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Election 2012 Fact Sheet

Why Should You Vote?

• Decisions made today by election officials will affect YOU and your future.


• Student financial aid and post-graduation employment options are directly and indirectly impacted by governmental policies.


• Voices of young people matter because they constitute 24% of the voting electorate. The students who voted in 2008 played a decisive role in the election outcome.


If you want to learn about a variety of issue areas that are at stake in the 2012 Presidential Election please explore the resources below by clicking at the issue areas’ headings.




Issue Areas:


  • Civil Rights

  • Economy

  • Education

  • Environment & Energy

  • Human Security

  • Foreign Policy

  • Health Care

  • Immigration

  • Women Rights