Encouraging youth to vote in Fresno

When asked if he would be voting in this past election, Fresno State student Khoua Xiong said, “No, I won’t because I haven’t registered and I haven’t informed myself enough.” Xiong is like many youth who lack exposure to the key issues on the ballot; they can’t name a reason to vote when the time comes to cast their ballot. Advocates in Fresno worked to fill the information gap for young voters, in an effort to drive more youth to the polls. “I don’t encourage it [civic engagement] or publicly promote it as often as I would like to. I think the lack in advocacy for me personally is because I can’t find an effective way to promote it.” Read about it on The Know.