Engaging America's Youth Through High School Voter Registration Programs

High school voter registration programs, a national trend with broad support, are
an effective means of increasing electoral participation among young people.1 To
address low turnout among youth, a number of states, counties, and cities across the
country have adopted laws, administrative rules, and mandates to increase youth
participation through high school voter registration programs.

To assess the degree to which high school voter registration programs have been
encouraged or implemented at state or municipal levels, Project Vote contacted state
officials and education administrators, inviting them to participate in a survey. Data
from this survey come from all 50 states and have allowed Project Vote to examine
where programs exist, how they were created, and how they are being implemented.

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