Welcome new spring 2025 students! We look forward to helping you find your way around. At New Student Welcome, you will have the opportunity to meet our great faculty, staff and students as we help you find your classrooms, register you for your parking permit, purchase your textbooks and so much more!

If you plan to vote in person on Election Day, it’s important to be extra prepared, especially if any travel is required.

Voting by mail (absentee voting) offers a convenient way to participate in elections, whether you're in Ohio or another state. Be sure to pay close attention to deadlines and guidelines to ensure your vote is received and counted on time.

Early in-person voting gives you the opportunity to cast your ballot before Election Day. It begins Tuesday, Oct. 8.

If you’re studying abroad, you can still participate in U.S. elections by requesting an overseas ballot. The deadlines for voting while abroad vary by the state where you’re registered. 

For students registered in Ohio, here’s what you need to know: 

Request a Voting Presentation

To allow for as many students as possible to learn about the voting process, including registering to vote and the options they have to complete and submit ballots, we are offering a form that allows any student organization, course instructor, or program advisor/facilitator to request an informational presentation by either one or multiple members of the Kent State Votes coalition OR a voter information table. 

Request a Voting Presentation

To allow for as many students as possible to learn about the voting process, including registering to vote and the options they have to complete and submit ballots, we are offering a form that allows any student organization, course instructor, or program advisor/facilitator to request an informational presentation by either one or multiple members of the Kent State Votes coalition OR a voter information table. 

Position Overview

• Receive training to learn about the voting process and how to best communicate this information to fellow students
• Connect with other students by staffing voter information tables and providing brief presentations about the voting process to student organizations and classes
• Join a campus-wide coalition that is made up of students, faculty, and staff who are working to ensure students have the access and information needed to participate in the voting process

Please note that this is a volunteer pos

Position Overview

Precinct Election Officials are hired by Ohio county Boards of Election to ensure that elections are run fairly and impartially and conducted according to Ohio law; with Kent State being located in Portage County, we provide our university community with information on how to become a Precinct Election Official here