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Americans of all types were subject to a surprising civics lesson when Florida and New Mexico were decided by a few hundred votes each in 2000. Black voters, and those sympathetic to them, are particularly motivated by the events of the 2000 election, in which an untold number of black voters in Florida (and elsewhere) were prevented from voting by election officials trying to enforce illegal identification requirements, faulty equipment, state troopers temporarily detaining black drivers, and, infamously, by inaccurate felony rolls. The lack of redress for widespread voter suppression has caused much of black America to have a large...
...feel informed, take some time to check out the myriad of resources available in this election. You can check out the responses from the Bush, Kerry, Nader and Badnarik campaigns to a voter issues paper for 18-to-30-year-olds at www.smackdownyourvote.com. Pay attention to candidates’ platforms, records and statements. Follow up with fact-checking resources on the network websites or the oft-neutral www.factcheck.org. If you have voting questions, check out H-VOTE, a house competition at Harvard intended to turn youth voter registration into youth voter turnout. To locate your polling place or find contact...
...last year, students believe overwhelmingly (over 70 percent) that politics is relevant to their lives. Yet they still have historically low turnout. In the 2000 election, around 42 percent of people age 18 to 24 voted compared to 70 percent of people age 25 and up. The demographics of voter registration and turnout are closely studied by political strategists when determining who to target. If young people are not registered or do not have reliable turnout, politicians will not be compelled to appeal to youth interests and young people will be further disengaged from our democracy...
...about voter registration,” said Marine-Larena, who expects to be sent to Iraq with the marine corps after the election. “We’re like the grassroots organizers but on steroids...
James Granger ’05-’06, has dedicated his semester to voter registration as the tour manager for MTV’s non-partisan Rock the Vote bus tour, which focuses on young people...