{"id":79406,"date":"2019-01-07T11:19:04","date_gmt":"2019-01-07T17:19:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.medill.northwestern.edu\/chicago\/?p=79406"},"modified":"2019-05-03T14:29:03","modified_gmt":"2019-05-03T19:29:03","slug":"power-to-the-young-people-mobilizing-the-youth-vote-in-the-municipal-election","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.medill.northwestern.edu\/chicago\/power-to-the-young-people-mobilizing-the-youth-vote-in-the-municipal-election\/","title":{"rendered":"Power to the (Young) People: Mobilizing the Youth Vote in the Municipal Election"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>By Kelly Rissman<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>Medill Reports<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"dropcap\">In February, Chicago Votes will host \u2018Babes Only,\u2019 a concert featuring solely female performers and mayoral candidates, \u2018Parade to the Polls,\u2019 where young Chicagoans can ask candidates questions before marching to vote, and happy hours for millennials to discuss city issues. These are just a few of the ways that Chicago voting organizations are encouraging young people to get out and vote in the municipal elections.<\/p>\n<p>Voters aged 18 to 34 comprised roughly 26 percent of the turnout in the midterms, according to the Chicago Board of Election Commissioners. This age group\u2019s attendance increased more than any other since the 2014 midterms.<\/p>\n<p>Chicago nonpartisan nonprofits\u2014Chicago Votes and Good Kids Mad City\u2014are harnessing this youthful energy in the upcoming election, through events geared specifically toward young Chicagoans.<br \/>\n<!--more--><br \/>\nMillennials \u201care the most diverse, the most progressive, but our politics are not reflecting that,\u201d said Stevie Valles, Chicago Votes executive director, 29. \u201cSo voting and making your voice heard is a step in ensuring that politics does reflect the largest generation in America.\u201d<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Youth-led group Good Kids Mad City also aims to give young people a voice. Youth leader Taylor Norwood, 19, said the nonprofit helps kids answer the question \u2018why vote?\u2019: \u201cWhen they hear \u2018mayor,\u2019 they don\u2019t think it has anything to do with them. We\u2019ve got to help them connect the dots.\u201d The group educates peers about policies and organizes protests and events.<\/p>\n<p>On Feb. 6, the group is planning a \u2018Get Out and Vote\u2019 concert, featuring local artists. It\u2019s free for Chicago residents who are registered to vote, and volunteers will be available to register those who haven\u2019t.<\/p>\n<p>The municipal election is Tuesday, Feb. 26.<\/p>\n<div class=\"featurecaption\">Photo at top: Voting organizations hope to capture the millennial energy of the midterm election in the upcoming mayoral election. (Kelly Rissman\/MEDILL)<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Kelly Rissman Medill Reports In February, Chicago Votes will host \u2018Babes Only,\u2019 a concert featuring solely female performers and mayoral candidates, \u2018Parade to the Polls,\u2019 where young Chicagoans can ask candidates questions before marching to vote, and happy hours for millennials to discuss city issues. 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