About this Event
OCTOBER 18 | WHO VOTES: MAKING YOUR VOICE COUNT
An Interactive Exploration of Voting and the Election Process
Elections are decided by the people who show up. Every vote is a voice in decisions about schools, safety, taxes, healthcare, and the future of a community. A Deeper Dive: Who Votes? is an interactive workshop that explores why voting matters and gives participants the tools and practice to do it with confidence.
Why Voting Matters
We start with a big question: who votes, and who doesn't? Participants look at how turnout differs across communities and backgrounds, and what happens when some voices go unheard. Local elections, ballot proposals, and close races show how much a single vote can matter, and what is at stake when people stay home.
Break Down the Ballot
Participants work through a sample ballot line by line and learn to:
- Read every section, from federal, state, and local offices to judicial races, ballot proposals, and millages
- Decode confusing language, including what "yes" and "no" actually mean on a proposal
- Research candidates and issues using reliable, nonpartisan sources
- Navigate the process, including registration, early, absentee, and in-person voting, what to bring, and what to expect at the polls
Who Should Attend
Anyone who wants to understand the ballot and the power of their vote, especially first-time voters and those who have never felt sure where to start. No experience needed. The workshop is fully nonpartisan: the goal is confidence, not persuasion.
Take It With You
Every participant leaves with a voting checklist covering registration, key deadlines, and trusted resources, plus a challenge: bring one person with you to the polls.
Program start time/Run of show:
- 1p – 2p – ‘Who Votes?’ exhibit
- 2p – Short lecture with Dr. Stacey Deering
- 2:30p – Ballot breakdown session
- 3p - End time
Location The Wright Museum (Orientation Theatre)
Agenda
🕑: 01:00 PM - 02:00 PM
‘Who Votes?’ exhibit
🕑: 02:00 PM
Short lecture with Dr. Stacey Deering
🕑: 02:30 PM - 03:00 PM
Ballot breakdown session
Event venue & nearby stays
The Wright Museum of African American History, 315 E. Warren Ave, Detroit, United States
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