The Future of American Democracy
Despite significant gains in voter turnout over the last decade, young people still lag behind in terms of representation within the American electorate, and are among the populations most vulnerable to voting rights rollbacks.
The fundamental fact of our electoral process is that one cannot vote if one is not registered. The first step in ensuring that young people cease to be underrepresented in the electorate is to institutionalize access to voter registration.
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Black Voter Turnout Increased in 2012
A new report today from the Associated Press shows that the 2012 national election was historic due to changes in... Read more
Voter Turnout Dropped Among Young Californians in 2012
More than two million voting eligible Californians between the ages of 18 to 24 failed to vote in the 2012... Read more
State Lawmakers Propose to Start Engaging Voters in High School
Voter preregistration programs that allow citizens as young as the age of 16 to preregister to vote provide a great... Read more
Indiana Lawmaker Proposes to Bar Out-of-State Students from Voting
UPDATE: On Thursday, February 28 the House Committee on Elections and Apportionment amended HB 1311 removing the provision addressing nonresident... Read more
Student: We Must Break Down the Barriers to Voting
On Martin Luther King Jr. Day, those elected by the votes of millions of Americans—the president and vice president—were... Read more
Youth Voter Participation is Rising
Young people are historically less likely to vote than the general electorate. Recent elections, however, have shown a remarkable increase... Read more
Raise Your Voice, Register to Vote
Across the country, volunteers and nonpartisan organizations are spreading the word about the ticket to voting: voter registration. As many... Read more
New Census Report Shows Voter Participation Trends in U.S.
Recent U.S. census data, culled from a survey of 50,000 households, underscores a lot of the patterns that election-watchers have... Read more
Time Magazine: When Voter Registration is a Crime
Another Florida high school teacher is facing a $1,000 fine for helping her students register to vote in violation of... Read more
St. Petersburg Times: Promoting Civic Involvement Shouldn’t Be a Crime
Earlier this week, we blogged about Jill Cicciarelli, a high school teacher in Florida who faced serious fines for helping 50... Read more