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Holding colored cards representing various voter age groups to compare turnout rates, a class of over 20 students from the Early College Academy at Natomas Charter School directed their attention to the front of the room where Clarissa Laguardia, executive director of The California Center for Civic Participation, gave a presentation on youth voter registration on Feb. 4.
As part of CalCenter’s youth initiative Shake The Future Up, Laguardia visits various classrooms around Sacramento County to educate students about civic participation and directly guide them on how to register to vote.
Shake The Future Up is a grassroots-driven effort to increase voter registration among youth by empowering them through peer advocacy and civic education from The California Center for Civic Participation. The campaign currently only covers Sacramento County, but Laguardia said that the hope is to expand their reach in the future.