Get Out The Vote Volunteer

Job summary

Volunteers will conduct face-to-face outreach to students on campus to support Get Out The Vote campaign activities. Duties include tabling, distributing materials, delivering class talks, and collecting pledges to vote.

Job details

In compliance with our Nonpartisan Political Policy and election laws, the UASU runs informative, student-focused Get Out The Vote (GOTV) campaign activities for federal, provincial, and municipal elections and referendums. These campaign activities focus on face-to-face outreach to students on campus. GOTV volunteers will report to the UASU's GOTV Campaign Coordinators as they run a GOTV campaign for the October 2026 Alberta referendum questions. DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES Campaign activities may include conducting intercepts (e.g. tabling), distributing print materials, delivering class talks, collecting pledges to vote, or creating innovative outreach opportunities under the direction of the Coordinators. QUALIFICATIONS Must be a current University of Alberta undergraduate student. To avoid conflicts of interest or duty, must not be working or formally volunteering for a referendum campaign.

What you’ll do

Volunteers will conduct face-to-face outreach to students on campus to support Get Out The Vote campaign activities. Duties include tabling, distributing materials, delivering class talks, and collecting pledges to vote.

Requirements

Applicants must be current undergraduate students at the University of Alberta. Candidates must not be working or formally volunteering for a referendum campaign to avoid conflicts of interest.

Listed skills

• Communication · Preferred

Other relevant skills

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• Outreach
• Communication
• Public speaking
• Campaigning
• Event coordination
• Advocacy
• Event Planning
• Election Laws
• Public Speaking
• Innovation

Job areas

• Social Services
• Government & Public Sector
• Education
• Service Volunteer
• Volunteer
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