September 16th, 2008
Ekua Boateng
The National Association of Secretaries of State has decreed September National Voter Registration Month. Please make sure that you are registered to vote so that you may participate in this presidential election and all other elections happening this cycle. Their website provides information about the deadlines in all states for voter registration, requirements for registration [...]
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August 25th, 2008
Ekua Boateng
Want to get your high school and classmates involved in the political process? With much being made of the high youth turnout in the presidential primaries and the expected high turnout in November, it makes sense to begin teaching the voters of tomorrow how to cast their ballot. Vote 18 is an awesome civic education [...]
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August 14th, 2008
Ekua Boateng
As we count down the days, weeks, and hours until the presidential election we must not forget the pitfalls and perils that may afflict voters along the way. So it now time to spotlight an election protection hotline that will help voters nationwide to cast their ballots unimpeded. The National Campaign for Fair Elections is [...]
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August 8th, 2008
Ekua Boateng
One giant step for student voter enfranchisement should have been the Higher Education Act 1998 which asked colleges to make a ‘good faith effort’ to help students to register to vote. A 2004 study by the Harvard Institute of Politics and The Chronicle of Higher Education found that over a quarter of public institutions and [...]
Posted in Ekua Boateng, Right to Vote, Summer Interns 2008 | Tags: Higher Education Act 1998, HR 6704, Motor Voter Act, Student Voter Act, student voting | No Comments »