Low youth voting rates driven by perceived lack of relevancy
Wed, October 10, 2007
Posted in Alaska News
Turnout for this year’s municipal election was light in Sitka. Even though local election officials don’t track age demographics, it’s a fairly safe bet that turnout among young voters was especially bad. Student reporter Leah Mann is one of those Sitka twenty-somethings who did not vote.
Leah Mann, KCAW - Sitka
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I listened to the piece on youth not voting in Sitka’s municipal elections and my comment is “quit whining!” For youth to complain that no one has asked for their vote and then to say that some didn’t even know an election was being held is whining. Get involved, do you think you can quit being a part of the community because your input wasn’t implemented the first time you proposed an action? Grow up and quit whining.