What does this mean for us, you ask?

Well, the Voter ID bill is deigned to disenfranchise the very young and very old voters who may not have state IDs, or who have recently moved and do not have a current ID with their new address. At first, I didn’t understand what the big deal was either, but I learned that in Wisconsin, that minorities, and poor and transient people are disproportionately effected by this law. If you’re a college student from Milwaukee, living in Madison, you may not be able to vote. Or if you are a homeless teenager, who wants to exercise your right to vote, you may be denied because you have nowhere to receive mail. These may seem like small problems, but when you add it all up, many people will lose the right to vote.

So what’s the solution? Well, in Milwaukee, the Wisconsin League has been mobilizing young people for weeks to get the word out that the current voter ID bill has been suspended, and you can currently vote without restriction in the upcoming election. They are informing the minority communities, that unless they get out to vote, bills like this may become laws! Not only are they informing people, but The League of Young Voters Education Fund is working hard nationwide to get young, new, and old voters registered.

Our best defense, may be our offense, and nothing will help get more voters out, than making sure they are currently registered at their correct address. Do it online here if you need to: bit.ly/99votes

Get involved in your area, because voting is your right!

This is a historic opportunity for us to reach out to the black community on a level that has never been done before. Join us today to be a part of it:

WHERE do I vote? Find your polling place HERE.
HOW do I vote? You can register to vote at the polls on Election Day. Your employer is legally required to allow you a three hour period to vote on Election Day.

JUMP to see what is on the ballot.

So don’t wait til the last minute – register online TODAY.

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Tune in for the #RealSwingVote: How Gender, Race, and Age will Determine the 2012 Election Outcome tomorrow. We want him to answer YOUR questions, so tweet @TheLeague99, using the hashtag #RealSwingVote. Justin Burkhardt, one of our 99Problems.org writers, will be interviewing him live from Lehigh, and we’ll be answering the most interesting questions that come in from twitter.

Dr. Peterson is a leading political analyst, featured on cable news outlets including MSNBC, CNN, Fox News, BET, ABC News, ESPN and HLN. He also blogs for the Huffington Post and you can find more about him on his YouTube channel.

This session is an opportunity to participate in an intimate conversation with the man behind the headlines. DJ Willie Shakes will be lead the conversation using questions directly from the viewers.

Don’t forget to tune in and tweet your questions for him @TheLeague99.

We are looking for high school and college students to be interns with us from June – August 2012. The internship is non-paid, but a great opportunity to earn community service hours and/or college credit. Interns will work with us to run campaigns to register and turnout young people to vote, while learning about the democratic and electoral process.

For internship requirements and to apply, open and complete the online form below. Deadline to apply is Monday, May 28, 2012. For more information about the internship program, please contact Raymonda Mack at 281-849-VOTE (8683) or email at raymonda@youngvoter.org.

• If you’re in high school, apply here.
• If you’re in college, apply here.