Youth vote in the United States

When We All Vote Co-Chair Michelle Obama and More Pen Open Letter Urging Americans to Join Fight for Voting Rights

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Tuesday, March 23, 2021
Elections, Voter registration, Articles, Civil rights movement, Politics, Youth vote in the United States, VoteRiders

This landmark bill is the most critical civil rights legislation since the Civil Rights Movement.

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  • This landmark bill is the most critical civil rights legislation since the Civil Rights Movement.
  • Created by Michelle Obama, When We All Vote brings together individuals, institutions, brands, and organizations to advance civic education and awareness by empowering all eligible voters to take action not just through voting, but by advocating for their rights.
  • When We All Vote also fought to protect and expand voter access, including increasing access to mail-in, early in-person voting, and online voter registration.
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Voto Latino Celebrates Critical Efforts in Mobilizing Latinx Voters for Biden Win

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Friday, November 13, 2020
Voto Latino, Voto Latino, Latinx, Voto, Youth vote in the United States, Voter registration, María Teresa Kumar, Organizations, Articles, Government

At the beginning of the 2020 election cycle, Voto Latino set a goal to register 500,000 voters.

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  • At the beginning of the 2020 election cycle, Voto Latino set a goal to register 500,000 voters.
  • No other organization was able to register and turn out Latinx voters at the scale of Voto Latino, especially after the COVID-19 pandemic shuttered traditional voter registration activities.
  • "Latinx voters, for the first time ever, comprised the second-largest voting bloc in the country and Voto Latino capitalized on our expertise and infrastructure to turn them out in record numbers," said Mara Teresa Kumar, president and CEO of Voto Latino.
  • Voto Latino played a major role in registering and mobilizing low-propensity Latinx youth voters to the polls in multiple must-win states.

Young Latinx Voters Turn Out in Historic Numbers and Play Decisive Role in Flipping Arizona for Biden

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Wednesday, November 4, 2020
Voto Latino, Youth vote in the United States, Latinx, Voto Latino

Voto Latino has played a major role in registering and mobilizing these Latinx youth voters to the polls in Arizona.

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  • Voto Latino has played a major role in registering and mobilizing these Latinx youth voters to the polls in Arizona.
  • Young Latinx voters provide a larger Democratic vote share than middle-aged and older Latinx voters.
  • Young Latinx voters voted at higher rates, outpacing their older counterparts both on early voting and election day.
  • Voto Latino programming focused on registering and mobilizing young, low-propensity Latinx voters to the polls this election cycle --and it worked!

DoSomething.org Exceeds 250k Voter Registration Goal in 2020

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Wednesday, November 4, 2020
Elections, Get out the vote, Voter registration, Youth vote in the United States, Voter turnout, Do Something, Articles, Politics

NEW YORK, Nov. 4, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- When DoSomething.org, the largest organization exclusively for young people and social change, launched its non-partisan 2020 voter registration campaign in January , entitled "Our 2020 Vision," it was with the goal of registering 250,000 young people to vote by the November 3 election.

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  • NEW YORK, Nov. 4, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- When DoSomething.org, the largest organization exclusively for young people and social change, launched its non-partisan 2020 voter registration campaign in January , entitled "Our 2020 Vision," it was with the goal of registering 250,000 young people to vote by the November 3 election.
  • That goal was exceeded, with the organization announcing they registered 255,991 voters ahead of the election this year, and additional registrations continuing post-election.
  • "Our organization and our members have done a truly incredible job overcoming COVID-19 challenges and not just meeting, but exceeding, our youth voter registration goal.
  • As election day neared, DoSomething's voter registration efforts pivoted to Get Out the Vote (GOTV) initiatives aiming to increase youth-voter turnout.

"North Carolinians, Your Votes Matter": Local and Statewide Organizations Network to Ensure Every Vote Counts

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Friday, October 30, 2020
Youth in the United States, Youth vote in the United States, Elections

This network of both long-established and relatively new groups is focused on everything from election law to turning out young voters.

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  • This network of both long-established and relatively new groups is focused on everything from election law to turning out young voters.
  • During election years, local organizations have historically focused on educating and registering historically underserved voters.
  • In addition to supporting community activity around the state, the network can serve as an information resource to the press.
  • Warren Wilson College, Center for Community Engagement: Focusing on voter education, registration, and mobilization for our students and employees.

