With five months before Election Day, more than 1.5 million Americans will be turning 18 before Election Day.
Election Day is only five months away, and 1.5 million youth across the country are turning 18 before November 8, 2022. Virtually all of these young people are eligible to register to vote today, and then they can vote in the midterms in November.
Graduation Season Calendar: Where and When to Get the Class of 2022 Ready to Vote.
We created a resource to help community groups, parents, and volunteers focus their efforts on specific school districts. Our School District Graduation Calendar lists the graduation season dates for the most populous districts in each state. This is a great starting point for encouraging students and educators to plan registration drives at their schools in connection with graduation.
Statement to high school and college students on the Supreme Court’s draft opinion that would overturn Roe v. Wade
Congress and state legislatures can protect abortion rights and encourage health care institutions to provide it. Every member of the House of Representatives, one-third of the U.S. Senate, and thousands of state legislative seats will be up for election in November. Young people are not set up today to have an equal voice in these elections today because so few are registered.
Accept the Challenge: Help the Class of 2022 get Ready to Vote.
The Civics Center’s Class of 2022 Ready to Vote Challenge engages educators, students, parents, and community members in the high school registration process. The Challenge already has more than 40 co-sponsor non-profit organizations.
Wisconsin: Fewer than 1,500 18-year-olds in Milwaukee and Dane Counties are registered to vote. New research shows an urgent need for high school voter registration.
In Wisconsin’s two most populous counties, the overwhelming majority of 18-year-olds are not yet registered to vote. Just 4.5% of 18-year-olds in Milwaukee County and 10.5% of 18-year-olds in Dane County are registered to vote. New research supports an immediate need to help high school seniors register to vote before they graduate this spring.
Statement to the 16 Million Future Voters Now In US High Schools on the Failure of the US Senate To Pass Voting Rights Reform
Following the U.S. Senate’s vote against changing Senate rules to enable the passage of the Freedom to Vote: John R. Lewis Act yesterday, The Civics Center’s Executive Director, Laura W. Brill, issued the following statement to the 16 million future voters now in U.S. high schools.
In Pennsylvania school districts, most 18-year-olds are not registered to vote ahead of 2022 midterm elections
Despite the outsize role that youth play in this state, The Civics Center has found low voter registration rates for 18-year-olds in the most populous areas of the state, suggesting that our newest voters may not be adequately prepared to participate in this upcoming pivotal election.
In Arizona’s two largest counties, fewer than 15% of 18-year-olds are registered to vote
The Civics Center found that in Pima County just 9% of 18-year-old citizens had registered to vote. Maricopa fared somewhat better with 14% of 18-year-old citizens registered to vote.
Young people could decide the Virginia Gubernatorial Election
Approximately 95,000 young people turn 18 in Virginia, but fewer than 70,000 young people ages 18-24 have registered to vote since November 2020. As a result, the registration gap between young and older voters has widened.
Stop Being Invisible
In California, 71% of citizens age 25 and above are registered to vote. In the overwhelming majority of school districts in LA County, however, fewer than half of the young people who turned 18 in the six months following the November 2020 election are registered to vote.
The Pandemic Led to a Steep Decline in California’s Preregistration Rates: Our Systems Should Evolve to Meet the Moment
The California Secretary of State recently published the state’s most recent youth voter preregistration statistics from February 10, 2021. This report has illuminated a troubling trend for youth engagement and preregistration.
Why I’m obsessed with high school voter registration
Welcome to 2021. As we look ahead, we know our democracy will continue to face challenges. We also know that young people care and will turn out to vote if they are registered.
The heroes of our democracy deserve more
You were the heroes of our democracy in 2020, and you deserve more than what this year has given you. You deserve a reliable and transparent democracy that welcomes you.