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
The money we raise allows us to keep up the amazing work we achieved in 2020. We presented in 189 classrooms, giving them nonpartisan information about voting and voter registration. We also partnered with 22 other organizations to give presentations and make sure their participants were prepared to vote. In order to keep doing our work on a wide scale, we rely on gifts from supporters like you.
Your Impact
This year, our fundraising goal is $5,000. Pre-COVID, we hosted large events like VoteFest and the Election Night Watch Party. These events typically cost thousands of dollars, and TX Votes normally pays at least $1000 out of pocket. We also spend money on direct voter registration, including printing voter registration materials.
TX Votes represents the University of Texas at several national civic engagement events, including at the Harvard Institute of Politics. Sending a student to this event or the CLDE conference runs upwards of $750.
Retaining members is always a challenge for student organizations. During typical semesters, TX Votes provides pizza for members at its meetings, which costs $150 per meeting. For our fall and spring virtual semesters, we have mailed items to students for participating in online challenges related to getting out the vote, provided pizza to students remotely for textbanking fellow UT students to vote, and incentivized participation in other events.
While this year has not been typical, we are hopeful that things could potentially return to normal for future semesters after Spring 2021. Donating to TX Votes will help us to meet the costs we expect to incur in a virtual or in person semester.
Rank | Prize | Department | Gifts |
---|---|---|---|
1 | $1,000 | Texas Women's Rugby | 73 |
2 | $500 | Texas Taekwondo | 61 |
3 | UT Sailing Team | 52 | |
4 | Texas Orange Jackets | 25 | |
5 | TX Votes | 23 | |
6 | The University of Texas at Austin | 19 | |
7 | McCombs School of Business | 15 | |
8 | Cockrell School of Engineering | 13 | |
9 | The University of Texas Weightlifting team | 11 | |
10 | Dell Medical School | 10 | |
11 | College of Fine Arts | 10 | |
12 | Jackson School of Geosciences | 9 | |
13 | School of Law | 9 | |
14 | LGBTQ Studies | 9 | |
15 | College of Education | 9 |
Rank | University-Wide Leaderboard Dollars | Raised |
---|---|---|
1 | Dell Medical School | $4,380,096.00 |
2 | Cockrell School of Engineering | $1,037,665.00 |
3 | College of Liberal Arts | $914,605.04 |
4 | College of Pharmacy | $660,020.00 |
5 | Texas Exes | $458,669.00 |
6 | The University of Texas at Austin | $288,325.50 |
7 | Division of Diversity and Community Engagement | $277,957.00 |
8 | LBJ School of Public Affairs | $213,693.47 |
9 | College of Fine Arts | $196,832.00 |
10 | College of Natural Sciences | $168,954.00 |
11 | Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center | $125,017.40 |
12 | McCombs School of Business | $79,778.00 |
13 | Harry Ransom Center | $49,056.00 |
14 | Texas 4000 For Cancer | $41,607.01 |
15 | Jackson School of Geosciences | $37,240.00 |
Rank | Prize | Student Org Leaderboard | Gifts |
---|---|---|---|
1 | $1,500 | Texas Women's Rugby | 1,187 |
2 | $750 | Texas 4000 For Cancer | 1,156 |
3 | $500 | Texas Orange Jackets | 384 |
4 | $250 | Liberal Arts Council | 183 |
5 | $100 | Texas Water Ski | 112 |
6 | Texas Trap and Skeet | 97 | |
7 | UT Sailing Team | 90 | |
8 | Texas Crew | 89 | |
9 | Texas Taekwondo | 71 | |
10 | Longhorn Racing | 64 | |
11 | Dean's Scholars Student Association | 56 | |
12 | TX Votes | 53 | |
13 | UT Archery Club | 40 | |
14 | The University of Texas Weightlifting team | 28 | |
15 | Senate of College Councils | 28 |
Rank | Prize | Happy Horns Happy Hour Challenge | Gifts |
---|---|---|---|
1 | $1,500 | Texas Orange Jackets | 250 |
2 | $750 | Texas Women's Rugby | 220 |
3 | $250 | Texas 4000 For Cancer | 145 |
4 | Texas Crew | 76 | |
5 | Texas Trap and Skeet | 51 | |
6 | The University of Texas at Austin | 12 | |
7 | School of Law | 12 | |
8 | Morgantina Excavations | 12 | |
9 | Texas Exes | 11 | |
10 | McCombs School of Business | 9 | |
11 | Steve Hicks School of Social Work | 9 | |
12 | University of Texas Libraries | 8 | |
13 | UT Sailing Team | 8 | |
14 | Liberal Arts Council | 8 | |
15 | Cockrell School of Engineering | 7 |
Rank | Prize | Hungry Bevo Challenge | Gifts |
---|---|---|---|
1 | $1,500 | Texas Women's Rugby | 400 |
2 | $750 | UT Child Development Center San Jacinto | 291 |
3 | $250 | Texas Orange Jackets | 211 |
4 | Texas 4000 For Cancer | 127 | |