Early Nat'l Data Shows Strong Turnout Of Young Voters

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Friday, October 23, 2020
Elections, Government, Democracy, Group decision-making, Youth vote in the United States, Electronic voting, Early voting, Voting, Joe Biden, Voter turnout

Early voting data is finding higher youth voting rates than in either 2016 or 2018.

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  • Early voting data is finding higher youth voting rates than in either 2016 or 2018.
  • Early voting data available through the TargetEarly site is finding higher youth early voting rates than in either 2016 or 2018.In their age breakouts,18-29s, 30-39s, 40-49s are all voting at higher rates than in either of the last two elections, while voters over 50 are seeing their relative voting rates decline.
  • "If there was any question about whether young people were going to turn out in 2020, the early data suggests we have an answer young people are highly motivated and are voting in very large numbers this year.
  • "Given that Biden is winning about two thirds of young voters right now, avery large youth turnout will helpDemocrats win elections all across the country.Indeed, it is increasingly possible that Biden could match Obama'shistoric2008youthturnout rates and strong Democratic performance.

truth® Launches New Social Media Campaign "You're Registered, Right?" in Partnership with TurboVote To Help Young People Register and Be Ready to Vote This November

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Tuesday, September 22, 2020
Smoking in the United States, Tobacco control, Tobacco, Elections, Voting, Smoking, Truth, Postal voting, Articles, Addiction, Youth vote in the United States

aimed at empowering young voters to turn out and vote this November.

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  • aimed at empowering young voters to turn out and vote this November.
  • The partnership with TurboVote helps young voters start the process of registering to vote, provides help with absentee or mail-in ballots and tracks deadlines.
  • Truth Initiativeis a national public health organization dedicated to a future where tobacco and nicotine addiction are things of the past.
  • Truth Initiative is also contributing to ending the opioid misuse epidemic by sharing our expertise in youth and young adult education and prevention.

DoSomething.org Kicks Off 'Our 2020 Vision' Campaign to Register Over 250K Young Voters Ahead of 2020 U.S. Presidential Election

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Tuesday, January 14, 2020
Elections, Do Something, Aria Finger, Youth vote in the United States, Voter registration, American culture, Government, Organizations

The new non-partisan voter registration campaign will help drive the largest youth turnout in American history for the 2020 presidential election.

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  • The new non-partisan voter registration campaign will help drive the largest youth turnout in American history for the 2020 presidential election.
  • In 2020, young people are grabbing the mic and saying it loud: 'We are the voters, and we are making Our 2020 Vision a reality.'
  • "Young people are educated, and they're ready to decide this election," says Aria Finger, CEO of DoSomething.org.
  • With this support, DoSomething will extend its outreach to young voters through a multi-pronged online and offline voter education strategy.

DoSomething.org Launches First Ever National Absentee Ballot Day

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Tuesday, October 9, 2018
Elections, Voting, Absentee ballot, Absentee, Youth vote in the United States, Voter registration, Politics, Government

To mobilize America's absentee community, DoSomething.org has launched the first-ever National Absentee Ballot Day.

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  • To mobilize America's absentee community, DoSomething.org has launched the first-ever National Absentee Ballot Day.
  • In addition to participating in on-the-ground events for National Absentee Ballot Day, by visiting votingabsentee.org , millions of young Americans can:
    Register to vote it just takes two minutes and is the most important thing you'll do today.
  • National Absentee Ballot Day solves that problem by bridging the information gap and giving young voters the resources, community, and information they need and deserve to cast their ballot and speak up no matter where they are.
  • For more information on National Absentee Ballot Day and to see events near you, visit votingabsentee.org .

MTV to Harness the Power of Friendship with its First-Ever Midterm Election Campaign "+1 the Vote," Debuting in Tonight's VMAs

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Monday, August 20, 2018
MTV, Elections in the United States, Television, MTV Video Music Award, United States midterm election, Youth vote in the United States, Culture, Music television

"Our audience relies on their friends in both the smallest and most meaningful moments in their lives," said Chris McCarthy, President of MTV.

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  • "Our audience relies on their friends in both the smallest and most meaningful moments in their lives," said Chris McCarthy, President of MTV.
  • "+1 the Vote is designed to draw on the power of friendship to turn out the youth vote and impact this critical midterm election."
  • "+1 the Vote" will launch in tonight's 2018 VMAs with an all-new promo spot introducing the campaign, a website, and the +1 the Vote Registration tool.
  • Approximately 1000 15-34 year olds MTV Midterms Poll, August 2018, 1000 18-34 year-olds MTV Midterms Poll, August 2018, 1000 18-34 year-olds