“It’s the exact opposite of what we should be doing, which is ensuring that future generations are active participants in our democracy. Yet when you throw up new barriers, you’re effectively telling young people that their voices don’t matter and the issues they care about don’t matter,” Caruthers stated. “What we’re seeing now is not normal. From the gutting of the Voting Rights Act to a federal government increasingly hostile to the freedom to vote, the institutions meant to enforce voting rights are instead creating a chilling effect designed to make people afraid to cast a ballot. Young voters deserve better.”
