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  • Alabama
    Election Calendar
    Primary Date No primary date.
    Primary Runoff No primary runoff date.
    General Election No general runoff date yet.
    Other Elections

    Aug. 22-City of Montgomery and Talladega Municipal Elections

  • Alaska
    Election Calendar
    Primary Date No primary date.
    Primary Runoff No primary runoff date.
    General Election No general runoff date yet.
    Other Elections

    April 4-Anchorage Municipal Election

  • Arizona
    Election Calendar
    Primary Date No primary date.
    Primary Runoff No primary runoff date.
    General Election No general runoff date yet.
    Other Elections No other elections at this time.
  • Arkansas
    Election Calendar
    Primary Date No primary date.
    Primary Runoff No primary runoff date.
    General Election No general runoff date yet.
    Other Elections No other elections at this time.
  • California
    Election Calendar
    Primary Date No primary date.
    Primary Runoff No primary runoff date.
    General Election No general runoff date yet.
    Other Elections

    March 7-Humboldt County Consolidated Districts Election; April 4-Los Angeles City Council Distrcit 6 Special Primary

  • Colorado
    Election Calendar
    Primary Date No primary date.
    Primary Runoff No primary runoff date.
    General Election
    November 7, 2023
    Other Elections

    April 4-Denver Municipal Election

  • Connecticut
    Election Calendar
    Primary Date
    September 12, 2023
    Primary Runoff No primary runoff date.
    General Election
    November 7, 2023
    Other Elections

    Feb. 28-Special Election; May 2-Municipal Election

  • Delaware
    Election Calendar
    Primary Date No primary date.
    Primary Runoff No primary runoff date.
    General Election No general runoff date yet.
    Other Elections

    May 9-School Board Elections

  • District of Columbia
    Election Calendar
    Primary Date No primary date.
    Primary Runoff No primary runoff date.
    General Election No general runoff date yet.
    Other Elections No other elections at this time.
  • Florida
    Election Calendar
    Primary Date No primary date.
    Primary Runoff No primary runoff date.
    General Election No general runoff date yet.
    Other Elections No other elections at this time.
  • Georgia
    Election Calendar
    Primary Date No primary date.
    Primary Runoff No primary runoff date.
    General Election
    November 7, 2023
    Other Elections

    March 21-Special Election; April 18-Special Election Runoff (if necessary); June 20-Municipal General/Special Election; July 18-Municipal General/Special Election Runoff (if necessary); Sept. 21-Special Election

  • Guam
    Election Calendar
    Primary Date No primary date.
    Primary Runoff No primary runoff date.
    General Election No general runoff date yet.
    Other Elections No other elections at this time.
  • Hawaii
    Election Calendar
    Primary Date No primary date.
    Primary Runoff No primary runoff date.
    General Election No general runoff date yet.
    Other Elections No other elections at this time.
  • Idaho
    Election Calendar
    Primary Date No primary date.
    Primary Runoff No primary runoff date.
    General Election
    November 7, 2023
    Other Elections

    March 14; May 16; Aug. 29

  • Illinois
    Election Calendar
    Primary Date
    February 28, 2023
    Primary Runoff No primary runoff date.
    General Election
    November 7, 2023
    Other Elections No other elections at this time.
  • Indiana
    Election Calendar
    Primary Date
    May 2, 2023
    Primary Runoff No primary runoff date.
    General Election
    November 7, 2023
    Other Elections No other elections at this time.
  • Iowa
    Election Calendar
    Primary Date
    October 10, 2023
    Primary Runoff No primary runoff date.
    General Election
    November 7, 2023
    Other Elections

    Dec. 5-City Runoff (if necessary)

  • Kansas
    Election Calendar
    Primary Date No primary date.
    Primary Runoff No primary runoff date.
    General Election No general runoff date yet.
    Other Elections No other elections at this time.
  • Kentucky
    Election Calendar
    Primary Date
    May 16, 2023
    Primary Runoff No primary runoff date.
    General Election
    November 7, 2023
    Other Elections No other elections at this time.
  • Louisiana
    Election Calendar
    Primary Date
    October 14, 2023
    Primary Runoff No primary runoff date.
    General Election
    November 18, 2023
    Other Elections

