Vote It Up campaign to encourage English-speaking youth to vote

MONTREAL, Aug. 23, 2012 /CNW Telbec/ - The Quebec Community Groups Network (QCGN), with support from the Directeur général des élections du Québec (DGE), has launched Vote It Up (www.voteitup.ca), a campaign to encourage and support young English-speaking voters in the upcoming provincial election.

Voter turnout by youths aged 18 to 35 has dropped from 70 per cent in the 1960s to a little more than 30 per cent in 2004.

"Not only does this trend diminish the voice of 25 per cent of the electorate, but those non-voters are even less likely to turnout later on. That threatens future civic engagement as well," said Sylvia Martin-Laforge, Director General of the QCGN.

"Young voters are 60 per cent more likely to vote if they have a conversation with their roommate, teammate or colleague," points out campaign spokesperson Lexie Tucker, representative from Quebec 4-H, an organization that promotes the personal development of youth in agricultural and rural communities.

To read the full press release, go to http://www.voteitup.ca/news.html.

SOURCE: QUEBEC COMMUNITY GROUPS NETWORK (QCGN)

For further information:

Rita Legault, Director of Communications and Public Relations
Office: 514-868-9044, ext. 223, Cell: 514-912-6555
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