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Poll by Rock the Vote, Smackdown Your Vote! and Sacred Heart University Garners Media Attention The recent poll released by Rock the Vote, Smackdown Your Vote! and Sacred Heart University is garnering media attention by such sites as Politico.com and The Hartford Courant and was noted in a Washington Times article. Check it out! _______________________________________ This year Election Day falls on Tuesday, November 6, and WWE encourages you to Smackdown Your Vote! Since 2001, WWE has been committed to encouraging young adults 18-30 to register to vote and vote on Election Day. WWE Superstars have participated in numerous rallies throughout the country with elected officials in schools, on college campuses, and other locations. WWE has also created Public Service Announcements featuring WWE Superstars encouraging viewers to vote. You can view two PSAs featuring John Cena and Lilian Garcia, respectively, encouraging people to use their voice through voting. In 2008, WWE and its partners will undertake many different activities to get young adults registered and voting on Election Day. Continue checking back to see where and when Smackdown Your Vote! will be near you. And remember to Smackdown Your Vote! tomorrow on Election Day, November 6. _____________________________________________ Educating Outside the Ropes Seminole County Supervisor of Elections Teams Up with Matt Striker for Smackdown Your Vote! Rally ________________________________________ Census Figures Confirm 2006 Jump in Young Voter Turnout Victoria and Arizona Secretary of State put the SmackDown on seniors Speaker Pelosi Hosts iChat Pelosi: Student Loan Bill Will Make College Education More Affordable and More Accessible Young Voter Turnout Up for the Second Major Election in a Row; Exit Poll Shows Young Voter Turnout Up by more than 2 Million Voters Over 2002 Washington, D.C. –Turnout among 18-29 year old voters increased by more than 2 million voters in the 2006 elections compared to 2002, according to an early exit poll analysis released today as part of the first comprehensive look at the youth vote in the midterm elections, presented by Young Voter Strategies. At least 10 million votes were cast by this age group in 2006 compared to 8 million in 2002, and the vote counts are still coming in. Youth-dense precincts that were targeted by Get-Out-the-Vote campaigns showed even larger increases. Turnout more than doubled in the 36 precincts where groups like the nonpartisan Student PIRG’s New Voters Project actively turned out this age cohort. Sacred Heart University-WWE Smackdown Your Vote! Poll: Iraq War #1 Issue Facing U.S. in November According to 18-30 Year Olds In a poll released today, September 20, by Sacred Heart University and WWE's Smackdown Your Vote!, the war in Iraq, national security, the perceived downturn in the economy and the increasingly high cost of education are weighing heavily on the minds of young Americans. And they’re paying attention to whether candidates are addressing issues of importance to them! Young Voter Strategies Releases New Poll: Young Voters’ Top Issues the Economy, Education and Iraq as Election Day 2006 Nears Washington, D.C. - With the 2006 elections just over six weeks away, young voters are most focused on education and the cost of college, jobs and the economy, and the war in Iraq, but are not hearing enough from either parties’ candidates on ____________________ WWE Superstar Queen Sharmell & Minn. Secretary of State Kiffmeyer Launch Voting PSA Text WWE to 75444 to Register to Vote! WWE Superstar Mr. Kennedy Joins Minn. Secretary of State & Minn. State Representative Sertich at Courage Center Rally Heather Smith of Young Voter Strategies Named One of Campaigns & Elections Magazine's 2006 Rising Stars Latinos Urged to Head for the Polls ____________________New! Circle Fact Sheets on Social-Issues Voters, Effects of Civic Education on Civic Skills and College Attendance and Civic EngagementCIRCLE (The Center for Information and Reseach on Civic Learning & Engagement) has produced 36 Fact Sheets, which are brief documents with basic information and graphs on various topics. Visit CIRCLE today to view this very useful information! _____________________18to35 joins with other leading organizations to launch Youth Policy Action Center18to35 has played an important role in launching the new version of the Youth Policy Action Center, a website that engages youth and young adults in our democracy by helping change policies that affect young people's lives. Along with the more than 80 organizations from all ideological perspectives, 18to35 will be posting timely action alerts on the Youth Policy Action Center so our members and partners can contact elected officials to make a difference when key policies are being discussed. We encourage you to visit the site. ______________________
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In the March 15 edition of the Seattle Times, Paul Andrew, an 18to35 Innovator, and Alison Carl White, Executive Director of Seattle Works, write about the disconnect between young Seattleites and their government - they perceive self-interested politicians who are unresponsive to the issues that matter to them and to their community. e-Congress 2006 Now in Session | January 9, 2006Spring 2006 marks the fifth annual session of e-Congress, YLI's exciting legislative simulation. Each spring for the last five years, middle and high school students around the country have had the opportunity to roll up their collective sleeves and immerse themselves in the intricacies of the policy-making process. e-Congress provides in-depth coverage of the workings of Congress. Students are challenged to learn about political ideology and the importance of compromise as they research, write, and debate original legislation in classroom-based committees. e-Congress incorporates valuable tools for teachers, including downloadable student handouts and research guides, a complete teacher records section, and detailed calendar and planning guides for assisting in classroom implementation. The e-Congress schedule allows flexibility in dealing with winter and spring breaks, block schedules, and access to technology resources. Martha McIntosh at Dana Hills High School in California says "e-Congress was a terrific way to engage my students in a hands-on, first-person bill-writing activity." In fact, more than 96% of teachers who participated in the 2005 session of e-Congress rated the simulation as being of high academic quality and 93% felt their students learned a lot about the legislative process. Just as importantly, students completing e-Congress reported a sense of optimism about the law-making process. Many felt as though they could make a difference and were motivated to learn more about their representatives in Congress. Current YLI teachers log in and follow prompts to register to participate in e-Congress 2006. Want to participate but not signed up? Simply click Sign Up at the top of the page to join the YLI community of teachers. Registration closes on Tuesday, February 7, 2006. As always, e-Congress and all YLI resources are FREE OF CHARGE to educators! For further information email ylihelp@virginia.edu or call toll-free 866-514-8389. Voter Facts 2005
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