rterthks, .gh some evecall it privege. but many voters young and old choose not to take part in eltions. felipe looks at what se op e into get more of us interested in voting. felipe? reporter: jessica, every few years there s an effort made. still, many young people opt out of elections. in the voting process early is the key. at the office of new york city councilwoman gale brewer, teens are hard at work. even though we re in high school, it s good to be involved in government and politics because it s our right to stand up for ourselves.n mear o the world, people risk their lives to vote. when democracy returned to iraq in00 ppldeed terrorists who tried to stop the preswi bbs and bullets. in the u.s., african-americans and women fought for the right ve. so did young peopl inhe97, e nim age was lowered from 21 to 18. but only about half of eligible young adults went to the polls. and with each passing election fer d wevod.t heatrnhaed and in 2004, it went up again. and