K Votes is a non-partisan coalition to inform Kalamazoo College students, faculty, and staff members about voting and civic engagement.
The CCE aims to provide everyone, from first-time voters – to those who have voted for years – information on the voting process, registration, and what their vote means.
K Students, Naile Garcia, Juanita Zuniga, and Katrina Arriola, pictured here with CCE Associate Director, Teresa Denton, waited in line for 4 hours to cast their ballots. They were among the more than 250 Kalamazoo voters who took advantage of Michigan’s new initiative that allows same day registering and voting at city clerk offices.At the March ArtHop, visitors were asked to write down why they choose to vote, if they do. The responses were displayed on this bulletin board. Tamara Morrison, who was the 500th voter at the Douglass Community Center for the March 10 Michigan Democratic Primary.Students took shuttles to vote at the Douglas Center. Here students are pictured with former CCE Assistant Director Emily Kowey. Civic Engagement Scholars Mahum Khan and Kaitlyn Dexter speak with another student about the May 2022 Kalamazoo election at the K Votes 2022 “Donuts and Democracy” voter engagement fair.
