Word: voter
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...that reading the newspaper is more than recreation. In some sense, it's a civic responsibility. If you don't want to follow the news for enjoyment's sake, fine. But realize that the news is one of the most accessible, least expensive ways of becoming a better-informed voter, consumer, whatever. This is as true at Harvard -- where you can keep tabs on your favorite administrator--as in society at large, where you can read about zoning proposals, the opening night performance of a new play or the way government officials spend your money. Through reading about the struggles...
Each recent election to fill openings for representatives is another tell-tale sign of our turnaround: last year such "special" elections were often uncontested, and when they were contested, voter-turnout was often abysmal. This year, nearly every race has multiple candidates, and turnout has been extraordinarily high...
...campaign kick-off that's being held at the IOP [will help] about 500 youth and student leaders from across the country to learn skills related to bringing out the youth vote, how to run a voter registration drives and how to run voter education projects," said Ivan Frishberg, higher education advocate for the U.S. Public Interest Research Group and an organizer of the Youth Vote '96 campaign...
This year is especially important to increase voter turnout among the young, Frishberg said, because it is the 25th anniversary of the 26th amendment giving all people above the age of 18 the right to vote...
...times people look to the New Hampshire primaries to see a candidate's national strength," says Dan Carney, a sophomore at Boston University, who joined the campaigning effort. "It's important that he have a large voter turnout on his behalf...