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Title
Political Involvement: Exploring the Low Turnout of Youth Voters
Description
Youth voters in the US have had a steadily declining turnout since the right to vote was expanded to include 18-20 year old citizens in 1971. The decline appears to be related to both internal reasons and external reasons. Internal reasons include apathy about the political process, while external reasons can include voter suppression tactics such as voter identification laws and laws preventing felons from voting. For those that currently participate in the political process, social media appears to play a big part in youth spreading their political opinions. The recent expansion of early voting has resulted in more young people voting by early voting, showing that making voting more accessible allows young people to exercise their political voice through voting. Despite internal and external obstacles young voters face while voting, new voting methods have the potential to expand the turnout of youth voters.
Date Created
2019-05
Contributors
- Van Dusen, Jakob Oscar (Author)
- Lennon, Tara (Thesis director)
- Pout, Daniel (Committee member)
- Chemical Engineering Program (Contributor)
- Dean, W.P. Carey School of Business (Contributor)
- Barrett, The Honors College (Contributor)
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Extent
34 pages
Language
eng
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In Copyright
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Academic Year 2018-2019
Handle
https://hdl.handle.net/2286/R.I.52755
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minimal
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- 2021-08-11 04:09:57
- 3 years 3 months ago
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