What is Youth Vote?

 

The purpose of Youth Vote is to build enthusiasm for life long engagement in our local, state and national electoral processes, and to provide the skills to do so.

 

The expected outcome of Youth Vote, through the leadership of the League of Women Voters of Anchorage, along with our planning partners and student leaders from each Anchorage area school, is to:

• Build skills through the creation and distribution of educational resources on the electoral process
• Generate enthusiasm through the production of a student-lead, televised live candidates’ debate
• Provide opportunities to become actively engaged by providing a forum for youth to get to know candidates and their positions on issues
• Provide experience by coordinating a mock election for state and federal candidates on the general election ballot
• Provide opportunity for youth to become involved in Election Central activities on Election night. 

Planning for Youth Vote 2008 is now underway!  Contact the League of Women Voters of Anchorage at 274-8477, or send your contribution made out to:

 

League of Women Voters of Alaska Education Fund

c/o League of Women Voters of Anchorage - Youth Vote

PO Box 101345

Anchorage, AK 99510-1345

 

Your donations to Youth Vote are tax-deductible (tax id #92-0117699)

 

 

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 THANK YOU!!

Youth Vote 2006 Contributors & Planning Partners

ACS Anchorage School District Anne Oliphant Arlee Cada Arliss Sturgulewski Barbara Baugh Barbara Karl Barbara Norrell Beryl Johnson Begich Apartments Carr Foundation Carol Comeau Carol Dickason Carolyn Rader

Charity Kadow ConocoPhillips David McCabe Eagle River Walmart Esther Wunnicke GCI Heather Flynn Holland American Lines Inc. IBEW Local 1547 Jane Angvik Joyce Anderson Kaladi Brothers Coffee Kay Lahdenpera KTUU Channel 2 LWV Alaska Ed Fund

Marie Lavigne Marilyn Porter Mary Jane Cox Mary Rosenzweig Mid-Town Walmart Moose Lodge #1534 Northrim Bank Pat Redmond Portfolio/Jo Michalski Princess Tours Rasmuson Foundation Spirit of Youth Tina DeLapp Wilda Hudson

 

 

 

The mission of Youth Vote is to provide a non-partisan venue for empowering youth to vote and be involved in the democratic process of our society. Youth Vote is dedicated to providing teachers, educators, and the community with the tools to achieve this goal. The League of Women Voters of Anchorage first conducted Youth Vote in 2004.