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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.

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.

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Civic Engagement Alliance

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

Join the Civic Engagement Alliance Today!

Join the CEA or update your student organization's 2019-2020 membership information by simply filling out the form below. For the first time, the Civic Engagement Alliance is rolling out membership for institutional programs, like schools, official UT athletic teams, honors programs, etc to the program. If you or someone you know would like to sign their organization or program up for the CEA, please direct them to the following forms:

Upcoming Events

Civic Engagement Alliance Meeting & Make Up Meeting

Meet to discuss plans leading up to and including the March Primaries and think ahead to the 2020 Presidential Election in November. As always, pizza will be provided. VDR trainings will follow each meeting. Please RSVP, so we are able to purchase pizza for everyone.

Last Day to Register to Vote Celebration

Join TX Votes and CEA orgs from across campus for the last day to register to vote! On February 3rd, student organizations across campus will gather at Gregory Plaza until midnight to register students to vote before the March Primary Elections. (Facebook event forthcoming)

Primary Election

Primary Election Day for both parties is Tuesday, March 3 with early voting from Tuesday, February 18 to Friday, February 28. The FAC polling location will be open for voting from 7 am to 7 pm every day except for Sunday, when it will be open from 12 pm to 6 pm.

UT Austin Voting Data & Campus Plan

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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.

*List may not always be up to date.

Become a CEA Member

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

Email CEA Chair, Janae Steggall at jstegg99@outlook.com or 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.
  • 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.All CEA member groups will be featured on the TX Votes website.

Why do we need the CEA?

UT has a campus of over 50,000 students and over the past five years students have increase voter turnout in a remarkable manner. It would be impossible for one small groups to register each student, but through the alliance, we can reach so many more students! There are also many groups on campus who do civic engagement work, so the CEA acts as a way to coordinate efforts between all groups to have the most effective outreach on campus possible.

What is a Texas Volunteer Deputy Registrar?

In the state of Texas, you must be a volunteer deputy registrar (VDR) to register voters. The VDR 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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