encourage young people to vote FAQ

How can we encourage young people to vote?

Dec 05, 2007 by ally | Posted in Elections

What are some practical ways to encourage political awareness and participation among our youth? What is preventing young people from voting? Is it realistic to hope for a change in this trend anytime soon? I'd love to hear from young and old alike.

Educate them better about what's at stake.
Spend the month before an election debating the issues in class, and make voting part of the grade.

If that fails, refreshments or tickets to a local teen night at the polling places may

Nianque | Dec 05, 2007

give them a ipod for voting
Luis G | Dec 05, 2007

How do you think the media (newspapers, magazines) can encourage young people to vote in the next election?

Mar 05, 2007 by Ms. Smarty | Posted in Elections


I think anything that can be done to promote voting by young people is a good thing. I suggest townhall meetings on TV every week throughout the year on MTV to discuss politics would be a good idea. It would work for older folks also if done on network

Robert E. Lee | Mar 05, 2007

Just keep playing to the short attention span instant gratification news cycle and they will have no problem.
garyb1616 | Mar 05, 2007

How could you encourage young people to vote?

Jan 14, 2011 by Ezie | Posted in Elections


By explaining to them that they are the future of this country.

And that their voice really do matters.

President Obama has made education a priority again in this nation and young people will most definitely benefit from

darrin b | Jan 17, 2011

encourage young people to vote news

Group Will Work to Register Young Voters

18.05.12

Known as the Young Achievers Coalition, the group will recruit students, encourage them to register if they aren't already, and then have those registered voters work to register and educate other young voters on casting their ballots.

"I first got involved in campaigning and voting while a student at Davidson College (in Davidson, N.C.). That was 37 years ago," Hardaway said.

The Polk County Supervisor of Elections Office does a great job registering 18-year-olds, Hardaway said, but statistics from the office show 18-year-olds have a better turnout than those at age 25, indicating that the older young voters get, the less involved they are.

He has sent out mailers to more than 5,800 young people and plans to visit Florida Southern College and other colleges in the county to recruit politically active students to help in the group.

"There are 18,000 people between 18 and 25 registered to vote in Polk County. That is a fair amount who can make a difference. My goal is to get them organized and active," he said.


Source: The Ledger