# The Civics Center The Civics Center is on a mission to make voter registration part of every high school in America. Every year, 4 million Americans turn 18 and become eligible to vote. But less than half of them do so, because they are not registered. thecivicscenter.org Page: Feed: --- ## [INTERVIEW: Youth Voter Outreach Specialist with the Minnesota Secretary of State, Michael Wall](https://thecivicscenter.substack.com/p/interview-youth-voter-outreach-specialist) _2026-08-17 · Laura W. Brill_ MN has seen the greatest increase in voter registration rates for 18yos that we’ve ever seen – a full 58 pps since 2022. Here’s Michael’s take on how they did it and how other states can do it, too. ## [Great news: more 18-year-olds are registered to vote in the 2026 midterms compared to 2022! If we keep this up we can add hundreds of thousands more by November.](https://thecivicscenter.substack.com/p/great-news-more-18-year-olds-are) _2026-08-11 · Laura W. Brill_ Whether we can increase these numbers further depends on whether we take action to help teens understand the importance of democracy, the right to vote, and the value of organizing among their peers. ## [Intergenerational activism: bringing civic engagement to life for high school students](https://thecivicscenter.substack.com/p/intergenerational-activism-bringing) _2026-08-04 · Laura W. Brill_ Whether you’re a Boomer, Gen X or Millennial, you can welcome Gen Z and Gen Alpha into our democracy by helping them get ready to vote. ## [Live Free or Die: New Hampshire Doesn’t Live Up To Its Motto](https://thecivicscenter.substack.com/p/live-free-or-die-new-hampshire-doesnt) _2026-07-28 · Laura W. Brill_ Since when did living free mean suppressing the right to vote? ## [INTERVIEW: Democracy Fellow India Krug](https://thecivicscenter.substack.com/p/interview-democracy-fellow-india) _2026-07-21 · Laura W. Brill_ Teens in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania are engaged, empowered, and ready to vote, thanks to India and the Allegheny Youth Vote Coalition ## [California: 300,000 teens need our help right now to get ready to vote in November](https://thecivicscenter.substack.com/p/california-300000-teens-need-our) _2026-07-14 · Laura W. Brill_ If our leaders won’t step up, it’s on the rest of us to get missing voters registered ## [Big State Challenge: The 5 Most Populous Are Failing Their Youngest Voters](https://thecivicscenter.substack.com/p/big-state-challenge-the-5-most-populous) _2026-07-07 · Laura W. Brill_ With a race to the top, these states could turn things around, helping ensure free and fair elections in 2026 and beyond. ## [Happy Anniversary to the 26th Amendment, which enshrines the right to vote starting at age 18.](https://thecivicscenter.substack.com/p/happy-anniversary-to-the-26th-amendment) _2026-06-30 · Laura W. Brill_ The amendment was ratified in 1971. Why has so little been done to implement it? ## [New Data Show Registration Systems Fail Our Youngest Voters](https://thecivicscenter.substack.com/p/new-data-shows-registration-systems) _2026-06-25 · Laura W. Brill_ Some States Have Figured Out How to Fix the Problem ## [Watch chovy live code (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/V4aaGWH8nsrG) _2026-06-25 · **Sponsored**_ Join Mosh Coding streams with collaborative screen sharing and remote control, open source. ## [ICYMI: My Conversation with Joyce Vance](https://thecivicscenter.substack.com/p/icymi-my-conversation-with-joyce) _2026-06-12 · Laura W. Brill_ A recording from Laura W. Brill and Joyce Vance's live video [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/201776982/71d3d5e5104e1493261b8679ced689e6.mp3)