Sentences with phrase «new voter registration drive»

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«That's why we are kick - starting a statewide voter registration drive this summer to ensure that every eligible New Yorker can have their voice counted where it matters most — at the ballot box.

Blair Horner, Executive Director of NYPIRG, said, «New York ranks consistently as one of the nation's worst states in terms of voter participation, driven by our archaic voter registration and election administration systems.

Other plans include voter registration drives on college campuses and a citywide voter registration campaign, along with set goals for every city agency to register New Yorkers to vote.

The partnership will also include an internship program for Columbia's journalism students; local voter registration drives hosted by Telemundo - owned stations in partnership with community - based not - for - profit organizations; and dedicated editorial political coverage and new digital platforms designed to reach younger voters.

An advantage among new enrollees doesn't necessarily translate into an advantage among actual voters for Democrats, as young adults tend to be both more liberal and less likely to vote than their older neighbors, but the current trend doesn't appear to be driven by an large number of 18 year olds who filled out registration forms to please their parents and have no intention of actually voting.

New York state senator David Carlucci held a voter registration drive at Rockland County Community College to encourage all eligible students to vote.

Another lies in holding voter registration drives, which will help bring new voters to the polls and even help reformers prove their value to the politicians they need to help pass legislation.

(Calif.) One of a handful of states working to increase voter registration in the 18 to 24 - year old age group, California passed a new law expanding regulations for student - led voter registration drives on high school campuses.

The winning entries will be fabricated by the winners and utilized by volunteers in a non-partisan voter registration drive on the streets, parks, and other public locations throughout New York City from September 15 through October 1, 2010.