JACKSONVILLE -- October 25, 2001 --
Alabama Secretary of State Jim Bennett recently kicked off a major voter
registration effort aimed at young people between the ages of 18 and 24,
including college students. Mr. Bennett hopes that his Alabama New
Millennium Project will result in greatly increased numbers of young
people who participate in the political process. Please help in this
effort to reinvigorate young people's interest in the democratic process
by encouraging students to register.
Mr. Bennett said, "When I served as president of the National Association
of Secretaries of State (NASS), the group conducted the New Millennium
Study, a groundbreaking look into the voting patterns of young adults. The
results of the study were not encouraging. In the 1998 elections, less
than one in five, or roughly 16 percent, of young Americans bothered to
vote. While we do not have specific voting statistic for Alabama, it is
interesting to note that less than half of this age group in our state is
registered to vote as opposed to 71 percent of all eligible adults."
Should you have questions about the Alabama New Millennium Project, please
call the Secretary of State's office at 334-242-7205.
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