LWV of the Northwoods receives youth voter registration grant

The League of Women Voters of the Northwoods (LWVNOW) has received a Youth Voter Registration Grant in the amount of $600 from the U.S. League of Women Voters Education Fund.

“The funds will support our upcoming voter registration and education activities in the high schools in Oneida, Lincoln, and Vilas counties, as well as at Nicolet College,” Walter Hobbs, grant coordinator, and LWVNOW vice president, said in a press release announcing the funding.

The League’s objective is to motivate high school students to register to vote, cast their first vote and to begin the journey of voting at each election, the release states. The League wants students to realize the importance of their one vote.

LWNOW has trained volunteers for assisting at these drives and is looking for new volunteers. Online voter registration training materials are available to help train new volunteers. 

“Then get out there and practice while having fun with the students and other volunteers,” Hobbs said.

Students can quickly register themselves to vote online at MyVote.wi.us, using their own tablet, computer or phone. Volunteers then congratulate the students and share important information on how, where, when. and why to vote, according to the release.