Do you have a presence in every state in the union? How can I find out where your organization is in Maine or Massachusetts, or Vermont. I have family in those 3 states, who want to do more than just send you money.
Wonderful! Our website is at thecivicscenter.org. Students and educators from across the country can sign up for a 1-hour remote workshop. After they register their event with us, including identifying a faculty advisor, we send Democracy in a Box to support their drive. We're also giving a $150 gift card for students who complete our program to get their schools ready to vote. I hope you will support our work with a contribution so we can reach many more schools and develop great materials and more!
According to the environmental voter project at University of Florida 85.9 people in this country did not vote in the 2024 Presidential election. It's not just young people. There was an astounding, truly tragic level of apathy in every age group.
My son worked on the Harris-Walz campaign in Wisconsin. To attend those packed rallies people were required to register online and obtain a ticket to the event. The rallies were entertaining with celebrities such as the Obama's and various entertainers. Now we have the same type of events going on, especially with Bernie Sanders and Alexandria Ocasio Cortez. I don't even think people are required to register online. This is complicated, but what should happen is people should have to go to the website for The Oligarchy Tour, sign up for the event, then first be directed to the state voter registration site so they can check their registration and learn where to register. Then they can be redirected to the web page to get their ticket to the event. Bernie, Alexandria, Cory Booker, Chris Murphy and others who are holding rallies and town halls need to loudly speak out about the importance of actually voting and bringing new voters with them. This is not happening. I have no idea about how to make this happen except filling out contact form emails to each of the Senators and Reps who are having these events. Others need to do this as well, please.
Our work is nonpartisan, and we're all about training students to organize their friends. I hope every elected official will help spread the word to their constituents about the need to register. It's wild how little attention it receives! Here's our online portal for anyone wanting to spread the word: thecivicscenter.org/register
Yes, young adults need to engage in larger numbers in elections. So, how do young people engage these days? The answer is online/mobile, mostly through apps. Is there an app for elections? Is there an app where they can see and hear from all the candidates in all the races up and down their ballot? Voting alone is not the answer - just ask Boss Tweed, who famously said, "I don't care who does the electing, so long as I get to do the nominating." The lesser of two evils is not a motivating battle cry to get people to register to vote - we need real choice. We have a pretty good start on a platform/app that will give every voter real choice... I'd be happy to share.
When I lived in Utah, a group of us got permission to set up voter registration in the cafeteria at lunch. Kids were allowed to register at age 17, in anticipation of getting their mail in ballots at age 18. We also provided civics teachers with voter registration forms.
Other aspects of voting we could be working on is moving towards open primaries everywhere and Ranked Choice Voting to root out extremism.
Do you have a presence in every state in the union? How can I find out where your organization is in Maine or Massachusetts, or Vermont. I have family in those 3 states, who want to do more than just send you money.
Wonderful! Our website is at thecivicscenter.org. Students and educators from across the country can sign up for a 1-hour remote workshop. After they register their event with us, including identifying a faculty advisor, we send Democracy in a Box to support their drive. We're also giving a $150 gift card for students who complete our program to get their schools ready to vote. I hope you will support our work with a contribution so we can reach many more schools and develop great materials and more!
According to the environmental voter project at University of Florida 85.9 people in this country did not vote in the 2024 Presidential election. It's not just young people. There was an astounding, truly tragic level of apathy in every age group.
https://www.environmentalvoter.org/updates/2024-was-landslidefor-did-not-vote
My son worked on the Harris-Walz campaign in Wisconsin. To attend those packed rallies people were required to register online and obtain a ticket to the event. The rallies were entertaining with celebrities such as the Obama's and various entertainers. Now we have the same type of events going on, especially with Bernie Sanders and Alexandria Ocasio Cortez. I don't even think people are required to register online. This is complicated, but what should happen is people should have to go to the website for The Oligarchy Tour, sign up for the event, then first be directed to the state voter registration site so they can check their registration and learn where to register. Then they can be redirected to the web page to get their ticket to the event. Bernie, Alexandria, Cory Booker, Chris Murphy and others who are holding rallies and town halls need to loudly speak out about the importance of actually voting and bringing new voters with them. This is not happening. I have no idea about how to make this happen except filling out contact form emails to each of the Senators and Reps who are having these events. Others need to do this as well, please.
Our work is nonpartisan, and we're all about training students to organize their friends. I hope every elected official will help spread the word to their constituents about the need to register. It's wild how little attention it receives! Here's our online portal for anyone wanting to spread the word: thecivicscenter.org/register
Yes, young adults need to engage in larger numbers in elections. So, how do young people engage these days? The answer is online/mobile, mostly through apps. Is there an app for elections? Is there an app where they can see and hear from all the candidates in all the races up and down their ballot? Voting alone is not the answer - just ask Boss Tweed, who famously said, "I don't care who does the electing, so long as I get to do the nominating." The lesser of two evils is not a motivating battle cry to get people to register to vote - we need real choice. We have a pretty good start on a platform/app that will give every voter real choice... I'd be happy to share.
When I lived in Utah, a group of us got permission to set up voter registration in the cafeteria at lunch. Kids were allowed to register at age 17, in anticipation of getting their mail in ballots at age 18. We also provided civics teachers with voter registration forms.
Other aspects of voting we could be working on is moving towards open primaries everywhere and Ranked Choice Voting to root out extremism.