The Cal Poly community has an essential role in influencing the decision-making process at the local, state, and federal levels of government.
ASI Student Government leads an annual Flex Your Right campaign with the goal of getting students registered to vote using their San Luis Obispo or home address. To learn how to Flex Your Right and help ensure the campus community’s civic agency, check out some of the resources below!
Register to Vote
You can register to vote — or update your registration status — in several different languages on California’s Online Voter Registration website. Registering to vote is the first step toward being ready for the upcoming General Election, on Nov. 8, 2022. You can even track your ballot and see when it’s mailed, received, and counted if you sign up for ballotrax.
Voter Registration at Cal Poly
Cal Poly students have a history of involvement during Flex Your Right registration drives. In 2018 and 2019, ASI Student Government registered more students to vote than any other university in California. The numbers totaled to over 3,000 students in 2018 and over 2,000 in 2019. Again in 2020, Cal Poly ranked among the highest universities in the CSU system in student voter registration.
Making a Difference on Campus
Civic engagement goes beyond elections; there are plenty of opportunities to exercise your civic agency on campus with Student Government; you can attend a Board of Directors or University Union Advisory Board Meeting and even stop by office hours with the ASI President, Gracie Babatola, to voice your thoughts.
Resources to Flex Your Right
- Attend San Luis Obispo City Council meetings
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- Virtual meetings every other Tuesday at 6 p.m.
- Community members can provide comments by mail, email, phone, or by speaking at the meetings.
- Check out future meetings on the City Calendar.
- Attend San Luis Obispo County Board of Supervisors meetings
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- Future Board of Supervisors meetings, agendas, and minutes can be seen Board of Supervisors City Calendar.
- Community members can provide comments by mail, email, phone, or by speaking at the meetings.
- Write a letter, email, or call your local representatives and voice your concerns. Contact information for elected representatives is listed below:
- Get involved with San Luis Obispo City Advisory Bodies, the committees that affect policies and logistics
- See the meeting times and agendas on the San Luis Obispo city website.
From voicing your opinion to helping register voters, being civically engaged can take many different forms. To stay updated on the variety of ways you can remain involved on campus and in the community, visit our Civic Engagement Resource Page.
