Reflections on 2024 for the 8 million US high school students who will turn 18 by the next Presidential election.
Top 5 election take-aways for high school students who care about strengthening democracy.
Introducing Future Voter Scorecards: OC Edition
The Civics Center is introducing Future Voter Scorecards, which measure the percentage of registered voters among new 18-year-olds by school district. We are starting in Orange County, California, where approximately 35,000 young people will have turned 18 between last November’s election day and September 14 of this year, the final date to vote in California’s gubernatorial recall election.
Democracy Under Delta: A Summer of Voter Preregistration in California
Reports over the past year and a half have revealed the large toll the pandemic has had on voter preregistration in California. As of March 2021, only 11% of 16- and 17-year-olds were preregistered to vote in California, and only 10% in LA County. However, the numbers have been climbing since then, with a statewide increase of more than 1.32 percentage points.
Arizona survey shows students don’t know voter registration laws
We asked college students from Arizona about pre-18 voter registration eligibility in their state. Specifically, we asked at what age people in Arizona would be old enough to register to vote. Only 20% of respondents answered correctly.
What RBG was telling us: Grab a teaspoon
A note from Laura W. Brill, Director of The Civics Center, to future voters on the passing of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg.
One lawyer's quest to teach America's high schoolers about the democratic process (Daily Journal)
Director of The Civics Center Laura W. Brill addresses the need for improvements to high school voter registration and civic engagement efforts in the December 24, 2019, Daily Journal.
Student Leaders: Recruit High School Voters Yourselves
A bill that could have added lots of high school voters to the rolls in Maryland before the next presidential election died in committee last spring. If passed, it would have gone into effect on October 1, 2020, just a month or so before the presidential election.
Room for Improvement in Colorado Pre-registration Rates
A new analysis reported by The Civics Center reveals that only 31% of 16- and 17-year olds in Colorado were pre-registered to vote in 2018. Pre-registration rates vary widely among Colorado counties.
Voting Reforms and Implementation: A New York Story
On the second day of a legislative session that introduced a squad of newcomers who had campaigned against disenfranchisement and corruption in Albany, the New York State legislature passed a sweeping raft of voter reforms that will establish the right for 16- and 17-year-olds to preregister to vote, among other critical changes . . . But how will these reforms be implemented and will there be adequate funding to do so?
5 Steps To Promote Voter Registration In Your High School
With the Spring semester now under way, we’re rolling out new resources to help promote voter registration in school communities around the country. Does your school have a voter registration drive scheduled this semester? Here are 5 easy ways to get started.