Long Beach residents answer, 'Why vote?'

Several youth sites published articles and local surveys about voting in the mid-terms last Tuesday. In Long Beach, historic low voter turn out has made the voices of a select sub-group of the city’s population the resounding voice in city politics. Community organizations mobilized to get more voters to show up at the polls last Tuesday. In the meantime, nine Long Beach residents gave answers to the question, “What value do you place on voting, and why does it matter?” See more at Voicewaves.