Voting

Are Today's Young People Policital Game-changers?

by Kristen Cambell on 18 Nov 2008 4

By now, we’ve all seen the numbers about the incredible youth vote turn out—23 million young people voted, representing about 52 percent of the under-30 population, and 18 percent of the total electorate. But what does that mean? It means the question du jour is no longer “Will they turn out?” but “Will they stay out?”

So as I see it, the real question is, was the youth vote ever about the election, or something larger?

Enter a November 6 panel discussion at the Center for American Progress titled “Are Today’s Young People Political Game-Changers?”, where many participants stated that election or not, young people are organically creating a movement that challenges status-quo power structures, requires transparency, and demands accountability in the government and across institutions. Read more »

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Participating on November 4 -- and Beyond

by Allison Fine on 3 Nov 2008

Tomorrow's the big day, like Christmas and Armegeddon all wrapped together. I have friends on both sides of the aisle so obsessed with the election that they are watching polls like they are horse races, as if the numbers are going to move in real time as they're watching!

But as much as tomorrow feels like the end, like the end of baseball after the last inning of the World Series, it's actually a beginning of life after November 4. Because on Wednesday we're still going to have exams to take and deadlines to meet and bills to pay -- and we'll still be living in a world where there are a lot of people who need our help.

So, here's what I suggest for this week (in addition to Kari's pointers from yesterday):

1.  Vote on Tuesday (if you haven't already). First check your polling place to make sure it didn't move by going to Vote 411's polling place finder, a website run by the League of Women Voters. Read more »

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Tweet (and Text) Your Vote Experience This Election!

by Julia Rocchi on 29 Oct 2008

Anybody who followed my Tweets at ServiceNation and BlogHer know that I am a wee bit addicted to the microblogging service. Ok, I am a LOT addicted. So it should come as no surprise that I am digging Twitter Vote Report, the brainchild of Allison Fine and Nancy Scola that just went live today.

No, you cannot actually cast your vote via Twitter or text. Sorry. But what you CAN do is report on your voting experience, and help other people (or Tweeple) know what to expect, prepare, or avoid on Election Day. More instructions here on creating hashtags, sharing info, and using your mobile. Read more »

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