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No matter your age, you are never too young to start getting involved in political issues:
No matter your age, you are never too young to start getting involved in political issues:
Voter registration in Illinois is handled by the Illinois State Board of Elections: https://www.elections.il.gov/
Voter registration in Illinois is handled by the Illinois State Board of Elections: https://www.elections.il.gov/
Did you know to vote in IL you need to be 17 years old on or before the date of the Primary Election and turn 18 on or before the date of the General or Consolidated Election in order to vote?
Did you know to vote in IL you need to be 17 years old on or before the date of the Primary Election and turn 18 on or before the date of the General or Consolidated Election in order to vote?
But there are many ways to get involved even before you can start voting.
But there are many ways to get involved even before you can start voting.
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You can also encourage those around you to register and get out to vote.
You can also encourage those around you to register and get out to vote.
- They can check the requirements to register in the link above.
- Do you wonder if you or someone in your family is registered to vote somewhere else? They can check here: https://ova.elections.il.gov/RegistrationLookup.aspx
- If you wanted to register to vote online because we can’t go in person, you can go here: https://ova.elections.il.gov/?Name=Em5DYCKC4wXCKQSXTgsQ9knm%2b5Ip27VC&T=637232448913845875
- What if we can’t vote in person? You and your family may be able to vote by mail. Check out how to do that here: https://elections.il.gov/electionoperations/VotingByMail.aspx
What is our place in this topic? What groups are already helping? How can we help on an individual level?
What is our place in this topic? What groups are already helping? How can we help on an individual level?
- Would you like to learn more about the history of voting rights and suppression? Read One Person, No Vote (YA Edition) by Carol Anderson and Tonya Bolden
- Even if you are a teen, some people are debating lowering the voting age to 16: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/19/us/politics/voting-age.html
- You can still get involved in elections even if you can’t yet vote by being an election judge: https://www.cookcountyclerk.com/service/high-school-student-election-judges
Why is the youth vote important? Check out this TEDx UC Davis talk "The Power of the Youth Vote" by Mindy Romero
How does this topic tie back to COVID-19 and beyond and/or what does it highlight about inequities and opportunities moving forward
How does this topic tie back to COVID-19 and beyond and/or what does it highlight about inequities and opportunities moving forward
- Also consider if your state is supporting reinstating voting rights to people who have been convicted of felonies: https://www.ncsl.org/research/elections-and-campaigns/felon-voting-rights.aspx
- Consider if your region is being affected by gerrymandering: https://www.aclu.org/issues/voting-rights/gerrymandering
- Some states are restricting access to voting sites, potentially to limit people’s ability to vote: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-locations/southern-us-states-have-closed-1200-polling-places-in-recent-years-rights-group-idUSKCN1VV09J
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