What Will Be Covered
- How to register
- How to find your polling location
- ID requirements
- Making a Plan to Vote
- How early voting and mail-in ballots work
- Voting in person
- Where to find trustworthy election information
- Where to find election results
Audience Eligibility
It is open to any one.
Who Needs the Training
- First-time voters (e.g., incoming college students, young adults turning 18).
- Newly naturalized citizens who may not yet be familiar with U.S. elections.
- Community members who haven’t voted in a while and may need a refresher on registration, deadlines, or procedures.
- Students, faculty, or staff who want to learn how elections work so they can support civic engagement efforts on campus.
- Volunteers helping with voter registration or election outreach, who need to be prepared to answer basic voting questions.
- Anyone unfamiliar with changes in election laws or procedures in their state.
Registration
Advance registration is required. Please register online. If you need to cancel your reservation, please send an email to govhelp@rice.edu, so people on the waiting list can take the class.
It is your responsibility to notify the instructor if you will no longer be able to attend.
If you miss a course without notifying staff by the day of the course, your registration for all future courses will be canceled.
Cost
Free
Location
Collaboration Room, Fondren Library Basement
Contact
Anna Xiong, Head of Kelley Center for Government Information Resources & Civic Engagement, govhelp@rice.edu or jax2@rice.edu
Date/Time
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Location
Collaboration Room, Fondren Library Basement
Registration Form