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On Super Tuesday, Alliance network organizations did what they do best - mobilize young voters. Whether it be throwing parties at the polls or handing out voter guides, these organizations do the work every single day to make sure our democracy is more accessible to young people.
Learn more about how Alliance network organizations turned out young voters on Super Tuesday ⬇️
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| Colorado saw major wins on Super Tuesday with 29% of eligible 18-25 year-olds casting a ballot statewide—that’s nine points higher than in the 2018 primary and seventeen points higher than the 2016 caucuses! Tuesday was also the first primary in Colorado history that 17-year-olds who turn 18 by the general election were able to vote (thanks to a law New Era Colorado passed in last year's legislative session!). New Era reached out to thousands of 17-year-olds through school visits, texts, phone calls, and digital ads to educate them about the new law and get them to the polls. 42% of eligible 17-year-olds actually cast ballots—an incredible feat for this group of first-time voters! Additionally, New Era’s efforts to require voter service centers and dropboxes on certain campuses ended up being critical with the high turnout on college campuses. Yesterday was further proof that Colorado's young people are a voting powerhouse shaping the state's future largely thanks to the year-round organizing work of New Era Colorado. |
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| MOVE Texas went big on Super Tuesday throwing 20 different Parties at the Polls across the state providing pizza and snacks, games and entertainment, and, of course, all the voting information young Texans need. Ahead of Super Tuesday, organizers knocked on 2,643 doors, sent 51,854 texts, and called 11,590 young voters to remind them about the election and make sure they had everything they needed to cast their ballot. Check out Charlie Bonner, MOVE Texas’ Communications Director, at a phone bank on NBC News explaining just how powerful young voters are in Texas. The big story of Super Tuesday, though, was the devastatingly long lines at polling locations across the state of Texas, especially at college campuses. With some reports of lines being up to 7 hours long, MOVE Texas stepped up to help keep people in line by buying and distributing pizza, water, and snacks late into the night. Over the past two years, MOVE Texas has fought for more polling locations on college campuses and continues that fight as we quickly approach November 2020. |
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| On Super Tuesday, North Carolina Asian Americans Together (NCAAT) got out the vote in Morrisville, NC at the polling location with the highest Asian American voter turnout in the state - a tradition they have kept up since 2016! NCAAT's staff, fellows, and volunteers were at that polling location from 6:30 am to 7:30 pm when the last voter cast their ballot. Despite the pouring rain, they handed out coffee, snacks, voter education literature, and shared information about the upcoming census. Alongside other statewide groups, NCAAT trained staff and volunteers to serve as nonpartisan poll watchers, assisting voters and reporting any site-specific issues to our state board of elections. NCAAT engaged with over 1,500 community members that day and even saw some of the young voters who graduated from their youth program cast their first ballot! |
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| Ahead of the primaries, Minnesota Youth Collective partnered with the Planned Parenthood Action Fund to offer primary and caucus trainings in St. Paul, Minneapolis, Rochester, and Mankato. The trainings provided an overview of what primaries and caucuses are and how to participate in them. The day before Super Tuesday, Minnesota Youth Collective organized a “Midnight Madness” event where they covered whiteboards, sidewalks, and more on the University of Minnesota campus with reminders to vote. They also created and distributed a “Young Voters Guide to the Presidential Primaries” on campus during Super Tuesday that included information students on campus needed to bring to the polls and find their polling location. |
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| As more states hold their primaries, Alliance organizations will be out in full force ensuring young people have everything they need to cast their ballots. Stay tuned for more!
To building young people’s political power,
Sarah Audelo
Executive Director
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