YOUTH AND THE VOTE

TOP STRATEGIES/INITIATIVES TO INCREASE REGISTRATION & TURNOUT OF YOUNG VOTERS

State efforts to facilitate youth voting

• Pennsylvania Secretary of State official website. 
• State ID rules and helpline for Pennsylvania.
• Civic Center, Anti-Defamation League and the Urban League in Pennsylvania collaborated to register nearly 30,000 new voters.
• Pennsylvania: Election deadlines, dates, and rules

High school Initiatives

• Governor’s Civic Engagement Award recognizes PA high schools and students who engage students in voting. 200 students worked to register students in 37 high schools across the state that received the award in 2022-2023.   Three award winners share what worked. 
• PA Youth Vote is a student-led nonpartisan coalition dedicated to putting students first and getting all 18 year olds to the polls on Election Day.
• Voter IDs for first time voters.
• Low registration rates of eligible voters in Civics Center analysis of Pennsylvania schools.155,000 individuals turn 18 each year in Pennsylvania per Census and AP data. See Future Voter Score Card.

College and University initiatives

• State voting portal for college students.
• 72 campuses participated in ALL IN Campus Democracy Challenge (see map). 
• Eight campuses won Platinum Awards for voter turnout rates > 80%.  
• Dickinson College achieved 85% turnout in one of the highest rates nationally. Dickinson Votes partnered with the Upsilon Delta Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority to host voter registration at the Black Cultural Festival hosted by a local nonprofit, Hope Station
• Pennsylvania ranked #1 for Youth Voter Impact in 2022.
• PA Youth Vote on Instagram
• Pennsylvania Campus Voter Guide

Other Factors and Initiatives

• School shootings stimulated interest in civic participation.