MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WMC) - More than 400 students across eight local schools took part in a voter education rally Tuesday for National Voter Registration Day.
The Memphis Grizzlies Foundation hosted the rally at FedExForum, registering Memphis-Shelby County Schools and local charter school students.
Students explored voting machines and sample ballots while learning how to cast a vote.
Students explored voting machines and sample ballots while learning how to cast a vote.(Action News 5)
Students checked out voting machines from the Shelby County Election Commission and sample ballots, and learned what it takes to cast a vote.
“In Tennessee we know that young people are not coming out to vote in large numbers. So we want to work to help engage them at a young age to make sure that anytime the polls are open that they are registered, that they are voting, that they are exercising that right to vote,” said Kandace Stewart, vice president of business operations and head of external affairs for the Memphis Grizzlies Foundation.
MSCS students took part in a voter education rally for National Voter Registration Day at the...
MSCS students took part in a voter education rally for National Voter Registration Day at the FedExForum(Action News 5)
According to voting data, Tennessee was well below the national average in 2020 for voter turnout among people ages 18 to 29. Tennessee ranked last among states in the 2022 midterm election, with turnout in that age group just under 13%.
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