Young voters need a better showing
With our 2021 City Council election just around the corner, Iâve been ruminating on a statistic lately. In 2019, only 25% of registered voters in the City of Grand Junction aged 50 and under voted in our local municipal election. Itâs a frightening statistic, and one our young families and working people should be electrified to change if we want representation in our community.
Full disclosure, understanding local politics is a part of my professional job, and engaging voters is a long-term goal both personally and for work. So this year, using the resources at my disposal we launched a local nonpartisan project to address this concern.