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July 05, 2003

The dwindling youth vote: Where will it be in 2004?

The dwindling youth vote: Where will it be in 2004?
By Robert Weiner and Amy Rieth
csmonitor.com

WASHINGTON – Plain and simple: Young people don't vote in the numbers they used to. When 18-year-olds were granted the right to vote in 1972, the turnout of 18- to 24-year-old voters was a healthy 52 percent. But it dropped steadily to 38 percent in 2000.

Why are young people - critical to our nation's future - voting in drastically lower numbers? How can we bring them back?

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Read It Rating: 8.5
Left/Right Rating: L2
Freedom Rating: 2
Learning Percentage: 55%

Posted by Lance Brown at July 5, 2003 11:25 PM | TrackBack
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