AGENCY TESTIMONY
CUNY's voter registration data collection and analysis process
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Denise Maybank outlines CUNY's methods for collecting and analyzing student voter registration data. This includes partnerships with government agencies and internal data analysis processes.
- Arrangement with NYC Board of Elections for 'code d' labeled student voter registration forms
- Annual report from CUNY's Office of Applied Research, Evaluation and Data Analytics (ORITA)
- Matching of NY state voter data files with university enrollment files
- Tracking of registration rates, turnout, and first-time registrants across different types of elections
Denise Maybank
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Through an arrangement with the New York City Board of Elections, we are able to receive student voter registration forms labeled as code d.
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The New York City Board of Elections reports submissions by borough in their annual report.
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The office of applied research evaluation and data analytics at CUNY, which we refer to fondly as Orita, provides an annual report of student voter registration and turnout by matching New York state voter data files.
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With university enrollment files.
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The report tracks by college, New York City resident registration rates, turnout of registered students of of registered voters, and presents the number of first time registrants for presidential, midterm, and municipal elections.