Student Handbook 2019-20 > Policies and Procedures – Non-Academic > Voter registration

Voter registration

As part of the Higher Education Amendment of 1998, Olin College must provide students with the opportunity to register to vote. You may obtain a voter registration form in person at the Registrar’s Office, located on the third floor of the Campus Center or by accessing the following web address to request a mail-in voter registration form: http://www.state.ma.us/sec/ele/elestu/stuidx.htm

From the website, you may choose between a Massachusetts form and a national form. The Massachusetts form can only be used to register to vote in Massachusetts. The national form may be used to register in most other states. The web address above is for voter registration requests. You cannot register to vote via the internet. Your voter registration form will be sent to you in the mail. Upon receipt of the form, complete it and return it to your city or town hall. If you do not know the address of your town/city hall, that information may also be found on the site above.

Remember, you will not be registered to vote until you return the completed voter registration form to your city or town hall. The local clerk will thereafter provide you with acknowledgement of your voter registration; if you do not receive an acknowledgement of your voter registration within a reasonable time, please check with your local clerk for more information.