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Get Out the Vote! Websites
An interesting article: “Teach Your Kids How to Vote”
By Nikki Schwab, December 20, 2007, in US News and World Report.
Unfortunately, we cannot provide a live link, but search for on US News and World Report website.
Declare Yourself: Nonpartisan youth voting site to promote voter registration.
Go to: www.declareyourself.com/index.php
The Democracy Project: PBS site where visitors can take a kids’ tour of government, follow the President for a day, and vote.
Go to: pbskids.org/democracy/
Zoom Elections 101: PBS site with great election and voting information.
Go to: pbskids.org/zoom/fromyou/elections/elections101.html
Project Vote (Voters of Tomorrow through Education): A private-public partnership designed to help students become knowledgeable, responsible voters at an early age, and to stimulate a life-long commitment to the election process.
Go to: www.sos.state.tx.us/elections/projectvote/index.htm
CIRCLE (The Center for Information and Research on Civic Learning and Engagement): Supports projects of practical implications for those who work to increase young people's engagement in politics and civic life.
Go to: www.civicyouth.org
Campus Compact: Educates college students to become active citizens who are well-equipped to develop creative solutions to society's most pressing issues.
Go to: www.compact.org/vote/
18 in 08: a film, a movement, a change—voter registration drive for young people.
Go to: www.18in08.com/
Rock the Vote: Engages and the political power of young people in order to achieve progressive change in our country. Rock the Vote uses music, popular culture and new technologies to engage and incite young people to register and vote in every election. It also gives young people the tools to identify, learn about, and take action on the issues that affect their lives, and to leverage their power in the political process.
Go to: www.rockthevote.com/home.html
Project Vote Smart: Nonpartisan site where citizens come together, not in selfish interest or to support one candidate over another, but to defend democracy.
Go to: http://www.vote-smart.org/
In addition, check in your own home state. Many state governments have nonpartisan youth vote and election websites and civic education programs.