Student Elections Ambassador Program

This program was established in 2018 when a Marin County high school student named Cameron introduced the concept and worked with the Elections Department to establish the Student Elections Ambassador Program.

The student-led approach is the core of this program where student ambassadors are taught about the importance and fundamentals of voting, and then through a peer-to-peer approach, educate their classmates about the process. Today, the program has expanded to include all young adults who consider Marin County their community.

The Marin County Elections Department, the Marin League of Women Voters, and the Marin Office of Education work together to provide training and support to the student volunteer ambassadors.

The Student Elections Ambassador Program has two main objectives:

1. To pre-register and register Marin County students to vote.
2. To highlight the importance of youth engagement and participation in local, state, and federal elections.

As an ambassador, you will have the opportunity to:

• Demonstrate leadership skills;
• Receive county-wide recognition;
• Participate in civic-minded activities and play an important role in your local community;
• Earn community service hours (if approved by your school).
• Become a League of Women Voters complimentary member.

We will ensure that you have all the resources and tools to carry out your outreach event(s), pre-register and register other students, while also encouraging peers to volunteer to work at the polls.

• Program Promotional Poster

To learn more about the program, find training details, and for further election and outreach resources, visit this information site.

This program is student-led with support from the Elections Department, League of Women Voters, and Marin County Office of Education. The ambassadors decide how to organize, make an outreach plan, and execute the plan.

Responsibilities throughout the year include:

• Attend a training in the fall, Training schedule;
• Organize outreach event(s) before the voter registration deadline;
• Participate in optional voter related speaker series;
• Provide feedback about the details of outreach activities and promote the program to future ambassadors.