Voter Registration

I keep thinking back to an analysis that Prof. L talked about shortly after the 2016 election that the margin of victory in the upper midwest was so small that if just two voters per precinct had changed their votes, the outcome would have different.

Two voters.

That told me, we need to have more voters and get them to vote.

Today, Dennis and I participated in a short voter registration event at a local high school.  Part of League of Women Voters.  We had two small tables near the cafeteria.  The idea was to register voters who were 17 and up and give information to younger people.  They can make a difference too!  We gave out a brochure with contact information for all of the elected officials in our state as well as constitutions.  There were five of us; one person brought a large bag of wrapped chocolate candy which we put on our tables.

We did ok.  We registered two voters and gave out almost all of the other information to interested young people.  We moved the needle a little.

We're glad to do it.  Definitely would be willing to do it again.