Help Keep Younger Voters Energized through the Midterm and Beyond

Friend,

Since the Dobbs decision weakened abortion rights, many women and younger people (under age 30) are registering or planning to vote. A survey raises the possibility that young women are likelier than their older counterparts to see the Supreme Court’s ruling and the ensuing scramble to ban abortion in red states as an attack on all women and not just a new set of restrictions on a medical procedure.

Abortion is second only to mental health in importance to younger voters.  In most mid-term years, younger voters tend to sit out the election.  The Dobbs decision spotlighted reproductive health that could motivate the country’s youngest voters, particularly women, to turn out in higher numbers. In the 2022 midterm races, youth will have an immense impact and will likely be looking to cast votes for candidates that share their pro-choice stances. 

There is a concern that as we move farther from the June decision and abortion is no longer on top of the news cycle, this energy might fade, and the newly registered voters might lose motivation. This is a good time to encourage our younger friends and relatives to register to vote and follow up with them to be sure they’ve voted.  Once the election is over, let’s find a way to keep these newly registered voters energized and involved by offering them leadership roles and learning from their lived experiences.

Learn more about how this increasingly important voting demographic is being motivated by the fight for bodily autonomy in the articles below:

Deb Bauder,
UUSJ Democracy Action Team
 
Edmonds, Washington
 
 
 

Learn What's at Stake in the Supreme Court Case, North Carolina's Moore v. Harper

If the U.S. Supreme Court upholds the Independent Legislature Theory, in whole or in part, it will make voting in favor of the environment and climate justice, and most other social justice issues, much harder.

Join us on November 16th to learn more.

Becky Harper of Common Cause NC – named in the case – also a long-time member of UU Fellowship of Raleigh, NC will discuss arguments by Republican lawmakers on the case’s potential impact for our elections and what we can do to fight back. She will be joined by an attorney involved with the case.

 
 
 
 

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