We are a political engagement and civics education organization founded and run by young people. We believe every eligible st ... udent—regardless of where they go to school—should be registered to vote. As an organization, our mission is to build an America in which every eligible high school senior in every state in every school of the country is registered by graduation. In the past few years, a variety of civic engagement organizations seeking to raise voter turnout among young people have popped up. Our difference is that we focus directly on schools. We believe one of the best ways to raise political participation among young people is to bring voter registration to the halls they walk through everyday. To that end, we set up Young Votes chapters in as many high schools as possible, each with the goal of registering its entire senior class to vote. read more