The suspension of Bernie Sanders’ campaign in early April crushed many young voters who believed he was the only candidate who represented their ideals....
As the debate about whether re-enfranchisement can be restricted based on wealth winds through the Florida courts, the fate of over a million potential voters in one of the most important battleground states is on the line.
If young people are to fulfill their potential to sway the 2020 election in the time of COVID-19, we must ensure that newfound structural barriers to voting don’t depress our turnout rates even more.
Young people turn out to the polls less not because they are apathetic about voting but rather, because they face structural barriers to doing so. Harvard Votes Challenge is working to change that.
Though they are in competition with each other for student and public support, Harvard student campaign subgroups are united in their collective goal of encouraging and deepening youth civic engagement.
