Civic Engagement

Register to Vote

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Apply for a Mail-in Ballot

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Take Our Pledge to Vote!

Are you voting on election day? Let us know by taking our pledge below!

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Find your Polling Place

Do you know where to go on Election Day? Make sure to be prepared before the day arives!

Find Your Poling Place

Learn More about your Candidates

There are a plethora of voting resources out there. Here we have compiled a couple of the most popular, and most helpful:

BallotReady and Vote 411 both provide information about election day, where/how to vote, and other important resources for you as a voter.

VoteSmart lets you look up specific candidates and learn about their funding sources, ratings, surveys taken, vote history, etc.

BallotReady
Vote 411
VoteSmart

Frequently Asked Questions

Campus Vote Project is a nonpartisan organization who serves to provide answers to common questions from voters.

View Campus Vote Project's WV FAQ

Countdown to Election Day: November 8th, 2022

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Celebrating Civic Holidays

Civic Holidays are nonpartisan days of action that strengthen and celebrate our country’s democracy! They bring together a wide range of organizations and communities in pursuit of an America where everyone participates and votes.

What Are The Holidays?

WVU's 2022 Civic Action Plan

The purpose of this action plan is to collaborate and create a strategy to increase student voting rates, informed decision making, and help students form the habits of active and engaged citizenship.

View the Action Plan

ALL IN Campus Democracy Challenge

West Virginia University is proud to participate in the ALL IN Campus Democracy Challenge alongside other Big XII universities. This challenge means that:

WVU is committed to increasing college student voting rates;
WVU participates in the National Study of Learning, Voting, and Engagement (NSLVE) and publicly posts all voting information, which can be found at ALL IN's WVU page; and
WVU biannually creates and updates a Civic Action Plan that details who, when, where, and why the University participates in civic engagement.

The University's ALL IN page can be found here

“Civic engagement means working to make a difference in the civic life of our communities and developing the combination of knowledge, skills, values and motivation to make that difference. It means promoting the quality of life in a community, through both political and non-political processes.”