Commitment 2022: How young voters seek information on Alabama’s candidates
CONVERSATION WITH FIVE GENERATIONS Z VOTERS AS THEY GEAR UP TO VOTE IN NEXT TUESDAY’S PRIMARY. THEES SANFORD UNIVERSITY STUDENTS ARE IN DIFFERENT GRADES LEAN DIFFENTRE WAYS ON THE PO LITICAL SPECTRUM AND SOME DON’T IDENTIFY WITH OTHER PARTY, BUT THEY ALL AGREEHE T US SENATE RACE TO REPLACE RETIRING. SHELBY IS THE ONE THAT WILL GET THEM TO THE POLLS NEXT WEEK AND IN A RACE WHERE THEY ARE INUNDATED WITH ADS ABOUT THE CANDIDATES, HOW DO THEY GET THE FACTS WHEN IT COMES TO GETTING INFORMATNIO ABOUT RACE LIKE THAT? WHERE DO YOU GO? WHERE WREHE DO YOU GO TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THE CANDIDATESF I YOU GO ON THEIR WEBSITES, YOU’RE GONNA GET THE CORRECT INFORMATION DON’T GO ON FACEBOOK AND LOOK AND SEE WHO TO VOTE FOR IT. SO YOU GO TO THE WEBSITES LOOK AT THE PLATFORMS. AND THEN ALSO I THINK LOCAL NEWS HELPS A LOT BECAUSE I MEAN WE’RE TALKING ABOUT LOCALND A REGIONAL LEVEL ISSUES AND SO HEARING FROM LOCAL SOURCES ABOUT YOU KNOW OSETH ISSUES IS HOW MEOR HELPFUL THAN YOU KNOW, JUST ANY NEWS WEBSITE MCKENZIE A SOPHOMORE NOTED. SHE HAD A CHANCE TO HEAR DIRECTLY FROM THEOP T THREE POLLING GOP CANDIDATES WNHE THEY VISITED THE UNIVERSITY SOME MEMBERS IN OUR CLUB WILL ASK SOME REALLY TOUGH QUESTNSIO AND IT IS REALLY NEAT TO BE ABLE TO SEEOW H THEY WOULD HANDLE THAT AND JUST TO KIND OF SEE HOW THEY LIKE TNKHI ON THE FLY SO I HAVE HAD THE CHANCE TO LIKE BE ABLE TO REALLY SEE HOW THEY WOULD BE INHE T SCENE THESE STUDENTS ALL EXPRESSED A DESIRE TO DO THEIR HOMEWORK AND FACT CHECK THE CANDIDATES. WE ALSO SPOKE ABOUT HOW LAWMAKERSET G THINGS DONE IN THE NATION’S CAPITAL. DO YOU THINK IT’S POSSIBLE FOR LAWMAKERS? I MEAN WHERE WE’RE AT TODAY TO PUT DOWN THE DIFFERENCESND A WORK TOGETHER. IT’S DEFINITELY POSSIEBL BECAUSE I’VE SEEN NUMEROUS EXAMPLE AS WELL BEING HERE AT SAMFORD YOU PUT THE MOST HEAVY DEMOCTRA AND YOU PUT OF STAUNCH REPUBLICAN IN THE SAME ROOM TOGETHER AND I’V’ SEEN THEM TALK AND COME TO A MUALTU UNDERSTANDING. WE NEED TO ISOLATE THE ISSUES THAT WE AGREE ON FROM THE ISSUES THAT WE DISAGREE ONND A SAY, OKAY LIKE WE’RE GOING TO JUST TACKLE THESE ISSUESEC BAUSE WHAT WE’RE GETTING IS JUST ENDLESS STONE. CALLING AND A PIECE OF TIME WASTED MONEY. YES WASTE OF TIME WITH SOME MONEY. NOTHING IS NOTHING IS BEING DONE. IT’S JUST SO INEFFECTUAL THE STUDENTS ALSO TALKED ABOUT THE GENERATIONAL DIFFERENCES. THEY SEE AND HOW THAT MAYLAY P A ROLE IN POLITICS MOVING FORWARD. I FEEL LIKE OUREN GERATION AND I SAY OUR GENERATION LIGHTLY. I FEEL LIKE THE PEOPLE WHORE A WHO ARE IN THERE LIKE STARTING TO VOTE IN THEIR 20S AND EVEN INTO THEIR EARLY 30S AND LATE 30S, BELIEVE THAT EYTH DIAMINAS ARE BETTER ABOUT JUST LISTENING EVEN IF THEY DON’T AGREE PEOPLE STOPPED RESPECTING EACH OTHER. IT’S BECOME ABOUTHEAT TRICS ALMOST EXACTLY PEOPLE GET ON AN INTEREST THAT SHOW