Cranking up the youth vote: Register when you’re 16

Bianca Smallwood
Honolulu Civil Beat

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This year, the nonprofit organizations Young Progressives Demanding Action and Common Cause Hawaii started their own initiatives.

The Young Progressives Demanding Action is an organization based at the University of Hawaii Manoa. Part of its mission is to get young people involved in progressive politics at the local and national levels.

This month, the group held its first-ever “People to the Polls” event at the Capitol with live entertainment and free food to encourage people to vote.

Group members also encouraged participants to take advantage of the state’s early voting and same-day registration programs held at Honolulu Hale.

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