Collier Supervisor of Elections launches annual high school voter registration challenge

WGCU | By WGCU Staff

Published September 14, 2022 at 2:24 PM EDT

FILE - Karina Shumate, 21, a college student studying stenography, fills out a voter registration form in Richardson, Texas, on Jan. 18, 2020. Election vendors who print the ballots, registration forms and vote-by-mail cards used across the U.S. say their operations heading into the 2022 elections are running into the same delays and higher costs inflicting just about every industry since the pandemic began. (AP Photo/LM Otero, File) — Younger voters are the focus of registration efforts in many areas. One effort, in Collier County, challenges high school students to register and pre-register to vote ahead of the 2022 General Election in November. (AP Photo/LM Otero, File)

The Collier County Supervisor of Elections office is challenging local high school students to register and pre-register to vote ahead of the 2022 General Election on Tuesday, Nov. 8.

So far, the following schools are signed up to participate in the 2022 High School Voter Registration Challenge: Barron Collier High School, First Baptist Academy, Golden Gate High School, Gulf Coast High School, Lely High School, Marco Island Academy, and Palmetto Ridge High School. The school with the highest level of participation after their registration drive will be presented with a plaque from Jennifer J. Edwards, Supervisor of Elections.

Registered voters must be US citizens and must be at least 18 years old. Students under 18 are encouraged to pre-register to vote as early as the age of 16. Visit www.CollierVotes.gov to view past winners of the challenge and other upcoming voter outreach events.

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