1. GET REGISTERED, GET EDUCATED, AND
GEAUX VOTE!

2. CAUSES
OF LOW VOTER TURNOUT

3. VOTER APATHY Excuses: Loss of hope: “I don’t have time.”
“There’s no one worth voting for, anyway.”
Loss of hope:
“It’s not like my vote even matters.”

4. Active voters by country
Source: U.S. trails most developed countries in voter turnout
–PewResearch.org

5. Young voters don’t show up to the polls.
Low Youth Turnout
Young voters don’t show up to the polls.

6. half voted in the 2016 presidential election. Only
of eligible year old Millennials
voted in the 2016 presidential election.
Source: An Estimated 24 Million Young People Voted in Election -CivicYouth.org

7. Did you know… THE LEAST ACTIVE VOTERS?
Voters aged are on track to outpace baby boomers as the largest voting bloc, but we are
THE LEAST ACTIVE VOTERS?

8. effects
OF LOW VOTER TURNOUT

9. Excuse: “My vote doesn’t count because of the electoral college.”
VOTER APATHY
Excuse: “My vote doesn’t count because of the electoral college.”
Hillary Clinton:
Donald Trump:
Popular vote won
Electoral college won
+3 million Votes
306 to 232

10. VOTER APATHY
“turnout rates dropped by 1.3 percent in Iowa, 3 percent in Wisconsin and nearly 4 percent in Ohio in 2016, a combination that became a death knell for Clinton’s presidential hopes in areas where Obama performed well during his two terms.”
Source: What does voter turnout tell us about the 2016 election?
-PBS.org

11. Uninformed single-issue voters
Active, but vote based on one or two issues
Ignore the rest of candidate’s platform
Ignore their candidate’s previous political history
Politicians pander to single-issue voters using wedge issues; easier than facing tough problem-solving.

12. Uninformed single-issue voters
Being an under- or uninformed voter can lead to one voting against their own best interests when casting a vote based on a single issue.

13. In the 2012 election, the silent generation outvoted millennials
Did you know…
In the 2012 election, the silent generation outvoted millennials
74% to 49%?
Source: Millennials Now Rival Boomers As A Political Force, But Will They Actually Vote? –NPR.org

14. results
OF LOW VOTER TURNOUT

15. Representatives more concerned with $pecial interests.
Consequences of not voting
Homogenous representation; out of touch policy makers
Representatives more concerned with $pecial interests.

16. solutions

17. POLITICS IS NOT A BYSTANDER EVENT
STOP
BUYING INTO THE
“MY VOTE DOESN’T COUNT”
MYTH.
POLITICS IS NOT A BYSTANDER EVENT

18. How do I get involved?
1. Get registered!
Department of motor vehicles
Sos.la.gov

19. How do I get involved?
2. Get educated!
Campaign websites
Candidates’ social media
Ballotpedia.org

20. Louisiana Voter Portal
How do I get involved?
3. geaux vote!
Use resources found on voterportal.sos.la.gov:
Louisiana Voter Portal

21. GET REGISTERED GET EDUCATED GEAUX VOTE!
Remember:
GET REGISTERED GET EDUCATED GEAUX VOTE!