    Jan. 14-Special Election; Feb. 18-Special Election; March 25-Municipal Primary & Special Election; April 29-Municipal General

  • Maine
    Election Calendar
    Primary Date No primary date.
    Primary Runoff No primary runoff date.
    General Election No general runoff date yet.
    Other Elections

    Nov. 7-Referendum Election

  • Maryland
    Election Calendar
    Primary Date No primary date.
    Primary Runoff No primary runoff date.
    General Election No general runoff date yet.
    Other Elections No other elections at this time.
  • Massachusetts
    Election Calendar
    Primary Date No primary date.
    Primary Runoff No primary runoff date.
    General Election No general runoff date yet.
    Other Elections No other elections at this time.
  • Michigan
    Election Calendar
    Primary Date No primary date.
    Primary Runoff No primary runoff date.
    General Election No general runoff date yet.
    Other Elections No other elections at this time.
  • Minnesota
    Election Calendar
    Primary Date
    August 8, 2023
    Primary Runoff No primary runoff date.
    General Election
    November 7, 2023
    Other Elections

    March 14-Township Elections

  • Mississippi
    Election Calendar
    Primary Date
    August 8, 2023
    Primary Runoff
    August 29, 2023
    General Election
    November 7, 2023
    Other Elections No other elections at this time.
  • Missouri
    Election Calendar
    Primary Date No primary date.
    Primary Runoff No primary runoff date.
    General Election
    April 4, 2023
    Other Elections

    Feb. 7-Bond Elections; March 8-Charter Cities and Counties; Aug. 8 and Nov. 7-Available for Public Elections

  • Montana
    Election Calendar
    Primary Date
    September 12, 2023
    Primary Runoff No primary runoff date.
    General Election
    November 7, 2023
    Other Elections

    May 2-Special Purpose District Election

  • Nebraska
    Election Calendar
    Primary Date No primary date.
    Primary Runoff No primary runoff date.
    General Election No general runoff date yet.
    Other Elections

    April 4-City of Lincoln Primary; May 2-City of Lincoln General

  • Nevada
    Election Calendar
    Primary Date No primary date.
    Primary Runoff No primary runoff date.
    General Election No general runoff date yet.
    Other Elections No other elections at this time.
  • New Hampshire
    Election Calendar
    Primary Date No primary date.
    Primary Runoff No primary runoff date.
    General Election No general runoff date yet.
    Other Elections

    March 14-Town Elections; May 9-Alternate Town Elections

  • New Jersey
    Election Calendar
    Primary Date
    June 6, 2023
    Primary Runoff No primary runoff date.
    General Election
    November 7, 2023
    Other Elections

    May 9-Municipal Nonpartisan Elections

  • New Mexico
    Election Calendar
    Primary Date No primary date.
    Primary Runoff No primary runoff date.
    General Election
    November 7, 2023
    Other Elections No other elections at this time.
  • New York
    Election Calendar
    Primary Date No primary date.
    Primary Runoff No primary runoff date.
    General Election
    November 7, 2023
    Other Elections

    June 27-New York City Primary

  • North Carolina
    Election Calendar
    Primary Date No primary date.
    Primary Runoff No primary runoff date.
    General Election No general runoff date yet.
    Other Elections

    March 17-Town of Dobson; Sept. 12-Charlotte and Sanford; Oct. 10-Various municipalities; Nov. 7-Various municipalities

  • North Dakota
    Election Calendar
    Primary Date No primary date.
    Primary Runoff No primary runoff date.
    General Election No general runoff date yet.
    Other Elections No other elections at this time.
  • Ohio
    Election Calendar
    Primary Date
    May 2, 2023
    Primary Runoff No primary runoff date.
    General Election
    November 7, 2023
    Other Elections

    Aug. 8-Special Election

  • Oklahoma
    Election Calendar
    Primary Date No primary date.
    Primary Runoff No primary runoff date.
    General Election
    April 4, 2023
    Other Elections

    Feb. 14-Board of Education Primary; March 7-Special Elections and Propositions; May 9-Special Elections and Propositions; June 13-Special Elections; July 11-Special Elections and Propositions; Aug. 8 Special Elections and Propositions; Sept. 12-Special Elections; Oct. 10-Special Elections; November 14-Special Elections; December 12-Special Elections

