Low youth voting rates driven by perceived lack of relevancy

Alaska Public Media

Published October 10, 2007 at 10:15 PM AKDT

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Turnout for this year's municipal election was light in Sitka. Even though local election officials don't track age demographics, it's a fairly safe bet that turnout among young voters was especially bad. Student reporter Leah Mann is one of those Sitka twenty-somethings who did not vote.Leah Mann, KCAW - Sitka