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Young candidate urges social media outreach as local turnout lags; voters, former officials weigh in
Summary
Eighteen-year-old councilor-at-large candidate Justin Titus said his generation is less likely to vote in local races and urged social media and mass texting to boost turnout. Caller and veteran Pete McGinn said expanded voting options have not materially moved turnout and advised new officeholders to expect a learning curve.
Justin Titus, an 18-year-old candidate for councilor at large who called into PVD TV’s Election Night coverage, said young people in his generation do not typically turn out for local elections and that local campaigns should use social media and mass texting to reach them.
“It’s not in their direct line of view,” Titus said on air, arguing that younger voters see national headlines and sensationalized news…
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