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folly-of-alexandria:puyopuyohero:folly-of-alexandria:mikkeneko:thefingerfuckingfemalefury:micdotcom:New study projects a stunning drop in 2018 millennial voter turnout in battleground statesThe 2016 presidential election — and its outcome — may have given plenty of Americans a new sense of urgency when it comes to civics.But a new study projects that 40 million Americans who voted last year will likely not show up at the polls for the 2018 midterms.And that two-thirds of those “drop-off” voters will be millennials, unmarried women and people of color.The report, just out from the Voter Participation Center and Lake Research Partners, “Comparing the Voting Electorate in 2012-2016 and Predicting 2018 Drop-off,” notes that many of those expected not to cast a ballot next year live in key battleground states like Arizona, Nevada, Florida and Ohio. Read more (7/21/17)Young people in America, REGISTER TO VOTE AND GET TO THE POLLS NEXT YEARTHIS MATTERSYOUR VOTE MATTERS SO MUCH OKAYJust look at the difference young people getting out and voting made in the UK general election this year…young voters CAN make a POSITIVE DIFFERENCE by getting out and voting  And I know this isn’t a presidential election but it is in some ways EVEN MORE IMPORTANT Because the president can’t do anything without congress and the senate on his side…but likewise, if the Republicans get a majority it means it will be easier for that disgusting sack of stinking dog-vomit Donald Trump and his party of traitors and criminals to push through the DISGUSTING things they want to try and inflict on the country and its peopleGet out and vote democrat next year and keep the Republicans from getting a blank check to try and push through their bigoted, evil bullshit I’m pretty sure the biggest barrier to young people voting isn’t not caring, it’s not knowing.Am I registered? Shit, who knows? I’ve moved five times in the last four years. I think I registered, but that was a year ago, did I change districts since then? Where even are the polling places in this town? What are their hours? I know I submitted a registration, but did they get it? I didn’t get a confirmation. Did they lose my form? Am I even eligible? Who knows? Oh well, I’m sure I can always register in the days leading up to the – whoops, there’s a deadline and it’s already gone by.This is one of those civic skills that you would really think would be taught in high school, and – surprise! – it isn’t.So here’s how to check which district you’re in and who your rep is.Here’s how to find out if you’re registered.Here are the deadlines for when to register.Here’s how to register, if it turns out you’re not.Here’s how to find local polling places.Of course, all of this – in the way of Tumblr, and the internet more generally – will be lost to the vagaries of cyberspace by the time November rolls around. So hey: tag it with “voting reference” and you’ll always be able to find it again.MAKE SURE YOU ARE REGISTERED!MAKE SURE YOU HAVE EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO BE ABLE TO VOTE!The last thing we need is for people to be prevented from voting because of some bullshit technicalities.While it is very unlikely that voting will fix all our problems I will take any chance to make things harder for those who would try to legislate people’s rights away.Man, why does everything have to be so hard in the US? Here in Sweden no one has to register, all citizens are automatically eligible to vote, in both the general election and EU election, even if living abroad. Even if you’re a convicted felon, or whatever. I feel bad for you guys. Don’t let them break your spirits!In the US voting was a privilege reserved for only wealthy white men. Every expansion of voting rights here has been met with extreme resistance.Now, nominally, every citizen has the right to vote and can’t be restricted based on gender, race, economic status, or religion. But the conservatives have found ways to abuse the unstated aspects of the voting rights laws.A person must have proof of residence to vote in an area (thus if you are homeless you can not vote). A convicted felon can lose their right to vote for several years or the rest of their lives depending on their state (So the prison population which is disproportionately non-white, cannot vote). They can get rid of nearly all the voting locations in non-white districts, forcing minorities to have to travel far. They can eliminate mail-in voting, and early voting days to close the window of opportunity. They can require separate state IDs that are not free, are arbitrary in what qualifies, and can only be acquired in certain places during weekdays.All these things drive down voter turnout, and makes it a lot harder for those that most likely wouldn’t vote conservative to vote at all. -- source link

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