustains the work we do every year. With the 2020 Election quickly approaching, we expect to do more and have more members than we have had over the last five years. The money we raise supports our day-to-day needs, like clipboards, pens, and other materials we needed for registering students in over 500 classrooms. Those who donate through TX Votes ambassadors will support programs like our Tech & Politics series. Those who donate through CEA ambassadors will support large events that include many CEA members. Those events include the Last Day to Register to Vote Celebration, where well over 1,3000 students will be registered to vote in just one day, and VoteFest, which brings musicians, tacos, and pizza to campus to encourage students to find their way to their polling locations during early voting.
Rank | Prize | Participating Groups | Gifts |
---|---|---|---|
1 | $1,500 | UT Sailing Team | 89 |
2 | $750 | Texas Trap and Skeet | 86 |
3 | $250 | Texas Orange Jackets | 23 |
4 | Cockrell School of Engineering | 15 | |
5 | Texas Exes Chapters and Networks | 14 | |
6 | McCombs School of Business | 13 | |
7 | College of Fine Arts | 9 | |
8 | College of Liberal Arts | 8 | |
9 | UT Student Emergency Fund | 8 | |
10 | LBJ School of Public Affairs | 7 | |
11 | College of Natural Sciences | 7 | |
12 | School of Law | 7 | |
13 | Harry Ransom Center | 7 | |
14 | Texas Crew | 7 | |
15 | Steve Hicks School of Social Work | 6 |
Rank | Prize | Participating Groups | Gifts |
---|---|---|---|
1 | $1,500 | Texas Crew | 126 |
2 | $750 | Texas Orange Jackets | 113 |
3 | $250 | Texas Trap and Skeet | 109 |
4 | TX Votes | 35 | |
5 | Texas Exes | 27 | |
6 | Texas Exes Chapters and Networks | 26 | |
7 | UT Sailing Team | 23 | |
8 | Dell Medical School | 16 | |
9 | McCombs School of Business | 15 | |
10 | Cockrell School of Engineering | 14 | |
11 | College of Natural Sciences | 14 | |
12 | Black Studies at UT Austin | 11 | |
13 | College of Liberal Arts | 10 | |
14 | UT Student Emergency Fund | 10 | |
15 | Longhorn Athletic Training Student Association | 9 |
Rank | Prize | Participating Groups | Raised |
---|---|---|---|
1 | $1,500 | Cockrell School of Engineering | $28,865.00 |
2 | $750 | Longhorn Wrestling | $11,050.00 |
3 | $250 | College of Liberal Arts | $10,835.00 |
4 | Landmarks | $10,025.00 | |
5 | Texas Exes | $9,809.00 | |
6 | School of Law | $8,045.00 | |
7 | McCombs School of Business | $5,055.00 | |
8 | College of Natural Sciences | $3,228.00 | |
9 | Longhorn Band | $3,060.00 | |
10 | Moody College of Communication | $2,640.00 | |
11 | LBJ School of Public Affairs | $2,460.00 | |
12 | School of Architecture | $2,200.00 | |
13 | UT Sailing Team | $2,185.00 | |
14 | Texas Crew | $1,675.00 | |
15 | School of Nursing | $1,585.00 |
Rank | Prize | Participating Groups | Gifts |
---|---|---|---|
1 | $3,000 | Texas Trap and Skeet | 783 |
2 | $1,000 | Texas Orange Jackets | 636 |
3 | $500 | Texas Crew | 394 |
4 | McCombs School of Business | 380 | |
5 | Cockrell School of Engineering | 346 | |
6 | Texas Exes Chapters and Networks | 301 | |
7 | College of Liberal Arts | 267 | |
8 | College of Natural Sciences | 265 | |
9 | Texas Exes | 253 | |
10 | UT Sailing Team | 218 | |
11 | UT Student Emergency Fund | 210 | |
12 | Moody College of Communication | 192 | |
13 | TX Votes | 166 | |
14 | Longhorn Band Student Association | 165 | |
15 | University of Texas Libraries | 149 |
Rank | Prize | Participating Groups | Gifts |
---|---|---|---|
1 | $1,500 | Texas Crew | 114 |
2 | $750 | Longhorn Band Student Association | 73 |
3 | $250 | Texas Trap and Skeet | 51 |
4 | Cockrell School of Engineering | 42 | |
5 | McCombs School of Business | 22 | |
6 | Texas Exes Chapters and Networks | 17 | |
7 | College of Liberal Arts | 16 | |
8 | Texas Orange Jackets | 16 | |
9 | Dell Medical School | 12 | |
10 | Harry Ransom Center | 12 | |
11 | Texas Exes | 11 | |
12 | School of Law | 11 | |
13 | School of Nursing | 9 | |
14 | Classics Department | 9 | |
15 | TX Votes | 9 |
Rank | Prize | Department | Gifts |
---|---|---|---|
1 | $1,500 | Texas Orange Jackets | 195 |
2 | $750 | Texas Trap and Skeet | 170 |
3 | $250 | Cockrell School of Engineering | 55 |
4 | McCombs School of Business | 53 | |
5 | Texas Exes Chapters and Networks | 47 | |
6 | Texas Exes | 32 | |
7 | College of Liberal Arts | 32 | |