  • Oregon
    Election Calendar
    Primary Date No primary date.
    Primary Runoff No primary runoff date.
    General Election
    November 7, 2023
    Other Elections

    March 14; May 16; Aug. 22

  • Pennsylvania
    Election Calendar
    Primary Date
    May 16, 2023
    Primary Runoff No primary runoff date.
    General Election
    November 7, 2023
    Other Elections

    Feb. 7-Special Election

  • Rhode Island
    Election Calendar
    Primary Date No primary date.
    Primary Runoff No primary runoff date.
    General Election No general runoff date yet.
    Other Elections No other elections at this time.
  • South Carolina
    Election Calendar
    Primary Date No primary date.
    Primary Runoff No primary runoff date.
    General Election
    November 7, 2023
    Other Elections No other elections at this time.
  • South Dakota
    Election Calendar
    Primary Date No primary date.
    Primary Runoff No primary runoff date.
    General Election No general runoff date yet.
    Other Elections

    April 11-Municipal Election; June 6-Municipal Election; June 20-Municipal Election

  • Tennessee
    Election Calendar
    Primary Date No primary date.
    Primary Runoff No primary runoff date.
    General Election No general runoff date yet.
    Other Elections

    Jan. 24-Special Election Primary; March 4-Special Election General

  • Texas
    Election Calendar
    Primary Date
    May 6, 2023
    Primary Runoff No primary runoff date.
    General Election
    November 7, 2023
    Other Elections No other elections at this time.
  • U.S. Virgin Islands
    Election Calendar
    Primary Date No primary date.
    Primary Runoff No primary runoff date.
    General Election No general runoff date yet.
    Other Elections No other elections at this time.
  • Utah
    Election Calendar
    Primary Date
    August 15, 2023
    Primary Runoff No primary runoff date.
    General Election
    November 21, 2023
    Other Elections No other elections at this time.
  • Vermont
    Election Calendar
    Primary Date No primary date.
    Primary Runoff No primary runoff date.
    General Election No general runoff date yet.
    Other Elections

    March 7-Town Meeting Day

  • Virginia
    Election Calendar
    Primary Date
    June 20, 2023
    Primary Runoff No primary runoff date.
    General Election
    November 7, 2023
    Other Elections No other elections at this time.
  • Washington
    Election Calendar
    Primary Date
    August 1, 2023
    Primary Runoff No primary runoff date.
    General Election
    November 7, 2023
    Other Elections

    Feb. 14-Special Election; April 25-Special Election

  • West Virginia
    Election Calendar
    Primary Date No primary date.
    Primary Runoff No primary runoff date.
    General Election
    June 6, 2023
    Other Elections No other elections at this time.
  • Wisconsin
    Election Calendar
    Primary Date
    February 21, 2023
    Primary Runoff No primary runoff date.
    General Election
    April 4, 2023
    Other Elections No other elections at this time.
  • Wyoming
    Election Calendar
    Primary Date No primary date.
    Primary Runoff No primary runoff date.
    General Election No general runoff date yet.
    Other Elections

    March 23-Special District Subsequent Director Elections; May 2-Town Elections, Bond Elections, Subsequent Director Elections, Special District Formation Elections; Aug. 22-Local Bond Elections; Nov. 7-Local Bond Elections; Subsequent Director Elections

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April 18, 2024

Federal Work Study funds eligible for variety of elections-related activities
Coalition of organizations create toolkit to help

Federal Work Study funding for community service has always been permitted for use with community groups and local governmental agencies, but until recently there wasn’t much guidance as to whether this was also true for voter engagement work.

Two years ago, the U.S. Department of Education (ED) issued a “Dear Colleague” letter reminding institutions of higher education of their obligation under the Higher Education Act to “make a good faith effort” to distribute voter registration forms to their students. 

The letter also stated that “If a student is employed directly by a postsecondary institution, the institution may compensate a student for Federal Work-Study employment involving voter registration activities that take place on or off-campus.” 

In an additional “Dear Colleague” letter issued in February of 2024, the Department clarified that higher education institutions can partner with local or state elections offices to place FWS student workers in positions that support nonpartisan and non-political activities such as broad-based get-out-the-vote activities, voter registration, providing voter assistance at a polling place or through a voter hotline, or serving as a poll worker.

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