Penn Leads the Vote

Penn Leads the Vote (PLTV) is a student-run, nonpartisan, voter mobilization effort at the University of Pennsylvania. We are dedicated to increasing the number of registered students and encouraging them to go to the polls on Election Day. PLTV further institutionalizes a voting culture on campus by saturating campus with registration forms, reaching out to students through social media, staffing the on-campus polling locations, and decorating campus for Election Day. We also work closely with Dr. DiIulio’s PSCI 130: Introduction to American Politics Class. Join PLTV by sending us an email (pennleadsthevote@gmail.com) or find PLTV on Locust Walk before the registration deadline of October 9th, 2012!

Penn Leads the Vote is sponsored by the Robert A. Fox Leadership Program.

PLTV has consistently delivered successful results since its foundation:

• 2004 – PLTV was founded when Jason Oberman and Farrah Fries saw the potential for significant change in civic engagement on campus. PLTV generated a 280% increase in campus turnout while other local campuses struggled to break 20%.
• 2006 – PLTV lead 1,521 students to vote on campus in the Midterm Election, three times the turnout in 2002 (509 students voting on campus).
• 2008 – PLTV repeated our successes by achieving 89.6% turnout among on-campus registered undergraduate voters.
• 2010 - PLTV's efforts kept on-campus voter turnout high, comparable to the turnout in the 2006 midterm elections.

Follow Us

'Like' PLTV on Facebook and follow @PennLeadsVote on Twitter!

Current Leadership

The 2012 PLTV Executive Board:

ABBY TRAN -- Public Relations Chair
ABBY CASE -- Registration Chair
DAVID WEISS -- Election Day, Volunteer, and Database Chair
RUSSELL ABDO -- Events Chair and Treasurer

Questions? Contact PLTV at pennleadsthevote@gmail.com.