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Tapping the youth vote.

Publication: The Register-Guard (Eugene, OR)
Publication Date: 29-OCT-06 		Format: Online
Delivery: Immediate Online Access
Full Article Title: Tapping the youth vote.(Politics)(Energized: Youth issues becoming more important)

Article Excerpt
Byline: Diane Dietz The Register-Guard

Candidates who discount youth issues because they believe young people don't care about voting may be setting the scene for their own future political comeuppance, say members of the Student Voter Coalition, which has registered 5,000 students at the University of Oregon since September.

"Cynicism doesn't win elections. Growing an informed, active electorate wins elections," said Anna Galland, a 27-year-old organizer with the coalition. Look back at the 2004 general election, and you'll see that "students did and do vote," Galland said.

Paying attention to the concerns of students and young working...

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