Athletic Challenges

The ALL IN Campus Democracy Challenge works to support 15 collegiate athletic conference voting challenges across the following athletic conferences: America East, ACC, Big Ten, Big 12, Big Sky, Conference USA, Ivy League, MAAC, MAC, MIAC, NESCAC, OAC, Pac-12, SAA, and SoCon. While many of the athletic conferences have relationships specific with their respective athletic conference commissioners, others have awareness with the conferences but currently work independently as cohorts of campuses.

All of the athletic conference voting challenges have representation from academic and student affairs staff working collaboratively toward increasing nonpartisan student voter registration and turnout rates across their conferences and at their institutions.

In 2019, the first two athletic conference voting challenges, SoCon Votes and the Big Ten Voting Challenge, issued awards for the 2018 election. In 2021, all 12 athletic conference voting challenges issued awards for the 2020 election.

“The ALL IN Campus Democracy Challenge has been a fantastic partner in helping the Southern Athletic Association (SAA) empower our campuses to strengthen nonpartisan civic engagement and student voter participation. Their team was excellent to work with throughout the process, making it seamless and manageable for our small staff. This collaboration has allowed us to foster meaningful dialogue and create impactful initiatives that resonate with our student-athletes, coaches, and administrators. We value this partnership deeply and look forward to continuing to support democratic engagement across the SAA.”

Stacey LaDew
Commissioner, Southern Athletic Association

“The ALL IN Campus Democracy Challenge embodies the competitive spirit and commitment to excellence and the holistic development of our student-athletes that define the Mid-American Conference. By fostering student voter engagement, this partnership has inspired our administrators, coaches, and student-athletes to channel their drive for success toward making a meaningful impact at the polls. Just as we strive for greatness on the field, we are equally dedicated to civic responsibility and democratic participation. We are proud to partner with the ALL IN Campus Democracy Challenge and look forward to building on this momentum to enhance engagement across the MAC VOTES.”

Kristin Williams
Senior Associate Commissioner, Mid-American Conference

To learn more about a specific athletic challenge, click on the appropriate logo below.