LWVSP was hard at work on voter outreach throughout Saint Paul, with efforts intensifying in the late summer up to Election Day. More than 20 League volunteers tabled at public events and in high schools, registering voters and distributing voter registration and election information. Our efforts reached hundreds of people, including high school students, formerly incarcerated persons, and the elderly.
Saint Paul Public Schools were a primary target of our voter outreach campaign. In 2024, we connected with all seven St. Paul public high schools, as well as two alternative programs. In lunchrooms, assemblies, advisory classes, etc., we met students, shared voting information, and registered those eligible online on their phones. In some schools, students partnered with us to mentor their peers. Over 100 students registered on the spot in schools, with many more finishing their applications outside of classrooms.
Sixteen senior living facilities invited us to assist their residents with the voter registration process. We also took part in community-sponsored gatherings where we distributed flyers and cards, as well as educated attendees about how to use reliable online voting information, available both at the State’s mnvotes.gov and the League’s own Vote411.org websites. In total we were present at more than twenty community events.
Not only was it a busy presidential election year, but many new election law changes adopted by the Minnesota legislature in 2023 came into effect this year. These changes included eligibility to vote for formerly incarcerated persons out on parole, as well as pre-registration for 16- and 17-year-olds (to activate voter registration on their 18th birthday).
