Jaiel Lapp Yoder Capstone

My name is Jaiel Lapp Yoder and my Capstone Project explores why voter turnout is so much lower among younger people and what can be done about it. I wrote a paper exploring this problem and created a website that will help new voters. Confusing registration rules, lack of civic education, and financial stress are all contributing factors to the discrepancies in voter turnout between age groups. Many new voters can find the task of registering much harder than they had expected. My free website breaks down this process. It also troubleshoots common problems that people have and provides access to resources to help new voters, or even to students not yet old enough but who still want to get involved in their community. Finally, it lists dates and upcoming events such as registration deadlines and election dates. I want to make sure I leave a positive impact on SLA, and how I did that is encouraging people to get involved and cast their ballots.

Here is the link to my research paper!

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1wFqol-UP26kqUNorvzzLZvdkCUFRnuZfZqzYYVrjC4g/edit?tab=t.0

Here is the link to my website!

https://votetodayphilly.wixstudio.com/mysite