Post from Ben Tuttle's Blog:
More Education = More Voters
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Politico recently published an article on March 22nd about the correlation between education and actually voting. The study done by Center for Information & Research on Civic Learning & Engagement at the University of Maryland shows that constituents under the age of 30 were 3 1/2 times more likely to vote if they graduated college or at least had some secondary education.

The article goes on to explain that college campuses are the easiest way to target the youth voters, but there needs to be a way we can reach the majority of the youth that actually do not attend college.

I think that some of this can be done in High School. This would be a great time to have students register and give them an opportunity for education. Another step is utilizing student network tools such as facebook and myspace. There are many students and non students out there who do not know the power that is entitled to them. 


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By Erika A Apr 4th 2008 at 1:37 pm EDT
I agree, high school would be a great place to start. I registered to vote in my high school. Someone came to my econ/government class and we all could fill out the forms and turn them in that day to register to vote. I think this is key to get people to register once they turn 18 because so many people don't care enough to even register, and then people say they didn't vote because they weren't registered.
  
High School registration should work
By Preston Mitchum Apr 4th 2008 at 5:49 pm EDT
I was registered to vote in my AP Government class my senior year. Even if I did not vote, at least I was registered and could make up my mind until the date of the election. I just did a seminar paper on the impact of the youth vote in any election year, and we could become the reason why we pick the next President of the United States. That is a great feeling to know that we can prioritize the viewpoints of youth at the top.
  
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