
The League of Women Voters and The Civics Center will collaborate across the country to foster voter registration in US high schools and empower the next generation of American voters to participate fully in public life.
Every year 4 million Americans turn 18, but fewer than half are typically registered to vote for their first election (vs. 75% of voters age 45+), in part because the registration process can be challenging for teens. The most effective way to overcome these hurdles is to train and equip students to lead regular, nonpartisan voter registration drives in high school, with the help of their teachers, as a precursor to graduation.
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