Voter Information

Bay College

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On March 28, 2023 Bay College was named a Voter Friendly Campus, one of 258 campuses in 38 states and the District of Columbia by Fair Elections Center’s Campus Vote Project and NASPA – Student Affairs Administrators in Higher Education. The initiative recognizes institutions that have planned and implemented practices that encourage their students to register and vote in the 2022 elections and in coming years.

The mission of the 2023 Voter Friendly Campus designation is to bolster colleges and universities’ efforts to help students overcome barriers to participating in the political process – every year, not just during years featuring federal elections. Bay College was evaluated based on a written plan for how the College planned to register, educate, and turnout student voters in 2022, how Bay facilitated voter engagement efforts on the campus, and a final analysis of the College’s efforts.

Bay College has made a strong statement about their civic mission to prepare students to be engaged participants in our democracy and is eager to continue engaging students through 2023, 2024, and beyond.

The institutions designated Voter Friendly Campuses represent a wide range of two-year, four-year, public, private, rural, and urban campuses, collectively serving over 3.5 million students. Notably, the list of designated institutions includes 49 Minority Serving Institutions and 13 Historically Black Colleges and Universities, as well as 41 Community Colleges.

Register to Vote

Michigan residents can register to vote at michigan.gov/vote
Residents of all states can find out how to register to vote at https://vote.gov/

Know the Rules for Voting

Check out the voting rules and election processes in your state at VOTE411

Ways to Get Involved

Interesting in doing more to help support voter engagement at Bay College Main Campus or at the Iron Mountain Campus? Contact Political Science Instructor Molly%20Campbell to learn more about getting involved with voter registration drives and other voter information efforts.

Are you interested in helping other students register to vote and learn more about elections? Check out the paid positions you can do part-time right here at Bay College while serving as a Democracy Fellow with the Campus Vote Project: Apply to be a Democracy Fellow