
ERIC Number: ED375757
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 1994
Pages: 27
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CUNY's Voter Registration System.
Hershenson, Jay; And Others
This collection of items including public testimony by the Vice Chancellor, Jay Hershenson, a formal resolution, a press release, and brochures, documents the City University of New York's (CUNY) unique voter registration system, "CUNY Project Vote". As the press release describes it, Project Vote is the nation's largest student voter registration drive and a non-partisan effort to sign up new voters among the university's 207,000 students and to urge them to participate in the electoral process. A registration fact sheet covers important dates, how to register, polling places, and absentee ballots. A reprint of the CUNY Board of Trustee's formal resolution establishing the plan states the project's goals of providing the chance to register to vote as part of the student class registration process along with appropriate voter education activities at the local college level. Brochures in English, Spanish and Chinese offer information particularly for foreign students concerning eligibility for citizenship, benefits of citizenship, the naturalization process, and the New Citizens Exam. The Vice Chancellor's testimony before the City of New York's Voter Assistance Commission describes the program's development, components, funding, and results. It also proposes changes in the law to make voter registration more accessible to the university community. (JB)
Publication Type: Reports - Descriptive; Legal/Legislative/Regulatory Materials
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Audience: Policymakers
Language: English
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Authoring Institution: City Univ. of New York, NY. Office of Univ. Relations.
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