PEOPLE HAVE FORGOTTEN THAT IF YOU EVERYONE WHO’S INVOLVED IN POLITICS IS INVOLVED BECAUSE THEY CARE AND THEY WANT TO FIX THINGS EVEN IF THEY HAVE DIFFERENT SOLUTIONS FOR THOSE THINGS AND WNEE ED TO LOOK WE NEED TO COMPARE THE SOLUTIONS AND SAY OKAY WHICH IS BETTER WHICH IS GOING TO WORK FOR US INSTEAD OF JUST ATTACKING BASED ON CHARACTER OR ATTACKING BECAUSE THEY’RE REDND A I’M BLUE OR THEY SUPPORT TSHI AND I DON’T BECAUSE AT THE END OF THE DAY EVERYBODY CARES ALMOST TO DO SOMETHING WHIT THE NEW GENERATION OF VOTERS. THESE STUDENTS MAY SEE THE WORLD AND ISSUES IN A DIFFERENT LIGHT. THANKS TO SOMETHING THAT MOST OF THESE STUDENTS HAVE GROWN UP WITH SOCIAL MEDIA HAS REALLY HELPED US TO BE AEBL TO SEE THE DIFFEREN VTIEWS OF PEOPLE NOT JUST IN OUR STATE NOT JUST IN OUR COUNTRY, BUT ACROSS THE WORLD. SO I THINK WHAT YOU HAVE ALL THESE VIEWS IN MIND AND MAKES YOU MORE OPEN TO LISTEN, SO I THINK THAT WILL BE MORE OF A FACTOR WITHUR O GENERATION COMING UP SO I WILL ARGUE. YEAH, SO DO THESE YOUNG VORSTE PASS ALONG TO US ALL THEIR FINAL THOUGHTS BEFORE YOU VOT
Commitment 2022: How young voters seek information on Alabama’s candidates
Updated: 10:29 PM CDT May 19, 2022
On May 24, Alabamians will head to the polls to decide which candidates will advance to the general election in November. In the video above, WVTM 13’s Ian Reitz spoke with five students at Samford University to find out how the younger voting crowd seeks information about the candidates.Get the WVTM 13 app for the latest updates on the 2022 general election. IMPORTANT DATESMay 9: Voter registration deadlineMay 17: Last day to apply by mail for an absentee ballotMay 19: Last day to apply in person for an absentee ballotMay 24: Primary electionJune 21: Primary Runoff ElectionNov. 8: General ElectionCommitment 2022: Sample ballots for Alabama electionsVOTERSAbsentee VotingAssistance for Voters with DisabilitiesCounty Election OfficialsCOVID-19 Resources Related to VotingElection InformationElection LawsElections DataFind Your Elected Official MapFind Your Polling LocationMilitary/Overseas VotingPoll Worker InformationProvisional Ballot StatusVote in Honor of a VeteranVoter ID requirementsVoter RegistrationWhy Vote?
On May 24, Alabamians will head to the polls to decide which candidates will advance to the general election in November. In the video above, WVTM 13’s Ian Reitz spoke with five students at Samford University to find out how the younger voting crowd seeks information about the candidates.
Get the WVTM 13 app for the latest updates on the 2022 general election.
IMPORTANT DATES
- May 9: Voter registration deadline
- May 17: Last day to apply by mail for an absentee ballot
- May 19: Last day to apply in person for an absentee ballot
- May 24: Primary election
- June 21: Primary Runoff Election
- Nov. 8: General Election
Commitment 2022: Sample ballots for Alabama elections
