REGISTER TO VOTE!
As the 2020 presidential election gains momentum, candidates’ ads and pleas for votes are seemingly everywhere. Interest in the political process overall has grown in the past decade, thanks in large part to politics taking center stage on news broadcasts and late-night talk shows. However, young voter turnout leaves something to be desired.
While there will be more millennials of voting age next year than there will be baby boomers, less than half of them go to the ballot box on election day. In fact, according to U.S. government census records, less than 30% of millennial voters went to the polls in the 2016 presidential election.
For some young adults, their failure to vote has less to do with a lack of interest than it does with not understanding how to make their voice heard. In this article, we’ll discuss why you should consider going to the polls. We’ll also provide details about where and how to register to vote in Illinois.