ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ Votes Fellowship

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ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ Votes is a nationally-recognized, nonpartisan, student-led voting initiative.  Overseen by the Harward Center for Community Partnerships, it is designed to reach all eligible ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ students to make them aware of their right to vote and to support them in the process of exercising that right.  

ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ Votes Fellowship is a student leadership initiative to support nonpartisan voter engagement in the U.S. elections.   Facilitated by the Harward Center for Community Partnerships, ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ Votes Fellows are committed to engaging and preparing students to participate in our U.S. democracy, coordinate relevant nonpartisan programming to support informed civic action, and efforts beyond voting.  Fellows selected reflect a diverse cross-section of the ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ student body, in interests, activities, passions, and lived experiences. 

2024 ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ Votes Fellowship Team:

Ethan Chan ’25 – ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ Votes Co-Coordinator

Tammy Namangale ’27 – ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ Votes Co-Coordinator

Inez Johnson ’25 – ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ Votes Ambassador

Ananya Rao ’25 – ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ Votes Ambassador

Leslie Jimenez ’26 – ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ Votes Ambassador

Alex Appleton ’27 – ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ Votes Ambassador

Neil Grover ’27 – ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ Votes Ambassador

Ava Steinberger ’27 – ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ Votes Ambassador

ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ Votes Fellowship is offered every two years, to lead the voter engagement program during Presidential and Midterm Election years.

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people at voting table
Election Day Marcus Delpeche '17 of Wilmington, Del., and the ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ Bobcat encourage members of the ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ community to vote today. Inside Commons, students distributed information about six statewide ballot initiatives and recorded the number of students who had voted in today's election.
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two people holding a voted sticker
three people in bates sweatshirts smiling for the camera
woman creating a voting sign
display for bates votes group on table
two women at a voting table
chalked voting signs on side of building
President Clayton Spencer escorts a group of ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ students to the polls on election day, Tuesday, Nov. 6..In an effort spearheaded by ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ Democrats, ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ Republicans, and the Harward Center for Community Partnerships, ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ students led a bipartisan effort to get out the vote. Volunteers led walking groups from Commons on the hour and every 15 minutes during peak times to the Lewiston Armory on Central Avenue.Student IDs:In red jacket, Maya SeshanIn blue jacket with blue jeans, Ella WesterfieldIn maroon pants, Elise GrossfeldIn glasses, long blondish hair, tied VOTE shirt and bean boots, Maya ChessenOn scooter, Michael RatzimbazfyStudent in blue hood, Harkirat Lally Student in aqua blue jacket, Elektra Smicka
In an effort spearheaded by ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ Democrats, ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ Republicans, and the Harward Center for Community Partnerships, ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ students led a bipartisan effort to get out the vote. Volunteers led walking groups from Commons on the hour and every 15 minutes during peak times to the Lewiston Armory on Central Avenue.In red blazer, Maya Seshan '20 , president of ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ Democrats, of Wilton, Conn.
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three students at a voter registration drive
students at a voter registration table