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Philadelphia’s young voters are tired of being ‘overlooked’ Chalkbeat Philadelphia, 10/18/24

Pittsburgh area teens lead youth voter registration efforts as election nears 90.5 WESA, 10/17/24

Allegheny County teens huddle to discuss voting, civic engagement, social issues 90.5 WESA 9/23/24

Poised for Political Engagement: 64% of Maryland 18-Year-Olds Are Registered to Vote Maryland Today 9/18/24

Nearly two-thirds of Maryland 18-year-olds are registered to cast a crucial vote The Baltimore Banner 9/17/24

Economic issues, climate change, gun violence and abortion are top of mind for young voters Ohio Capital Journal, 8/28/24

Opinion: Registering Voters and Certifying the Votes The New York Times, 8/12/24

Op-ed: Peer to Peer Voter registration in high schools isn’t just effective numbers-wise—it also forms lifelong voters. The Copper Courier, 8/1/24

Opinion: Making voting a social experience can boost registration—and turnout The Copper Courier, 7/15/24

Bronx County 18-year-olds have state’s lowest voter registration rate: report Bronx Times, 7/10/24

Report: NYC has dismal voter registration rates for 18-year-olds City & State New York, 6/21/24

Is N.H. the most difficult state for young people to register to vote? Boston Globe, 6/12/24

High school hosts voter-registration drive Monadnock Ledger-Transcript, 6/11/24

Portsmouth High School seniors register to vote at "cap and gown" drive, Seacoastonline, 6/7/24

Laura Brill: In Pittsburgh, too few young people register to vote, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, 6/5/24

Apathetic Arizona 18-year-olds aren't registering to vote for geezers or gaslighters, AZ Central, 5/21/24

Groups trying to start a youth (election) movement in Arizona, Mohave Valley Daily News, 5/20/24

GOTV effort targets students turning 18, Arizona Capitol Times, 5/20/24

Arizona has a lot of close elections. Teens could change outcomes — if they vote, Tucson.com, 5/19/24

Pittsburgh-area high schoolers try to get peers registered to vote — and stay engaged in politics, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, 3/18/24

More than 48,600 18-year-olds are registered to vote in Ohio, a 35% increase from late August, Ohio Capital Journal, 2/22/24

Calhoun High School's Racial Equity Club encourages voter pre-registration for young students, Long Island Herald, 1/26/24

In close election, 18-year-olds could make the difference in Pennsylvania, CBS News Pittsburgh, 1/18/2024

A state law could help prevent disenfranchising young voters. Why is NY ignoring it?, Gothamist, 4/26/23

LPTV’s We’re Speaking Returns Tonight at 7pm ET with Special Guest Laura Brill, The Lincoln Project, 10/14/2022

Preps Volunteer to Mobilize LA County Voter Registration, Our Weekly LA, 10/1/2021

Future Voters Scorecard: How Laguna Beach Students Compare in OC, MSN, Ashley Ludwig, 9/28/2021

Low Teen Voter Registration in OC Leads to Records Request, The Express, Nikki Iyer, 9/28/2021

The Civics Center Celebrates High School Voter Registration Week, Long Beach Post, 9/27/2021

High School Voter Registration Week Aims to Get LA county Students Into Political Participation, South Pasadena Today, Michael Hughes, 9/27/2021

In California, Voter Suppression Starts in High School, CalMatters, Laura W. Brill, 4/29/2021

Thank You for Voting, HarperCollins, Erin Geiger Smith, 2020

COVID-19 Poses Major Threat to Voter Registration in the US, Global Citizen, Leah Rodriquez, 7/30/2020

Stronger Elections, Empowered Voters 2020, Americans of Conscience, Jen Hoffman, 7/19/2020

Young people will Vote if You Get Them Registered, The Baltimore Sun, Vicki Shapiro, 5/14/2020

Readers Sound Off on the Youth Vote, Chuck Schumer and Kobe’s Wife, New York Daily News, Voice of the People, (March 9, 2020)

Will Young People Vote in November? Here’s What Must Happen First, CalMatters, Laura W. Brill, 2/27/2020

Letters to the Editor: Why Wait Until College to Register Young People to Vote? Reach them in High School, Los Angeles Times, Vicki Shapiro, 2/6/2020

Dozens of America's Leading Companies Join Forces to Form the "Civic Alliance" to Strengthen Nonpartisan Civic Participation, PR Newswire, Democracy Work, 1/29/2020

One Lawyer’s Quest to Teach America’s High Schoolers about the Democratic Process, Daily Journal, Glenn Jeffers, 12/24/2019

Success Stories: The Civics Center, Community Partners

Youth Voters, Oklahoma Gazette, Miguel Rios, 9/19/2019

How My Students Led a Voter Registration Drive, and Why Yours Should, Too, EdWeek, Jacqulyn Whang, 9/4/2019

If the Courts Won’t Give Us Fair Elections, Maybe Our High Schools Will, CalMatters, Laura W. Brill, 7/2/2019

Are Young People ‘Lazy’? No, But We Must Step Up to Fix Failures of Older Generations, Sacramento Bee, Dylan Morrissey, 6/23/2019

California’s Teen Voter Pre-Registration Builds Momentum Heading into Midterm Election, The Sun, Sandra Emerson, 10/26/2019

Non-Profit Group Works Hard To Get High School Students To Polls, KCAL9 News, CBS Los Angeles, 10/21/2018

OC High Schools: Nowhere to Go But Up On Voter Registration, Fox and Hounds, Laura Brill, 9/29/2017

Brill: OC High Schools, Nowhere to Go But Up On Voter Registration, Voice of OC, Laura W. Brill, 9/27/2017