RISE Vote 2026
Generation Citizen is pleased to partner with The Civics Center and New Voters on our RISE Vote 2026 initiative. RISE Vote is an acronym that stands for registering, informing, supporting, and empowering new and returning voters, especially high school students. Our goal is to welcome America’s students into the political process in a supported, well-informed, nonpartisan process that centers youth voice, local communities, and being heard at the ballot box.
Recent studies on youth civic engagement indicate that young people feel disenchanted about national politics. According to research on the civic outlook of young adults conducted by Harvard’s Institute of Politics and the Institute of Citizens and Scholars, 18-30 year-olds exhibit profound concern about the state of our democracy, marginal attachment to either of America’s two major political parties, and decreased confidence in their capacity to shape their civic futures.
CIRCLE’s most recent research indicates that “students who had not received encouragement to vote from teachers in high school were more than twice as likely to agree with the statement “Voting is a waste of time” as those who had been encouraged: 26% vs. 12%.
RISE Vote 2026 is designed to address the foregoing factors by ensuring that rising leaders can access culturally relevant voting preregistration and registration materials that facilitate and celebrate high student participation in America’s public life during a pivotal phase of their adolescent and civic learning journey.
Opportunities to Participate in RISE Vote 2026
Both opportunities are designed to invite high school social studies teachers to join 60-minute webinars that encourage local hosting of high school student voter registration drives.
For more information about the opportunities below, please contact Andrew Wilkes, GC’s Chief Voice and Policy Officer, at awilkes@generationcitizen.org.
We hope that you can join us!
RISE VOTE 2026 Webinar on High School Voter Registration with New Voters
Wednesday, May 20th, 7:30 p.m. EST
Generation Citizen and New Voters are co-hosting a RISE Vote 2026 webinar on high school voter registration on Wednesday, May 20th, 7:30 p.m. EST. RISE Vote 2026 is an acronym that stands for registering, supporting, informing, and empowering high school student voters.
The goal of this non-partisan initiative aims to register and pre-register high school students across the country in collaboration with The Civics Center and New Voters. Our May 20th webinar, co-hosted by GC and New Voters, is an open invitation, meant specifically for high school social studies educators. We look forward to having you join us for the 5/20 webinar!
RISE VOTE 2026 Webinar on High School Voter Registration with The Civics Center
Thursday, May 21st, 6:00 p.m. EST
Generation Citizen and The Civics Center are co-hosting a RISE Vote 2026 webinar on high school voter registration on Thursday, May 21st, 6:00 p.m. EST. RISE Vote 2026 is an acronym that stands for registering, supporting, informing, and empowering high school student voters. The goal of this non-partisan initiative aims to register and pre-register high school students across the country in collaboration with The Civics Center and New Voters.
Our May 21st webinar, co-hosted by GC and The Civics Center, is an open invitation, meant specifically for high school social studies educators. We look forward to having you join us for the 5/21 webinar!
