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• Make the NY Disability Vote Count

  • Start
    August 15, 2024
  • End
    November 05, 2024
  • Location
    https://forms.gle/oKAytbqrvyNwQV4V6

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  Hold a place on campus to help students register to vote.

  

  NYSDSC and NY State Institutions together with the REV UP network is composed of state and national coalitions that work to advance the Disability Vote. This is a non-partisan initiative within New York State to inspire college students with disabilities toward voter turnout and civic engagement.

  Celebrate Disability Voting Rights Week: September 9-13, 2024 by holding a spot on campus to help students register to vote. Below on this webpage find the links to a toolkit designed for all the information you need.

   Please register your University Voting Campaign Event at this link. When you sign up, you will become a member of the NYS Coalition of Higher Education and Disability's (NYSCHED) email list for the toolkit information and further events such as Spring Student Empowerment day in Albany. 
  

  TOOLKIT LINK - Check out information you can use for your Voter registration Drives!

  More to come! Social media information, Posters, and other information.

  Qualifications to Register to Vote in New York

  • *Translation is available at the New York State Board of Elections Website

    • be a United States citizen;
    • be 18 years old (you may pre-register at 16 or 17 but cannot vote until you are 18);
    • resident of this state and the county, city or village for at least 30 days before the election;
    • not be in prison for a felony conviction; If you are not incarcerated, you can register to vote (new law 2021)
    • not found to be incompetent by a court;
    • not claim the right to vote elsewhere.

  If you are unsure if you are already registered to vote, you can check your registration status here.

  Voter Registration Deadlines

  Go to voter deadlines

  Applications must be postmarked no later than October 26, 2024, and received by a board of elections no later than October 26, 2024, to be eligible to vote in the General Election.

  III. Voter Registration Forms

  Once the form is completed, you need to print the form and sign it. The board of elections cannot accept any kind of digital or Adobe-generated signature. The links have accessible formats. Then, mail the form to your county board of elections. The forms below are accessible. ONLINE Voter Registration information

  for more information, please email nysched1@gmail.com 

  
  

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• NYSDSC Fall 2024 Virtual Meeting

  • Start
    November 07, 2024
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  • End
    November 13, 2024
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  • Schedule
    2 sessions
  • Location
    Virtual - Zoom
  • Spaces left
    131
  • Registered
    19 registrants

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  Agenda is now available [word] 

  Important Registration and Meeting Information
  

  Two mornings are available for the conference

  • Thursday, November 07, 2024, 8:45 AM - 1:00 PM
  • Wednesday, November 13, 2024, 8:45 AM - 1:00 PM

  • Agenda with links [Coming Soon]  
  • CART Will be available throughout both meetings.
  • Registration is required to attend. You have the ability to create guests of the people that will be attending the conference and pay one invoice from each college.

  Registration Rates and Payment:

  • The cost of this years November Meeting is $35.00 per person. Members, must login to your account prior to attempting to register and pay
  • Paying by check? Make payable to NYSDSC.
  • Mail payment to: 
  • • NYSDSC Treasurer
    • PO Box 74
    • 120 Kasson Road
    • Camillus, NY 13031-0074
  • Please note: In order for check payments to be processed correctly, you must include a breakdown of what the payment is for; annual dues, conference registration for 1, 2, 3 people and the names of the members that the payment is intended for.

  Accommodations:

  Please notify Sumana Silverheels of the need for any disability related accommodations no later than Friday, October 13th.

  Alternate Format Materials:

  For alternate format materials, please email Registration@nysdsc.org and include "NYSDSC Conference Materials" in the email subject line no later than Friday, 10/25th.

  Questions?

  E-mail registration@nysdsc.org

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