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TMCC Votes

Welcome to our TMCC Electoral Engagement website where you will find all kinds of information about how to participate in all things democracy.

Voter Friendly Campus

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Truckee Meadows Community College, was named a Voter Friendly Campus. The initiative recognizes institutions that have planned and implemented practices that encourage their students to register and vote in the 2022 elections and in coming years. TMCC was evaluated based on a written plan for how we planned to register, educate, and turnout student voters in 2022, how we facilitated voter engagement efforts on our campus, and a final analysis of our efforts.

Voter Registration

If you want to check if you are registered to vote or want to register to vote, go to the Nevada Voter Registration website. A valid ID is required to register online. In order to register to vote you must:

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  • Be at least 18 years of age on or before Election Day or pre-register to vote at 17 years of age;
  • Be a U.S. citizen;
  • Be a resident of Nevada for 30 days preceding any election;
  • Not currently incarcerated; and or
  • Not have been declared by a court to be mentally incompetent.

Pre-registration for 17-Year-olds:

  • The 2017 legislature approved Senate Bill 144, which allows all U.S. citizens who are 17 years old but less than 18 years old to preregister to vote. A person can pre-register to vote using any of the means available for a person to register to vote. A person who has pre-registered to vote is automatically deemed registered to vote on his or her 18th birthday unless the person's pre-registration is canceled.

Request Absentee Ballot

Voters Standing In Line

Once you’re registered to vote, absentee ballots allow you to vote ahead of time by mail. If you won’t be in your home state on election day, ensure your ballot is still cast!

Track Your Ballot

Check that your vote and voice are heard. Confirm that your ballot has been received and counted.

Staying Democratically Engaged

Stay involved with the decisions your elected officials make after the election. Participate in TMCC’s Electoral Engagement Committee! Hold officials accountable for their actions by advocating for your beliefs. Visit Elected Officials to find your representatives, you can advocate by:

  • Sending personal, well-written emails to your representatives
  • Filling out forms on officials’ websites
  • Writing and sending personal letters
  • Calling offices! You may just speak to staffers but it is worth a shot!
  • Attending meetings and forums

Track bills and see session information at the Nevada Legislature website. The Nevada legislature is in session every other year on the first Monday in February for 120 days. Watch the legislature meetings on the Nevada Legislature YouTube channel.

Ballot Initiatives

Electoral Literacy

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  • Primary: a primary is “a preliminary election in which voters of each party nominate candidates for office.” A voter goes to the polls and casts their ballot for who they want to be the candidate for their party in the general election.
    • In the state of Nevada, one cannot be nonpartisan to participate in a primary election, you must be registered to a party
  • Caucus: a caucus is “a meeting of party leaders or party members to select candidates, elect convention delegates, and establish the party’s policy position on specific issues.”
  • Non-partisanship: a lack of affiliation with, and a lack of bias toward a political party.

Term Limits and Elections

  • Presidents can serve two terms of four years each, they are up for election every four years
  • Senators can serve unlimited terms, they are up for reelection every six years
  • House Representatives can serve unlimited terms and are up for election every 2 years

Approved Political Parties in the State of Nevada

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