Oct. 4 is the deadline for Georgians to register to vote in the November general election. One voting rights organization has been banking on a younger block of voters to reach their 30,000 registrations goal.
The New Georgia Project tells WABE’s “All Things Considered” host Jim Burress that its work meeting young people where they are — with lighthearted, block-party style events — has helped those registration numbers tally up. NGP officials say they don’t ask anyone about party affiliation, and conversations are more focused on issues like climate action and voter suppression.
But even though the events are meant to be lighthearted, they’ve yielded some serious results. The latest 2020 data from the U.S. Election Assistance Commission estimates that out of nearly 7.5 million Georgians eligible to vote, about 95% are actively registered.
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