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...with major universities, the number of new registrants has either doubled, or almost doubled. In Iowa, the Des Moines Register reports that 81,000 new voters have registered since the beginning of the year, many through the New Voters Project (NVP), a non-partisan group aiming to boost youth turnout. The efforts of NVP extend beyond just Iowa; in Wisconsin the group has registered 124,000 18 to 25 year olds. Even in Florida, where the difficulties of new registration have been the subject of intense inquiry, evidence suggests there has been a significant rise in youth voter registration...
...about the draft, say it's a legitimate issue. "The Administration is using the military in a way that may make reinstating the draft necessary in the future," says Jim Jordan, a former Kerry campaign manager. He notes that "it's exactly the kind of issue that gooses base turnout...
...area to raise some money. But if you live in Ohio or Wisconsin or Florida or Pennsylvania, you are getting more attention from the presidential campaigns than you would expect in a hotly contested school-board race. In the town of Portsmouth in Ohio's depressed southeastern corner, the turnout was high when President Bush visited last month. He was, after all, the first President that Portsmouth's citizens had seen in person since Herbert Hoover in 1932. Thousands cheered Kerry at his rally in Newark, the seat of Licking County. They were celebrating what local records said...
...site also offers information about the candidates and help on registering to vote in the actual election—which Liou hopes will lead to greater voter turnout come November...
Independently, The Harvard Vote or Die campaign seems harmless. Their mission—aiding candidates who (they felt) better represented the student body—is a noble one, as is increasing voter turnout. And when six of the nine students endorsed by Vote or Die were elected, contributing to the nearly 50% representation of campus minorities on the council, it seemed the campaign had done some measure of good. Yet it also creates a political system based on group interest rather than on individual issues...