My friends at @allintovote are seeking award nominations for civic champions who supported the #StudentVote for the 2022 midterms! Learn about the SEVEN categories and submit your nominations by July 14. Feel free to submit more than one! #AllInAwards https://t.co/5iDi2s54zV
🧵@WBEZ, @Suntimes + @UChicagoCEG are launching The Democracy Solutions Project over the next 18 months, leading up to 2024 presidential election. Reporters will dig into topics such as how government works; extremist factions in Illinois politics and government 1/
We're excited to share several opportunities for teachers, administrators, and other education leaders to promote or support stronger K-12 civics in their school communities. Explore at the link! https://t.co/IEeJGqkS4Y
Our deputy director @abbyik spoke to @InsidePhilanthr about challenges and opportunities for engaging rural youth: "It’s one thing to know an election is happening, but it’s an entirely different thing to have the support to understand how to participate." https://t.co/kqNvrfLlGk
Our researcher @Peterdeguz joined @DelawarePublic today to talk about young voters in 2022, the barriers to participation many youth still face, and what it's going to take to increase youth turnout and eliminate inequities in 2024 and beyond! https://t.co/sQPaYW4How
Check out our new profile of Ruby Belle Booth, A21!
@rubybellebooth began working with @civicyouth as an undergraduate and continues to study, support, & uplift young voters as the research center’s Elections Coordinator. 🗳️🐘
https://t.co/a6Fg820keb
Proud to be a #DemocracyDefender. @newdealleaders highlights CIRCLE's collaboration with partners and youth in Minneapolis in their #DemocracyPlaybook to help elected leaders & community partners protect American Democracy. Check it out here: https://t.co/mxSXJud8YK”
Next week! On Feb 23 at 11:00 a.m. EST, catch our director @CIRCLE_KKG and deputy director @abbyik talking civic infrastructure. https://t.co/YltvVkrBlM
Our team is growing! We're excited to welcome @mahnoorhk, who comes to CIRCLE with a deep background in organizing and policy advocacy. As our Program Manager, she'll be leading key work to develop and strengthen partnerships for more equitable civic engagement opportunities.
NEW: Our analysis finds that, compared to their share of the population, Black youth and youth without college experience were underrepresented among young voters in 2022—highlighting ongoing challenges to equitable youth participation in elections. https://t.co/VvKJtzUMz6
27% youth voter turnout is just one part of the story of young people's impact in 2022, writes our deputy director @abbyik in @ConversationUS. Her lessons from what happened (and didn't happen) and their implications for 2024 and beyond: https://t.co/EiIlgbexbw
NEW: Youth voter experts & advocates say the 2022 midterms prove that political parties can't continue to discount the nation's youngest voters w/o risking the loss of a key voting bloc that could help decide future elections.
https://t.co/RuawzASaVy @USATODAY
Thank you @MattVas for a great article about college student voting in the midterms & the work to increase voter access for young & first-time voters. Shoutouts to @CivicYouth, @CampusVote, @AndrewGoodmanF & so many campuses and students for their work to enable the #StudentVote!