YOUTH AND THE VOTE

TOP STRATEGIES/INITIATIVES TO INCREASE REGISTRATION & TURNOUT

Statewide Policies and Resources

• Georgia: Election deadlines, dates, and rules
• Secretary of State website on how to register and vote. 
• Personalized voter page.
• Online voter registration. 
• State ID rules and helpline for Georgia.

High school Initiatives

• Atlanta Public Schools embraced the Good Trouble Voter Campaign goal to register ALL young voters.
• Voter registration starts at 17.5, vote at 18.
• Georgia law requires High Schools to help their students vote and include voting basics on their websites.
• Students: help FairVote register 100% of high school students!

College and University initiatives

• Georgia has 530,000 college students. 
• 26 campuses participated in ALL IN Campus Democracy Challenge. 
• Spelman College was recognized for increasing voter turnout 21.3% to 79.4% of eligible students in 2020 and plans to expand participation in 2022 (see 2020 NSLVE Campus Report).
• Georgia has many grassroots and campus-based organizations that work to raise awareness, register students, and get out the vote including the Campus Election Engagement Project, New Georgia Project, and University of Georgia Votes. 
• Georgia College and State University was recognized for its action plans and increased voter turnout (see Action Plans and NSLVE Campus Report).
• GEORGIA CAMPUS VOTER GUIDE

Other Factors and Initiatives

• The League of Women Voters focused on the Georgia runoffs and partnered with Women Power the Vote to send 450,000 text messages and 65,000 texts urging Georgia citizens to vote.
• Georgia accepts some but not all student IDs for registration.
• Challenges returning absentee ballots on time led to 52% being rejected.
• Laws passed that make voting more difficult such as banning snacks and water to people waiting in voting lines.