Young people, voting, like, so confusing!
August 14, 2007
August 14, 2007 -- /prbuzz/ --Young people, voting, like, so confusing.


News Release

A new website is up and running encouraging young Australians to vote in the Federal election and provide them with ‘Gen Y friendly’ information about policies, parties and Candidates.

iVote Australia, with support from various sports stars, musicians and TV/Radio personalities is utilizing social networking tools like Facebook, MySpace and Youtube to engage young people in the democratic process.

iVote Australia Director Thomas Griffin said “There were over 1.4 Million votes cast by young Australians in 2004 and over 3.9 million voters were under 35.”

“Young people don’t spend their time cruising around the major political parties websites finding out how various policies and announcements will affect them. Once young people see the message coming from a politician they switch off, that’s the importance of celebrities getting behind iVote and delivering the message”

Recent global movements like Make Poverty History and Live Earth are proof that apathy isn’t rampant amongst young people, however the ball is dropped at the ballot box. There are numerous reports that describe the lack of understanding by young people about the political process.

iVote Australia are in no way pushing for a change of government or for that matter, maintaining the status quo, we simply hope to increase understanding of the political process amongst young Aussies. Arguing with that is like shooting bambi.

iVote Australia allows young people to:

 Download AEC enrolment forms for their State/Territory
 Get a Gen Y version of what each political party stands for
 Upload their questions and opinions onto the YouTube & MySpace sites
 Voter FAQ’s, Read opinion pieces, view policy docs and links
 Use webcam to post their own opinions and thoughts on the election

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A new website designed for young voters. Young people can upload their own questions and comments to politicians across the country!


 
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