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<p>I'm helping to organize our local <a href="https://www.evensi.us/march-science-triad-greensboro-nc/244780390">March for Science</a> (in fact later this week I'm going to launch a Steemit fundraising page for that nonpartisan event). &nbsp;Yesterday's post about <a href="https://steemit.com/politics/@plotbot2015/what-if-high-schoolers-could-vote">voter turnout in young adults</a> got me to thinking. &nbsp;If campus turnout is so low, and that's where the biggest gains are to be made, <em>why are we hosting our event downtown, at 10am?</em> &nbsp;That's not good demographic targeting. &nbsp;So I'm going to start reaching out to the colleges about hosting their own student-driven afternoon events. &nbsp;We can pass along information resources, but they'll be in charge. &nbsp;That's important, because they get really sick of being told what to do by old people like me.</p>
<p><img src="https://cdn.theatlantic.com/assets/media/img/mt/2017/09/AP_274300042209/lead_960.jpg?1505340567" width="960" height="680"/></p>
<p><a href="https://cdn.theatlantic.com/assets/media/img/mt/2017/09/AP_274300042209/lead_960.jpg?1505340567">[image link to <em>The Atlantic</em>]</a></p>
<p>The problem of recruiting young voters reminded me of another, related problem. &nbsp;There's also a real need for younger poll workers, and we need to get that message out to the campuses as well. &nbsp;I did it for a couple of weeks in 2016. &nbsp;Those posts are below. &nbsp;It was an interesting and exhausting experience in community service, one I think everyone should do at least once.</p>
<p><a href="https://steemit.com/election/@plotbot2015/i-work-the-polls-part-1-opening-day">https://steemit.com/election/@plotbot2015/i-work-the-polls-part-1-opening-day</a></p>
<p><a href="https://steemit.com/anarchy/@plotbot2015/i-work-the-polls-part-2-weekend">https://steemit.com/anarchy/@plotbot2015/i-work-the-polls-part-2-weekend</a></p>
<p><a href="https://steemit.com/life/@plotbot2015/i-work-the-polls-part-3-the-laboratory">https://steemit.com/life/@plotbot2015/i-work-the-polls-part-3-the-laboratory</a></p>
<p><a href="https://steemit.com/anarchy/@plotbot2015/i-work-the-polls-part-4-people-suck">https://steemit.com/anarchy/@plotbot2015/i-work-the-polls-part-4-people-suck</a></p>
<p><a href="https://steemit.com/politics/@plotbot2015/i-work-the-polls-part-5-election-day">https://steemit.com/politics/@plotbot2015/i-work-the-polls-part-5-election-day</a></p>
<p><a href="https://steemit.com/life/@plotbot2015/i-work-the-polls-part-6-wrap-up-and-confessional">https://steemit.com/life/@plotbot2015/i-work-the-polls-part-6-wrap-up-and-confessional</a></p>
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