Show Facts About Student Voter Participation On September 27 the league of Women Voters sponsored a special registration table in the college center They will be inthe inthe in inthe the Valley fair mall on Oct and in case you missed it Students are especially encouraged encouraged encouraged en en- to vote this year because because because be be- cause of the initiative AB and C bills that will have a big effect ef of teet lect on their own education It takes less than two minutes to register so please register and vote Approximately 50 percent of the 18 the national voting age was lowered from 21 to 18 in 1972 The percentage dropped as low lowas as 39 percent in 1980 The student voter began to turn around in 1984 thanks in part of the an USSA- USSA organized National Student Conference on Voter tion The conference attracted 1500 student leaders from 42 states and resulted in the registration of over new voters Based on past performance expert predictions estimate that 16 15 million young people 24 18 age group will not vote in 1988 Once registered 80 percent of students and youth vote a percentage equivalent to other age groups Voter Vot r registration procedures procedures procedures dures range from Minnesota which allows election-day election registration to Arizona which has a registration deadline 50 days before the election Universal same-day same voter registration in combination with mail in registration at government agencies will reduce registration barriers allowing allowing allowing al al- al- al lowing students greater use of their voting power |