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Youth Vote Surging: New Hampshire and Beyond Record voter turnout is expected today in New Hampshire, with youth (ages 18-29) turning out big once again. Youth turnout more than tripled in Iowa, due in large part to youth mobilization efforts. As part of the Student PIRGs’ national What’s Your Plan? campaign, NHPIRG has been organizing young people to turn out to vote. Hundreds of volunteers have appeared at town halls, fundraisers, and photo-ops in New Hampshire and across the country, and in New Hampshire, to ask all of the candidates: What’s Your Plan? on key youth issues like global warming and health care. We have already spoken with the candidates more than 100 times. In addition, students on campuses from California to Colorado, Florida to Wisconsin, and New Mexico to Pennsylvania are working with the Student PIRGs to mobilize young people through tested peer to peer registration and get out the vote drives. Nationally young people comprise one-quarter of the U.S. electorate, and big voting blocs in many states. Quick Youth Facts Number of College Students in Key ’08 States FL 873,000 Approximate Number of Eligible Young Voters in Key ’08 States (2006)* FL 2,200,000 CA 4,600,000 CO 637,000 NM 277,000 PA 1,900,000 NH 172,000 SC 653,000 WI 758,000 For more information contact: Sujatha Jahagirdar, 213-251-3690 x321 (o), 323-309-6120 (c), Sujatha@studentpirgs.org New Hampshire Public Interest Research Group’s (NHPIRG) mission is to deliver persistent, result-oriented public interest activism that protects consumers, encourages a fair, sustainable economy, and fosters responsive, democratic government The Student PIRGs’ New Voters Project is the nation’s largest youth voter mobilization program. Since 2004, we have registered more than 600,000 young people and made more than 650,000 peer to peer voter turnout contacts to get young people to the polls on Election Day. Due in large part to our efforts, the youth vote increased by 4.3 million votes, or 9% in 2004 and an analysis of our work in 2006 found that in the student dense precincts in which we worked, the youth vote increased on average by 157%. *The Center for Information & Research on Civic Learning & Engagement, Quick Facts About Young Voters Series, available at www.civicyouth.org/PopUps/FactSheets/FS_FastFacts2006 Sujatha Jahagirdar Program Director Student PIRGs' New Voters Project 3435 Wilshire Blvd, Ste 385 Los Angeles, CA 90010 t 213 251 3680 ext. 321 f 213 251 3699
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