A nonpartisan initiative, grounded in the guiding principles of equity, opportunity and social justice, dedicated to empowering students to vote, and to be civically responsible global citizens.

The All In Campus Democracy Challenge Silver Seal awarded to EVC  for increasing students' voting rate between 30-39 percent in the 2018 Midterm Election.

First 100 Days Contest 

EVC Votes Contest Winners - 2020

Hear what our EVC Votes Essay and Video Contest winners have to say about the importance of voting in the 2020 General Election.

EVC President’s Message

EVC Classified Senate's Messages

 Incredibly Close Elections: Why Your Vote Matters

Start making a difference by pledging and registering to vote now! 

Register To Vote

California Secretary of State

REGISTER TO VOTE NOWThis is a special link on the California Secretary of State website for California Colleges and Universities entered in the Ballot Bowl Competition.

CHECK YOUR REGISTRATION STATUSFor California residents who want to confirm their address and other information

Get Involved!

• County of Santa Clara Registrar of Voters
  Volunteers needed on Election Day and/or Night. Volunteer Stipend $115 to $200. Call 408-9189169 or Apply Online
• NAACP Civic Engagement Program
  Help mobilize black voters by calling or texting them from a list
• New Voters
  Help register eligible high school students to vote
• Rock The Vote
  Help Rock the Vote register, educate and turn out young people to vote
• Voto Latino
  Phone bank, text bank, host voter registration drive, watch party, or town hall. Organize action teams and train community members.
• When We All Vote
  Join texting team and recruit friends and family to vote

• September 16, 2020  Latinx & The Vote Trivia
  1:00pm RSVP: Https://TINYURL.COM/EVCVOTES
  Zoom Meeting ID: 4511245090
  

• September 17, 2020  Constitution Day What's on Your Ballot2:00pm Zoom Meeting link: http://bit.ly/evcconstitutionday2020

• September 30, 2020  Women in Politics
  6:00pm - 7:00pm
  Zoom Meeting ID:294-416-4540
  RSVP: https://tinyurl.com/y4gyuw8d

• October 06, 2020  Stopped By Police? Know Your Rights
  2:00pm
  Zoom:  https://tinyurl.com/EVCVotes-StopByPolice
  Submit Questions: https://tinyurl.com/EVCVotesOct6Questions

• October 16, 2020  Presidential Debate 2020
  1:30pm - 2:30pm
  Zoom link to be provided 

• November 4, 2020  2020 Post-Election Forum
  4pm - 5pm
  Zoom link:  http://bit.ly/2020PostElection

• December 8, 2020 Torn Apart: Separated At the Border
  12pm - 1:15pm
  RSVP Link:  https://tinyurl.com/evcfilm

Teaching And Learning Resources

The Center for Service-Learning and Public Service provides ongoing training and resources to support faculty in integrating community and civic engagement into existing curricula. To assist faculty educate and mobilize their students to vote in the 2020 General Election, the EVC Votes Steering Committee created a number of assignments located on Canvas Commons along with educational videos and podcast listed below to enrich classroom discussions, research and extra credit assignments.

Videos

• Take a Walk in My Shoes
• Requiem for The American Dream
• White People MTV Documentary
• Women's March Videos

Ted Talks

• A Conservative's Plea; Let's Work Together
• Can Democracy Exists Without Trust?
• Does Your Vote Count? The Electoral College Explained
• Our Democracy No Longer Represents The People: Here Is How We Can It
• The Global Power Shift
• There's No Such Things As Not Voting
• Why Democracy Matters

Podcast

• African American Policy Forum
• Deep Democracy
• Intersectionality Matters
• The African American Policy Forum
• The Brown Girls Guide to Politics
• Women Belong in the House