Young Voters

• Elections Manitoba calls on young voters: ‘Some choices mean more than your fit check. Vote.’

  This week, Elections Manitoba has taken to targeting first time voters with a generationally coded phrase: "Some choices mean more than your fit check. Vote."

  Politics

  Sep 8, 2023
  
• Voters 16, 17 years old cast ballots for the first time in Wales

  With the voting age in Wales and Scotland now at 16, experts say they'd like to see the practice applied in Canada and other Commonwealth countries as well.

  Politics

  May 6, 2021
  
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• ‘Students are the future’: N.B. youth cast ballots in mock federal election

  While the youth voters won't be able to have their voices heard in Monday's federal election, many say it's a great way to educate and continue to engage them in politics.

  Canada

  Oct 19, 2019
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• Millennials can have a very strong voice in deciding Canada’s future — if they choose to vote

  As Canadians think about who they will vote for in the upcoming federal election, there is one generation that has the potential to heavily influence the outcome.

  Canada

  Oct 8, 2019
• Early voter turnout for U.S. midterm elections trounces previous years — especially among youth

  Early turnout of young voters has doubled in a number of states compared to 2014 as the U.S. gears up for a pivotal election November 6.

  Politics

  Nov 3, 2018
• Elderly, rich, white Trump supporters taunt non-voting young people in satirical video

  "Tax cuts for the rich? Hell yeah, I'm rich as f**k."

  Politics

  Oct 8, 2018
• New Brunswick hires ‘election ambassadors’ in bid to generate youth excitement 

  Chief Electoral Officer Kim Poffenroth said just 44 per cent of people between the ages of 18 and 24 cast their ballots in the 2014 election.

  Politics

  Sep 18, 2018
• New political group formed to get more millennials involved in municipal politics

  With the candidate fields now set for the municipal elections across British Columbia, a group is trying to raise the awareness of younger candidates seeking office.

  Sep 17, 2018
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• Most young Americans see Trump as illegitimate president: poll

  A majority of young adults see Trump's presidency as illegitimate, according to a new poll.

  Politics

  Mar 18, 2017
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• Youth voter turnout spiked 18% in last federal election

  The number of young Canadian voters who cast a ballot in the last federal election spiked by an astounding 18 per cent, new data from Elections Canada shows.

  Canada

  Jun 15, 2016