8 | College of Natural Sciences | 32 | |
9 | UT Student Emergency Fund | 28 | |
10 | Moody College of Communication | 24 | |
11 | Daily Texan | 21 | |
12 | Texas Crew | 21 | |
13 | UT Sailing Team | 19 | |
14 | TX Votes | 18 | |
15 | Black Studies at UT Austin | 17 |
Rank | Prize | Student Organizations | Raised |
---|---|---|---|
1 | $1,000 | TX Votes | $7,857.00 |
2 | $750 | Texas Orange Jackets | $7,627.28 |
3 | $500 | UT Sailing Team | $5,085.00 |
4 | $250 | Texas Crew | $4,630.00 |
5 | $100 | UT Sailing Club | $4,585.00 |
6 | Daily Texan | $3,370.00 | |
7 | Texas Trap and Skeet | $3,355.00 | |
8 | The University of Texas Weightlifting team | $2,400.00 | |
9 | Dean's Scholars Student Association | $1,705.00 | |
10 | Longhorn Band Student Association | $1,687.37 | |
11 | 91.7 KVRX | $1,408.00 | |
12 | Texas Rock Climbing | $1,330.00 | |
13 | Texas Dance | $1,250.00 | |
14 | Black Student Alliance | $1,030.00 | |
15 | Texas Water Ski | $775.00 |
Rank | Prize | Participating Groups | Gifts |
---|---|---|---|
1 | $1,500 | Texas Trap and Skeet | 68 |
2 | $750 | Texas Orange Jackets | 67 |
3 | $250 | Texas Men's Water Polo | 27 |
4 | UT Sailing Team | 21 | |
5 | Classics Department | 16 | |
6 | Texas Exes Chapters and Networks | 15 | |
7 | McCombs School of Business | 12 | |
8 | UT Archery Club | 10 | |
9 | College of Liberal Arts | 7 | |
10 | University of Texas Libraries | 7 | |
11 | Moody College of Communication | 7 | |
12 | School of Nursing | 7 | |
13 | Texas Exes | 6 | |
14 | School of Law | 6 | |
15 | College of Natural Sciences | 6 |
Rank | Prize | Participating Groups | Gifts |
---|---|---|---|
1 | $1,500 | Texas Orange Jackets | 61 |
2 | $750 | Texas Crew | 60 |
3 | $250 | Texas Exes Chapters and Networks | 27 |
4 | College of Natural Sciences | 26 | |
5 | Texas Exes | 22 | |
6 | Texas 4000 for Cancer | 15 | |
7 | McCombs School of Business | 14 | |
8 | Harry Ransom Center | 14 | |
9 | TX Votes | 14 | |
10 | University of Texas Libraries | 12 | |
11 | Texas Trap and Skeet | 12 | |
12 | College of Liberal Arts | 11 | |
13 | Dell Medical School | 11 | |
14 | UT Student Emergency Fund | 11 | |
15 | The University of Texas Weightlifting team | 10 |
Rank | Prize | Participating Groups | Raised |
---|---|---|---|
1 | $3,000 | Texas Exes | $1,594,752.95 |
2 | $1,000 | McCombs School of Business | $1,292,542.12 |
3 | $500 | Moody College of Communication | $1,181,474.00 |
4 | Dell Medical School | $548,353.04 | |
5 | LBJ School of Public Affairs | $447,655.23 | |
6 | The University of Texas at Austin | $247,057.53 | |
7 | Cockrell School of Engineering | $246,177.00 | |
8 | Texas Athletics | $245,665.00 | |
9 | College of Natural Sciences | $205,904.14 | |
10 | UT Student Emergency Fund | $154,000.37 | |
11 | Black Studies at UT Austin | $107,261.00 | |
12 | College of Liberal Arts | $86,029.00 | |
13 | Longhorn Band | $82,985.00 | |
14 | University of Texas Libraries | $50,216.00 | |
15 | Texas Exes Chapters and Networks | $28,174.14 |
Rank | Prize | Participating Groups | Gifts |
---|---|---|---|
1 | $1,500 | Texas Orange Jackets | 61 |
2 | $750 | Texas Trap and Skeet | 60 |
3 | $250 | Longhorn Band Student Association | 53 |
4 | Texas Exes | 15 | |
5 | McCombs School of Business | 13 | |
6 | Texas Exes Chapters and Networks | 11 | |
7 | Classics Department | 10 | |
8 | Texas 4000 for Cancer | 9 | |
9 | Cockrell School of Engineering | 8 | |
10 | UT Student Emergency Fund | 8 | |
11 | Moody College of Communication | 7 | |
12 | College of Education | 5 | |
13 | LBJ School of Public Affairs | 5 | |
14 | College of Fine Arts | 5 | |
15 | Black Studies at UT Austin | 5 |
Rank | Prize | Student Organizations | Gifts |
---|---|---|---|
1 | $1,000 | Texas Orange Jackets | 347 |
2 | $750 | Texas Trap and Skeet | 241 |
3 | $500 | Texas Crew | 230 |
4 | $250 | UT Sailing Team | 88 |
5 | $100 | TX Votes | 74 |
6 | Texas Water Ski | 52 | |
7 | Longhorn Band Student Association | 44 | |
8 | Texas Men's Water Polo | 36 | |
9 | Longhorn Athletic Training Student Association | 34 | |
10 | The University of Texas Weightlifting team | 32 | |
11 | Texas Ballroom | 27 | |
12 | UT Archery Club | 25 | |
13 | Black Student Alliance | 19 | |
14 | Texas Undergraduate Law Review | 15 | |
15 | Communication Studies Graduate Community | 14 |
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