5 | Morgantina Excavations | 122 | |
6 | Texas Trap and Skeet | 36 | |
7 | Texas Crew | 33 | |
8 | McCombs School of Business | 17 | |
9 | Liberal Arts Council | 16 | |
10 | Dean's Scholars Student Association | 14 | |
11 | Jackson School of Geosciences | 13 | |
12 | Cockrell School of Engineering | 12 | |
13 | College of Liberal Arts | 10 | |
14 | Texas Athletics | 9 | |
15 | Texas Ballroom | 9 |
Rank | Prize | Student Org Leaderboard: Day 2 | Raised |
---|---|---|---|
1 | $1,000 | Texas 4000 For Cancer | $20,163.71 |
2 | $750 | Dean's Scholars Student Association | $6,209.00 |
3 | $500 | National Society of Black Engineers | $4,830.00 |
4 | $250 | UT Sailing Club | $3,675.00 |
5 | $100 | Texas Women's Rugby | $3,575.00 |
6 | Texas Orange Jackets | $3,555.00 | |
7 | Black Health Professions Organization | $2,362.00 | |
8 | Liberal Arts Council | $2,255.04 | |
9 | Texas Ballroom | $2,085.00 | |
10 | Texas Ice Hockey | $1,895.00 | |
11 | UT Men's Rugby | $1,717.00 | |
12 | The University of Texas Weightlifting team | $1,715.00 | |
13 | UT Sailing Team | $1,640.00 | |
14 | Texas Cycling | $1,600.00 | |
15 | Longhorn Band Student Association | $1,395.00 |
Rank | University-Wide Leaderboard 2 | Gifts |
---|---|---|
1 | Texas Women's Rugby | 1,891 |
2 | Texas 4000 For Cancer | 1,570 |
3 | Texas Orange Jackets | 686 |
4 | Morgantina Excavations | 683 |
5 | UT Child Development Center San Jacinto | 307 |
6 | McCombs School of Business | 304 |
7 | Liberal Arts Council | 257 |
8 | The University of Texas at Austin | 249 |
9 | Texas Exes Chapters and Networks | 247 |
10 | Texas Exes | 229 |
11 | Cockrell School of Engineering | 204 |
12 | UT Sailing Team | 200 |
13 | College of Natural Sciences | 178 |
14 | University of Texas Libraries | 169 |
15 | Steve Hicks School of Social Work | 161 |
Rank | Prize | Kick Off Challenge | Gifts |
---|---|---|---|
1 | $1,500 | Morgantina Excavations | 62 |
2 | $750 | Texas 4000 For Cancer | 54 |
3 | $250 | Steve Hicks School of Social Work | 42 |
4 | Texas Orange Jackets | 41 | |
5 | TX Votes | 14 | |
6 | Texas Women's Rugby | 11 | |
7 | Jackson School of Geosciences | 10 | |
8 | College of Natural Sciences | 9 | |
9 | Dean's Scholars Student Association | 7 | |
10 | University of Texas Libraries | 7 | |
11 | The University of Texas Weightlifting team | 6 | |
12 | Texas Exes Chapters and Networks | 6 | |
13 | McCombs School of Business | 5 | |
14 | The University of Texas at Austin | 5 | |
15 | Texas Crew | 4 |
Rank | Prize | Longhorn Lunch Special Challenge | Raised |
---|---|---|---|
1 | $1,500 | College of Natural Sciences | $7,925.00 |
2 | $750 | Texas Exes | $7,035.00 |
3 | $250 | McCombs School of Business | $2,530.00 |
4 | Jackson School of Geosciences | $2,525.00 | |
5 | School of Law | $1,950.00 | |
6 | University of Texas Libraries | $1,710.00 | |
7 | College of Liberal Arts | $1,665.00 | |
8 | Moody College of Communication | $1,435.00 | |
9 | Texas 4000 For Cancer | $1,406.40 | |
10 | Dell Medical School | $1,350.00 | |
11 | Harry Ransom Center | $1,350.00 | |
12 | College of Pharmacy | $1,350.00 | |
13 | Black Studies at UT Austin | $1,265.00 | |
14 | McDonald Observatory | $1,200.00 | |
15 | Dean's Scholars Student Association | $1,185.00 |
Rank | Prize | Department | Gifts |
---|---|---|---|
1 | $1,500 | Texas 4000 For Cancer | 902 |
2 | $750 | Texas Women's Rugby | 648 |
3 | $250 | Morgantina Excavations | 231 |
4 | Liberal Arts Council | 128 | |
5 | Texas Water Ski | 109 | |
6 | Texas Orange Jackets | 43 | |
7 | Longhorn Racing | 34 | |
8 | Texas Exes | 28 | |
9 | McCombs School of Business | 27 | |
10 | Longhorn Band Student Association | 22 | |
11 | The University of Texas at Austin | 21 | |
12 | Texas Trap and Skeet | 20 | |
13 | Cockrell School of Engineering | 19 | |
14 | The DDCE First Generation | 19 | |
15 | College of Natural Sciences | 18 |
Rank | Prize | Final Countdown Challenge | Gifts |
---|---|---|---|
1 | $1,500 | Texas Women's Rugby | 276 |
2 | $750 | Texas Exes Chapters and Networks | 103 |
3 | $750 | UT Sailing Team | 103 |
4 | Morgantina Excavations | 92 | |
5 | Texas 4000 For Cancer | 59 | |
6 | Texas Orange Jackets | 52 | |
7 | McCombs School of Business | 33 | |
8 | The University of Texas at Austin | 30 | |
9 | Liberal Arts Council | 24 | |
10 | UT Student Emergency Fund | 20 | |
11 | College of Liberal Arts | 19 | |
12 | National Society of Black Engineers | 19 | |
13 | College of Natural Sciences | 16 | |
14 | Cockrell School of Engineering | 16 | |
15 | School of Law | 15 |
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