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  • Civic involvement, voting are priorities in Colorado

    Matt Woolbright

    November 19, 2016 |

    Corpus Christi Caller Times |

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    Response Location: United States, Colorado

    Colorado recently passed a voter enfranchisement law that required register voters receive a ballot to vote by mail and several more options to vote in general. The mail ballots have greatly boosted voter turnout. Colorado now has about a 75 percent voter turnout rate, with some counties exceeding 80 and 90 percent.

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  • Finding voter turnout solutions in Colorado

    Matt Woolbright

    October 24, 2016 |

    Corpus Christi Caller Times |

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    Response Location: United States, Colorado

    Colorado employs a wide array of methods to increase voter turnout, and it pays off. The state is one of the country's most successful in terms of voter turnout, thanks to Election Day voter registration, mail-in ballots sent to every Colorado voter, drop off locations for mail-in ballots, and voter pre-registration for 16- and 17-year old residents.

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  • Why Philadelphia Should Lower the Voting Age to 16

    Roxanne Patel Shepelavy

    March 22, 2016 |

    The Philadelphia Citizen |

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    Response Location: United States, Takoma Park, Maryland

    In Takoma Park, Maryland, the voting age for local elections is 16. Lowering the age has increased turnout among youth—and studies show that the sooner people start to vote, the more likely they are to be lifetime voters.

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  • TurboVote Aims to Make Voting as Easy as Renting a DVD

    Josh Dzieza

    December 13, 2013 |

    NationSwell |

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    Response Location: United States

    TurboVote allows users to fill out voter registration forms online and then mails them the paperwork to sign along with a stamped envelope addressed to the user’s local election office. The site also sends email and text reminders for mailing deadlines and polling place locations to its over 200,000 registered users. TurboVote partners with 68 universities, where many students are first-time voters and/or need to register at a new address. Students at partner universities receive the forms for free (otherwise it costs $1.60 per form) and popup windows on university websites remind students to register.

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