The right to vote is a duty as well as a privilege. It is important for all citizens to vote in every election to make sure that the democratic, representative system of government is maintained. Persons who do not vote lose their voice in the government (UPO Online). With the largest part of young Americans not voting in most elections, the basic principle of representative democracy is in jeopardy. For those under age thirty, voting rates are twice as low as older Americans. Thirty million young citizens (ages eighteen-thirty) did not vote in the 2000 Presidential election. Of that number, at least sixteen million were likely and potential voters that could have been

My fellow classmate, Diana Schimmel, has also expressed concern for the lack of voter participation in American Election. We have decided to work together on our citizenship project. Our plan is to hold a voter registration drive here on the campus of George Mason University, because so many potential voters are on college campuses. I cannot think of a better place to do this than right here outside of the nation's capital. I believe that because of the university's geographic location and atmosphere many unregistered voters will be more inclined to register. Our goal is to rent a booth in the Johnson Center and allow unregistered students and staff to register to vote.

I want this event to be first-rate, and in order to have an exceptional turnout I am going to publicize this event heavily. I not only want to put up flyers around campus, but also knock on doors around President's Park (the freshmen housing area on campus). This will allow those students who recently turned eighteen and who are now potential voters to legally vote for the first time.

Young voters comprise the largest unclaimed block of voters in the country. They are composed of three categories: Likely voters, Potential voters, and Unlikely voters. The likely voters will turn out for elections, but still need to be asked. They are typically more politically active and have stronger partisan leanings. Many of them are already active in the political scene. If a politician can connect with them, they will turn out and vote on Election Day. Potential voters are similar to Likely voters in many ways. They are not likely to be campaign workers, but will register and turn out if they are pursued by a candidate. Unlikely voters are extremely difficult to reach and rarely turn out and vote. They are complete opposites of Likely and Potential Voters and will more than likely never engage in politics or voting (CYV online).

reached and moved to vote (Skaggs and Anthony 22). Many political scientists blame a self-fulfilling cycle: candidates do not take young adults seriously because they do not vote, and young adults do n

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