Who We Are
TX Votes is a non-partisan, non-advocacy civic engagement organization sponsored by the Annette Strauss Institute for Civic Life. Members of TX Votes register voters, educate students about the electoral process, and encourage voter turnout at UT Austin.
Fall 2023 By the Numbers
We registered 1023 students to vote.
We presented in 40 classrooms and at 10 student organization meetings, providing nonpartisan election information directly to students.
We hosted 17 events in partnership with university departments.
The organization grew to 40 members.
Semester Highlights
At our National Voter Registration Day celebration, we registered over 100 students to vote and helped more than 200 students create a plan to vote! We also handed out 100 free snow cones!
On the voter registration deadline for the November 7th Constitutional Amendment Election, we registered 210 students to vote!
We hosted an event with Texas 2036 on Vote Early Day to discuss proposed amendments to the state constitution.
At our final meeting of the semester, we awarded Bruce Elfant, the Travis County Voter Registrar, the TX Votes Award for Commitment to Civic Engagement.
Why We're Fundraising
The money we raise allows us to build on the amazing work we did in 2020 and 2022. In 2020, 90% of UT students were registered to vote and 75% voted. To sustain our work and reach the more than 40,000 longhorns at UT Austin, we need your support.
This fall, members of TX Votes were invited to present at the National Association of Student Personnel Administrators Annual Conference in Seattle, Washington. In March, two members of TX Votes will share best practices for encouraging voter turnout on college campuses and help other universities develop their own civic engagement initiatives.
Your Impact
This year, our fundraising goal is $2,500. Your support will help us grow our impact, elevate our programming, and tangibly increase voter turnout.
The work we do is important and supporting the student leaders that make it possible is essential. Prior to the pandemic, TX Votes members regularly traveled out of the state to convene with leaders of other organizations. These experiences helped our membership learn and grow - and motivated TX Votes to reach bigger goals every year!
This year is the first opportunity since the pandemic for our members to join a national convening and bring back what they learn! In addition to our ongoing voter registration and voter education programming, this fundraising goal will cover the travel costs for two students to travel to Seattle, Washington.
Thank you and hook ‘em!
