Mayor Stoney Kicks-off Voter Registration Push at Richmond Public High Schools

This morning, Mayor Levar Stoney kicked-off the first of a series of visits to Richmond public high schools to promote voter registration among young adults by speaking with students at Armstrong High School, Franklin Military Academy and the Richmond Alternative School.

“We are getting in front of our young people and letting them know it is vital their voices are heard in our democracy,” said Mayor Stoney. “By registering, and getting others to register to vote, it is our hope Richmond Public Schools students will feel empowered and included in the decision-making process that will determine their futures.”

The​ ​City​ ​of​ ​Richmond,​ ​in​ ​collaboration​ ​with​ ​Inspire​ ​U.S.,​ ​is also ​launching ​the​ ​Mayor’s​ ​Voter Registration​ ​Award​ ​for​ ​high​ ​school​ ​students​ ​throughout​ ​the​ ​city.​ ​The​ ​award​ ​is​ ​intended​ ​to recognize​ ​and​ ​commemorate​ ​the​ ​efforts​ ​of​ ​the​ ​next​ ​generation​ ​of​ ​leaders​ ​to​ ​educate,​ ​engage and​ ​inform​ ​their​ ​fellow​ ​students​ ​about​ ​how​ ​to​ ​get​ ​involved​ ​in​ ​the​ ​voting​ ​process. The​ ​award​ ​will be​ ​presented​ ​to​ ​schools​ ​who​ ​register​ ​​65%​ ​of​ ​their​ ​eligible​ ​senior​ ​class​.  
"Inspire U.S. is delighted to be partnering with the Mayor and Richmond Public Schools,” said Ian Baxter, Regional Manager for Inspire Virginia. “As a Richmond Public Schools alum, I am excited to help students use their voices to express their political beliefs and become lifelong engaged citizens and voters."

The mayor will visit John Marshall High School and Open High School on March 28.

To register to vote, click here.

For more information on Inspire U.S., please contact ​​ian.baxter@inspire-usa.org​​ ​or​ call ​(804) 617-9900.