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Tim Ryan: “Rather than sit and watch our local representatives make laws which are unfair to young people, I decided to participate…”

On the recordJune 3, 2004
Rather than sit and watch our local representatives make laws which are unfair to young people, I decided to participate in my local democracy. I applied to register to vote at Williamsburg which required I also fill out a detailed two-page questionnaire in addition to the normal form. One week later, I received a notification of my registration denial. The reasons? I was claimed on my parents' income taxes. I drove a car owned by my mom who lives in Arkansas. According to the local registrar, I should have been voting in my parents' hometown. The problem with that is I have never voted in my parents' hometown. I voted for Al Gore from my boarding school in high school.
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Tim Ryan
Democratic · Ohio

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Discussing youth voter apathy and challenges faced by young voters.

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