LET STUDENTS VOTE!
Tennessee’s voter turnout in the 2020 general election ranked 45th in the country. Tennessee is ranked the 5th most difficult state in which to cast a ballot.
Registering to vote is easy if you know how to do it, but not everyone knows how or where to go to learn more. Getting the right information about how to get registered can be hard, especially for young people.
> We believe that it should be as easy to access information and register as it is in other states.
Tennessee is one of only a few states that require you to vote in person in an election before you can vote using an absentee ballot. This requirement is a barrier for high school seniors and college freshman who turn 18 and go to college out of state before they cast their first ballots.
> We believe that we should join the majority of states that do not have this requirement.
In Tennessee, a photo ID is required to vote. Photo IDs can be a Driver’s License, a passport, a military photo ID, or even a handgun permit ID. However, you cannot use a student photo ID to vote. This requirement is a barrier for young people who may not have a Driver’s license.
> We believe that students should be able to use a photo ID issued by an accredited college or university to vote.
LET STUDENTS VOTE!
As students, we are working with legislators to pass The Tennessee Student Voter Act (SB2064/HB2489), legislation that would:
We often hear that younger people aren’t learning civics and are not engaged with public policy, but we know that is untrue.
We Need YOU!
Whether we are young Democrats, young Republicans, young Independents, or have no party affiliation, we want to participate in our democratic process. No matter our political beliefs, we want to make our voices heard at the ballot box. We want the ability to weigh in on issues that impact us as students and young people.
Sign our petition. Click here
Ask your librarian to post our flyer in your school library. Click here
Contact members of the committees that will vote on our bill. Click here
Urge your state representative and state senator to sign onto our bill. Click here
“To make it hard, to make it difficult almost impossible for people to cast a vote is not in keeping with the democratic process.” Congressman John Lewis
Registering to vote is easy if you know how to do it, but not everyone knows how or where to go to learn more. Getting the right information about how to get registered can be hard, especially for young people.
> We believe that it should be as easy to access information and register as it is in other states.
Tennessee is one of only a few states that require you to vote in person in an election before you can vote using an absentee ballot. This requirement is a barrier for high school seniors and college freshman who turn 18 and go to college out of state before they cast their first ballots.
> We believe that we should join the majority of states that do not have this requirement.
In Tennessee, a photo ID is required to vote. Photo IDs can be a Driver’s License, a passport, a military photo ID, or even a handgun permit ID. However, you cannot use a student photo ID to vote. This requirement is a barrier for young people who may not have a Driver’s license.
> We believe that students should be able to use a photo ID issued by an accredited college or university to vote.
LET STUDENTS VOTE!
As students, we are working with legislators to pass The Tennessee Student Voter Act (SB2064/HB2489), legislation that would:
- Require all public high schools to provide seniors with information on how to register to vote
- Eliminate the requirement that you must vote in person before casting an absentee ballot
- Allow students to use photo ID issued by their college or university to vote
We often hear that younger people aren’t learning civics and are not engaged with public policy, but we know that is untrue.
We Need YOU!
Whether we are young Democrats, young Republicans, young Independents, or have no party affiliation, we want to participate in our democratic process. No matter our political beliefs, we want to make our voices heard at the ballot box. We want the ability to weigh in on issues that impact us as students and young people.
Sign our petition. Click here
Ask your librarian to post our flyer in your school library. Click here
Contact members of the committees that will vote on our bill. Click here
Urge your state representative and state senator to sign onto our bill. Click here
“To make it hard, to make it difficult almost impossible for people to cast a vote is not in keeping with the democratic process.” Congressman John Lewis
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