VOTING FOR THE FUTURE
WHAT IS MY SCHOOL VOTES
My School Votes (MSV) builds student-led voter registration clubs in high schools across the country. We’ll give you the training and resources you need to ensure every eligible student in your school is registered and ready to vote each year, every year.
Together, we will develop leadership skills, advocate for local issues, create exceptional voter registration campaigns, and launch young people into cycles of life-long civic engagement.
AMBASSADORS PROGRAM
HIGH SCHOOL
STUDENTS &
EDUCATORS
Lead voter registration and civic engagement efforts at your school.
Black History Month
DESCENDANT DOCUMENTARY ACTIVITY
Through monthly engagements and activities, students and participants have the opportunity to explore topics and issues they feel passionate about as well as recognize, appreciate, and celebrate the hard work and achievements of the people that make our democracy possible.
In honor of Black History Month, our engagement activities will center around the Netflix documentary Descendant.
MSV FEATURES
ONLINE VOTER REGISTRATION PORTAL
Your school community can have access to its own unique voter registration portal that students and community members can use to register to vote. You will receive your portal in 48 hours along with online voter registration portal links, QR codes, and QR coded posters. Portal schools will also receive access to our national trainings and one-on-one staff support.
MSV CLUBS
My School Votes Clubs ensure voter registration happens every year and students develop the skills to take on social issues they care about. Students also gain community service hours and prepare their resume for college.
NOTE: You can do this work through an existing club, like Student Council or Key Club. Register with us to gain access to all the perks of an MSV Club!
MSV Clubs
My School Votes Clubs ensure voter registration happens every year and students develop the skills to take on social issues they care about. Students also gain community service hours and prepare their resume for college.
NOTE: You can do this work through an existing club, like Student Council or Key Club. Register with us to gain access to all the perks of an MSV Club!
CIVICS 101
MSV Clubs have access to Civics 101: High Schools, our year-long training program in advocacy and organizing that applies civics to the real world. Students and educators learn how to organize and mobilize their school communities to execute effective voter registration and issue-based campaigns. *Civics 101: Middle Schools and Civics 101: Elementary Schools coming soon!
HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS: THIS PROGRAM IS FOR YOU!
Any high school student can start or lead an MSV Club. MSV programming puts the power in the hands of students. You’re never too young to make a difference, so start by impacting your school. Even if you cannot register or vote yet, you can join in this work. MSV needs you!
EDUCATORS AND ADMINISTRATORS
Administrators and educators of any grade or subject can start a MSV Club. At MSV, we bring together everyone from social studies and math teachers to librarians and counselors, who serve as club advisors. Our MSV advisors are an integral part of the MSV mission, and ensure that the program becomes a fixed and multigenerational presence at their schools. MSV Clubs are designed to be led by students, with educators serving as advisors.
Administrators interested in bringing My School Votes to your district or network, join our mission.
My School Votes provided our district with essential tools to engage students in a meaningful and effective High School Voter Registration Drive. Our students were highly motivated and excited to encourage their fellow classmates to register!
I honestly have a newfound respect for my generation. I have opinions that differ from many others in MSV, but I never really felt like I was judged for my views. I always see on social media people posting “if you support X, block me” and I lost faith in bipartisanship. MSV completely turned that around and I am extremely glad for it.
Education programming should be primarily concerned with activating students’ curiosity and confidence to the point that they want to share their learning, ideas, and passions with the world. My School Votes’ active civics programming infuses civics learning in the K-12 classroom, while giving students years of experience in being active members of their community. With this program, students leave high school with a wealth of knowledge that they will truly know how to apply.
This organization was truly life changing and it brought me out of one of the darkest places of my life. It is truly the most fulfilling thing I have ever participated in and I wouldn’t change anything.