LCV announces $3.5M youth vote-by-mail campaign

摘要

The League of Conservation Voters is putting $3.5 million into a new program for young people to request ballotsto vote by mail in the November general election.The campaign aims to get 750,000 people to request ballots, with a focus on young minority voters, which thegroup says are historically among the least likely to vote by mail.And while the campaign is not partisan or aimed at any candidate, young voters and minorities are generally morelikely to cast ballots for Democrats, and more likely to care about climate change.The COVID-19 pandemic has already pushed many primaries this year to be conducted primarily by mail to avoidlarge gatherings, and November's election may have similar dynamics.