Nonprofit Voter Engagement Network

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Check out local voter turnout reports on our state partners, prepared for 12 state nonprofit associations by the Nonprofit Voter Engagement Network. More than just registered voters turned out at record volumes on November 4. Across the country, nonprofits like Kids Voting helped children participate as well as they learned about the democratic process in their social studies classes and cast votes in statewide elections at their schools, setting the stage for future participation. Read about an Arizona school district's experience. Volunteers and employees of Meriden-based Universal Health Care Foundation of Connecticut stood outside polls Nov. 4th in an attempt to recruit activists for universal health care. "We're targeting people who are engaged, who want to have an effect on policies and issues," said Janet Davenport, a spokeswoman for the nonpartisan, nonprofit foundation. Read more . Recent Stories	This Wisconsin editorial challenges state residents to carry their levels of engagement from November 4th on, right down to the local municipal elections. Wisconsin ranked 2nd in the nation for voter turnout. The Brennan Center for Justice has released a report calling for implementation of Universal Voter Registration. Read the report. The U.S. Census is hiring at its regional and local office across the country. To learn more about jobs with Census 2010 visit their jobs site . Recent Stories	See NVEN's complete state by state table of voter turnout in 2008, featuring turnout percent, state turnout rank, and turnout increases over 2004. The Pew Center on the States offers a look at how states’ voters fared on Election Day with voter ID laws – including Georgia and Indiana, who in November required for the first time in a presidential contest that all voters to show a government-issued ID card with a photograph. Read more. The Brooking Institution's Election Reform Project assesses the influence of the Hispanic electorate in the 2008 election, and explores the particular demands this population faces in terms of voter registration and identification. Recent Stories

Nonprofits at Work

In the News

Voting and Elections

Check out local voter turnout reports on our state partners, prepared for 12 state nonprofit associations by the Nonprofit Voter Engagement Network.

More than just registered voters turned out at record volumes on November 4. Across the country, nonprofits like Kids Voting helped children participate as well as they learned about the democratic process in their social studies classes and cast votes in statewide elections at their schools, setting the stage for future participation. Read about an Arizona school district's experience.

Volunteers and employees of Meriden-based Universal Health Care Foundation of Connecticut stood outside polls Nov. 4th in an attempt to recruit activists for universal health care. "We're targeting people who are engaged, who want to have an effect on policies and issues," said Janet Davenport, a spokeswoman for the nonpartisan, nonprofit foundation. Read more .

Recent Stories

This Wisconsin editorial challenges state residents to carry their levels of engagement from November 4th on, right down to the local municipal elections. Wisconsin ranked 2nd in the nation for voter turnout.

The Brennan Center for Justice has released a report calling for implementation of Universal Voter Registration. Read the report.

The U.S. Census is hiring at its regional and local office across the country. To learn more about jobs with Census 2010 visit their jobs site .

Recent Stories

See NVEN's complete state by state table of voter turnout in 2008, featuring turnout percent, state turnout rank, and turnout increases over 2004.

The Pew Center on the States offers a look at how states’ voters fared on Election Day with voter ID laws – including Georgia and Indiana, who in November required for the first time in a presidential contest that all voters to show a government-issued ID card with a photograph. Read more.

The Brooking Institution's Election Reform Project assesses the influence of the Hispanic electorate in the 2008 election, and explores the particular demands this population faces in terms of voter registration and identification.

Recent Stories