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Civic Engagement Alliance

Non-Partisan Student Groups Working Together to Create a More Politically Aware UT

The Civic Engagement Alliance (CEA)

The CEA is a collaborative nonpartisan effort to improve voter engagement and other forms of civic engagement on campus; the CEA is convened by TX Votes and includes many different political and nonpolitical organizations and institutes on campus.

Participation is simple:

1. Choose a rep to attend one meeting per semester.

2. Register the students in your organization to vote. (If you don't have a Volunteer Deputy Registrar in your org/institute, don't worry, we can help!)

3. Share nonpartisan voting information around election time.

Join the CEA or confirm your organization's 2019-2020 membership information here: https://forms.gle/FnroeqMa3WJxEbav5.

To learn more about voting rates at the University of Texas at Austin, visit our NSLVE report here: https://issuu.com/utvotes/docs/2012_and_2016_nslve_report-the_univ

News

May 22, 2018: Election Day with early voting from May 14-18. The closest polling location for UT students is DKR.

Oct. 19, 2017: University of Texas recognized for most improved undergrad voter turnout by the ALL IN Democracy Challenge (Press Links Below)

Check out the CEA on social!

CEA Members include:

314 Action at UT Austin, ADPAC, Alpha Phi Alpha, American Library Association & Texas Library Association, American Medical Student Association, Amnesty International, Asian Business Student Association, Association of Black Psychologists, Austin Collegiate DECA, Austin's Bright Future, Black Student Alliance, Campus Environmental Center, Carribean Student Association, CLUTCH, CNS Honors, College Republicans, CommSGC, Communication Council, CRPSO, Dance Action, Dean's Scholars, Delta Epsilon Mu, Euphoria ATX, Feminist Action Project, Feminist Latinx Organization Empowering Society, Feminist Policy Alliance at LBJ School, Generation Citizen, Voting Graduate Student Agency (GSA), Graduate Women in Computing, Health Advocacy Student Coalition, Hindu Students Association, Hockey Horns, Honors Quad RHC, Hook the Vote (Student Government), IGNITE, Jolt at UT Austin, Kappa Rho Pre-Medical Honor Society, Keep Austin Wizarding, Lambda Alpha Nu, Liberal Arts Council, Liberal Arts Refugee Alliance, Longhorn Band Student Association, Longhorn Kiva, Longhorn Legislative Aides, Longhorn LULAC, Longhorns for Voting Reform, Minority Women Pursuing Law, Mixed Martial Arts at UT Austin, Multicultural Engagement Center, NAACP at UT Austin, Natural Sciences Council, Net Impact, Nueces Mosque, One Note Stand A Capella, Orange Jackets, Oxfam at the University of Texas at Austin, Pi Beta Phi, Residence Life, Secular Student Alliance at UT Austin, Senate of College Councils, Seva Charities, Sigma Delta Tau, Society of Hispanic Engineers, Socks for the Sole, Student Council for Exceptional Children, Student Engineering Council, Students Expanding Austin Literacy, Tejas Club, Texas Belles Event Planning Organization, Texas Blazers, Texas Bluebonnets, Texas Circle K International, Texas Electronic, Texas Freedom Network, Texas Friar Society, Texas Girl Gang, Texas Health Promotion Club, Texas Hillel, Texas International Affairs Society, Texas Ladybirds, Texas Nutrition, Texas Political Union, Texas Public Health, Texas Spirits, Texas Tower PR, Texas Water Ski, Texas Women's Rugby, The Language Campaign, The Student Association of the School of Information (SASI), The Texas Orator, Theta Tau, TX Votes, University Democrats, Undergraduate Business Council, UT National Association of Black Journalists, UT Service Scholars, UT Ukes, Women in Foreign Affairs, and Young Invincibles.

Become a CEA Member

Your group can help make a difference! To apply to become a CEA member, fill out this short form.

Email TX Votes Program Coordinator Kassie Phebillo at kphebillo@utexas.edu if you have any questions.

F.A.Q.

Why should your student group join the CEA?

  • The CEA is an opportunity for your student group to join a great community-building activity.
  • This provides more leadership opportunities within your organization. There will also be select leadership positions on the CEA Leadership Board.
  • All CEA member groups will be featured on the TX Votes website.
  • Deputization and other voter registration training are completely free to your group. And we provide pizza!
  • The top performing groups will be recognized by the Annette Strauss Institute for Civic Life and awarded at the end of each school year for their hard work.

Why do we need the CEA?

US citizens between the ages of 18-25 are notoriously unengaged. UT has a campus of over 50,000 students. It would be impossible for our small groups to register each student, but through the alliance, we can reach a much larger audience.

What is a Texas Volunteer Deputy Registrar?

In the state of Texas, you must be a volunteer deputy registrar (DVR) to register voters. The DVR provides a voter registration application; assists in completion of the application; accepts and reviews the completed application and gives receipts; informs the applicant when he or she will receive the voter registration certificate and submits the application in person within five calendar days of registration. See if you qualify.

300 W. Dean Keeton (A0900)
Austin, TX 78712-1069
Phone: 512-471-5775
Contacts

Map to Moody College at 300 W Dean Keeton Street, Austin, TX 78712

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