Model III: Electronic Resitration and GOTV

In Massachusetts and Michigan, the Secretaries of State make voter registration forms available via the internet for downloading and printing. Schools send an e-mail to all students telling them that they can register to vote throug hteh university’s web page, whcih has a link to the Secretary of State’s web site. The schools’ communications departments provide press releases and develop stories to support and advertise the voter registration efforts. The school newspaper and other campus-wide circulars also run notices about hwo to register. The involvement of Secretary of State has free up many of these schools to focus their election efforts on additional voter education and “”get out the vote”" efforts.