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NVRD in MN High Schools Tool Kit
NVRD in MN High Schools TOOL KIT
Get ready for NVRD by preparing your students. This page will provide resources and information to get the most impact out of your National Voter Registration Day (NRVD) experience.
- Get Your Students Ready
- Get Your Students Engaged
- Get Your Students Excited
Prepare for the Live/Recorded Program:
1) Talk up the event to students and teachers of 16-and 17-year-olds, as well as those who will be able to register to vote for November 4. Don’t think of a class program; think of a school program!
2) Make sure students know:
-This is happening. (Promo videos are available here: https://www.lwvmn.org/nvrd .)
-That the opportunities to get engaged they will hear about are only examples, and the tip of a huge iceberg of ways to connect with their community, support others, and have their voices heard.
-Minnesota Youth Council BONUS PowerPoint on MYC
-Becoming a Student Election Judge
-Getting Involved with Your Local School Board (Article 2)
-That they can pre-register or register online anytime on a phone, tablet, laptop, or school computer, and we have resources (see the pages, or get a video walk-through) to answer all the common questions/answers.
-They will need, when they do pre-register or register:
-Full name
-Address (including zip code, apartment number if they have one, etc.)
-Email address
-Minnesota ID Number (Driver’s license, learner’s permit, or state ID), last four digits of their Social Security number, or both.
That’s all they will need! We are here to help.
*If you want to hold a pre-registration event and your school policy does not allow phones in class, it is a special activity with exceptional benefits, so please make an exception, AND TELL THEM WHY!
RESOURCES FOR YOU AND YOUR SCHOOL
Videos to Show
There are lots of great videos (by students, teachers, politicians, and more!) promoting using your voice, pre-registration generally, and participating in this event.
Posters
Here are posters and flyers designed to encourage pre-registration, registration, and using your voice.
HERE WE VOTE Campaign
Here We Vote is a voter outreach and education campaign by the Office of the Minnesota Secretary of State challenging Minnesotans to reclaim our #1 spot in voter turnout in the nation for the 2024 general election. Information and great graphics, social media posts, and more!
How Elections Work
In Minnesota
Information on elections and voting, parties, and primaries, candidates and confidence that your vote is secure.
Teacher's Guide for Registering and Pre-Registering Students to Vote
How to Pre-Register or Register to Vote
Voter registration and preregistration uses the same form. As you can see, the options for eligibility include either being at least 16 (Pre-registration) or being at least 18 by the next election (registration).
Voter Outreach Toolkit 2025
How to, what to, and when to; so much information on voting and elections, and how to help others learn about elections and voting.
More Resources from NVRD.org
The National Voter Registration Day website has more resources to explore.
Voter Guide / Candidate Information
The League of Women Voters offers a nonpartisan, bilingual voter guide to learn about the candidates and questions on your ballot.