Vice President Kamala Harris is set to embark soon on a month-long college tour that includes the College of Southern Nevada in Las Vegas, according to The White House. The Biden administration is acknowledging the power younger voters have, especially in the next presidential election. Data from the Brookings Institution show younger generations like Millennials and Gen-Zers, tend to lean more Democrat. .
Political candidates running for federal office have grown increasingly reliant on out-of-state donations, according to a new report. Government transparency group Open Secrets found Senate candidates from less populated states, like Maine, receive more than half their donations from out of state, with only a little more than for House contenders. Sarah Bryner, director of research for Open Secrets, said social media is boosting candidates profiles, allowing them to raise funds from people who will likely never vote for them. .
A Colorado lawsuit getting lots of national attention aims to remove former President Donald Trump from the state s presidential primary ballot. The group Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW) is looking to remove the former president, citing Section 3 of the 14th Amendment. This post-Civil War language says anyone who took an oath to support the U.S. .
Introduced federal legislation aims to counter the growing threat of election disinformation as social media platforms scale back efforts to control it. Backers of the "Freedom to Vote Act" say it would prohibit false statements about federal elections designed to prevent people from voting, including from the candidates themselves. Emma Steiner, information accountability project manager with the non-partisan group Common Cause, said disinformation can often be hard to spot. .
As youth voter turnout increases, so do the barriers these voters face to participate in elections. Republican-led legislatures - including in New Hampshire - have introduced bills to prevent out-of-state college students from voting on campus, or ban the use of student ID s to register. President of NextGen America Cristina Tzintzún Ramirez said the bills are an effort to suppress young voters, who increasingly vote for more liberal-leaning candidates. .