Office of Student Life
Leadership and Community Engagement

OSU Votes

The Office of Student Life’s OSU Votes is a student-led movement to register, educate and encourage other students to vote. This nonpartisan group fosters civic engagement at The Ohio State University.

OSU Votes is committed to providing students with the necessary information and resources needed to vote in every local, state, and federal election.


Nationally Recognized Program

As a result of the work from student staff at OSU Votes, Ohio State was named a "Voter Friendly Campus" for 2025-2026. This distinction is managed by the non-partisan Campus Votes Project and NASPA - Student Affairs Educators in Higher Education, and OSU Votes has been recognized for five consectuive cycles. 

OSU Votes was also awarded a "Gold Seal" in 2020 and a "Silver Seal" in 2022 for work promoting student voter turnout in each election cycle. Also, in 2024 and 2026, Ohio State receive the Highly Established Action Plan recognition. These seals and recognitions were awarded by the ALL IN Campus Democracy Challenge which also hosts the Big Ten Voting Challenge.


Get Involved with OSU Votes and Around Campus

OSU Votes within the Office of Student Life's Department of Leadership and Community Engagement, is Ohio State's open-access, nonpartisan resource for civic engagement and voter registration information. All faculty, staff, students, and student organizations are encouraged to utilize OSU Votes as a key resource by attending and requesting tabling at events and workshop presentations. OSU Votes staff can always be identified by OSU Votes branding at their table, on their apparel, and/or on their name tag.

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Learn More and Engage

Have questions about OSU Votes? Contact us at osuvotes@osu.edu