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.
Students want high schools to do more to help them register to vote
The Civics Center recently took a survey of college students from around the country to find out if they thought high schools should teach students how to register to vote. Over 90% of responding college students indicated that high schools should indeed teach students about registering.
4 in 5 college students in states likely to have close elections report having been asked to make a plan to vote
With the election less than two weeks away, get-out-the-vote groups emphasize making a voting plan as a way to help voters think through the mechanics of making sure they will have a chance to vote.