When it comes to elections, all eyes are on the 2024 vote. Civic-engagement groups in South Dakota are trying to make sure people needing help with registration are ready well ahead of time. The Brookings Institution says by the 2028 presidential election, people younger than 45 will serve as the majority of U.S. .
Michiganders have even more election access through a pilot program that allows early voting in many local communities, for at least nine consecutive days before an election. More than 8.2 million Michigan residents are registered to vote, and one way to avoid the crowds at the ballot box is to show up early. The early-voting pilot program is being rolled out in a few cities or counties for this November. .
CLARIFICATION: Information has been added to clarify that there are multiple pilot programs, and that early voting will not be widely available in Michigan until 2024. (11:51 a.m. MDT, Oct. .
It is National Voter Education Week, and one Nevada organization wants to ensure every Nevadan can vote in the upcoming elections. A nonpartisan campaign aims to "bridge the gap between registering to vote and actually casting a ballot." Noé Orosco, program manager for the group Silver State Voices, said each day of the week will focus on a specific call to action which his organization and other community partners are aiming to what he calls Nevada-fy. He explained while some states require fees or the completion of parole to have voting rights restored, Nevada does not. "Since 2020, we have been engaging our formerly incarcerated communities and letting them know that their rights have been restored," Orosco explained. " .
The state of Arizona played a crucial role in 2020 and 2022 elections. Experts predict that won t be any different in 2024. President of Voto Latino María Teresa Kumar said in 2010, Arizona classrooms were roughly 30% filled by Latino children - and those kids are now of voting age. .