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With a Millennial turnout rate of at least 49%, this year’s election proved that youth are becoming a key voting bloc and have the power to swing the election. Do you think it’s Our Time to have a voice in the political process? LIKE if candidates should take young voters seriously & REBLOG if you’re excited about the future of our generation.
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Who do you think will win? We want to know what you think!
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![OurTime.org just noticed this (thanks to our friends at the Fair Elections Legal Network):
The Virginia Board of Elections currently has a misleading questionnaire on its website: see here (http://www.sbe.virginia.gov/Files/VoterRegistration/College/Voter_Residency_Questionnaire.pdf) in which (according to our friends at the Fair Elections Legal Network) there is no explanation of what is required under law to establish residency in Virginia for voting purposes nor any mention that the requirements [for students] do not differ from any other resident. However— according to Fair Elections Legal Network: ”it implies that students should consider numerous factors that have no effect on establishing residency for voting purposes, including length of residence at their current address; tax dependency status; and whether a student is classified for in-state or out-of-state tuition status with their school. It also may lead students to believe they could lose their financial aid if they register to vote in Virginia which is only true in the rarest of circumstances.” - Read Fair Elections Legal Network’s letter here: http://www.spartanecho.org/2012/10/06/virginia-questionnaire-on-student-voting-rights-is-misleading/ -
OurTime.org supporters-
This closely mimics the misleading statements by election officials at Virginia Tech in 2008— in which students were told “they risk their parents’ ability to file them as dependents on their tax forms” if they vote where they attend school. (see here for context: http://www.usnews.com/news/campaign-2008/articles/2008/09/24/confusing-voter-registration-laws-could-affect-presidential-election)
Our President & Co-founder, Matthew Segal, also reviewed youth/student voter suppression in Congressional testimony last year: http://democrats.judiciary.house.gov/sites/democrats.judiciary.house.gov/files/documents/Segal111114.pdf
If you are a student voter, please let us know if you face any problems by emailing us at info@ourtime.org](http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mbmk922D071qm0yhvo1_r1_400.png)
OurTime.org just noticed this (thanks to our friends at the Fair Elections Legal Network):
The Virginia Board of Elections currently has a misleading questionnaire on its website: see here (http://www.sbe.virginia.gov/Files/VoterRegistration/College/Voter_Residency_Questionnaire.pdf) in which (according to our friends at the Fair Elections Legal Network) there is no explanation of what is required under law to establish residency in Virginia for voting purposes nor any mention that the requirements [for students] do not differ from any other resident. However— according to Fair Elections Legal Network: ”it implies that students should consider numerous factors that have no effect on establishing residency for voting purposes, including length of residence at their current address; tax dependency status; and whether a student is classified for in-state or out-of-state tuition status with their school. It also may lead students to believe they could lose their financial aid if they register to vote in Virginia which is only true in the rarest of circumstances.” - Read Fair Elections Legal Network’s letter here: http://www.spartanecho.org/2012/10/06/virginia-questionnaire-on-student-voting-rights-is-misleading/ -
OurTime.org supporters-
This closely mimics the misleading statements by election officials at Virginia Tech in 2008— in which students were told “they risk their parents’ ability to file them as dependents on their tax forms” if they vote where they attend school. (see here for context: http://www.usnews.com/news/campaign-2008/articles/2008/09/24/confusing-voter-registration-laws-could-affect-presidential-election)
Our President & Co-founder, Matthew Segal, also reviewed youth/student voter suppression in Congressional testimony last year: http://democrats.judiciary.house.gov/sites/democrats.judiciary.house.gov/files/documents/Segal111114.pdf
If you are a student voter, please let us know if you face any problems by emailing us at info@ourtime.org
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![theatlantic:
What’s the Secret to the Youth Enthusiasm Gap?
In 2008, young voters were a much-watched x-factor that helped Barack Obama take the White House by a comfortable margin. This year, they will be a key demographic again, but for the opposite reason. Obama’s path to reelection depends in part on his ability to get those young voters back to the ballot box — a tough sell for voters disappointed by the struggling economy and the absence of a vast shift in the culture of government.
But are younger voters really all that disappointed? A panel of younger celebrity activists at The Atlantic and National Journal’s Conversations With the Next Generation Town Hall — including Kal Penn and America Ferrera, along with moderators Chelsea Clinton and NBC’s Chuck Todd — pushed back against the idea that America’s youth are nothing than more than apathetic, uninformed, social-media-obsessed slackers.
“I reject the notion that there’s an enthusiasm gap,” said Penn, who jumped from making stoner comedies to working in the White House Office of Public Engagement after volunteering for Obama’s 2008 run. “The crowds that we had in 2007 and 2008, both in the primary and in the general election, are the exact same crowds I’m seeing now.”
Read more. [Image: Kristoffer Tripplaar]](http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m9xz5gJA7f1qcokc4o1_500.jpg)
What’s the Secret to the Youth Enthusiasm Gap?
In 2008, young voters were a much-watched x-factor that helped Barack Obama take the White House by a comfortable margin. This year, they will be a key demographic again, but for the opposite reason. Obama’s path to reelection depends in part on his ability to get those young voters back to the ballot box — a tough sell for voters disappointed by the struggling economy and the absence of a vast shift in the culture of government.
But are younger voters really all that disappointed? A panel of younger celebrity activists at The Atlantic and National Journal’s Conversations With the Next Generation Town Hall — including Kal Penn and America Ferrera, along with moderators Chelsea Clinton and NBC’s Chuck Todd — pushed back against the idea that America’s youth are nothing than more than apathetic, uninformed, social-media-obsessed slackers.
“I reject the notion that there’s an enthusiasm gap,” said Penn, who jumped from making stoner comedies to working in the White House Office of Public Engagement after volunteering for Obama’s 2008 run. “The crowds that we had in 2007 and 2008, both in the primary and in the general election, are the exact same crowds I’m seeing now.”
Read more. [Image: Kristoffer Tripplaar]
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Young Americans comprise the largest generation and will play a critical role in the 2012 Presidential Elections. LIKE and SHARE this is you believe the Presidential candidates should be paying close attention to the concerns, needs, and aspirations of our generation.
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