FL: This group helped more than 700 college students register to vote ahead of fall semester start

A voter registration group that Democratic Rep. Anna Eskamani founded helped 728 students register to vote and update their addresses on eight college campuses across the state, surpassing its previous such efforts.

The presidential election combined with the proposed abortion-rights and recreational marijuana amendments that will be on the ballot in November fueled students’ interest in registering, said Allison Minnerly, communications director for People Power for Florida, in a phone interview with the Phoenix.

“It’s partially credited due to the presidential election. There’s a lot of people that have that on their mind, but it’s also because of these ballot amendments that are really specific to young people that are really of interest that we’re seeing such higher interest and engagement,” she said.

“We’re just really proud also to have had the volunteer capacity to reach all these students and have grown our movement enough that we could have enough people on the ground.”



https://floridaphoenix.com/2024/08/26/this-group-helped-more-than-700-college-students-register-to-vote-ahead-of-fall-semester-start/