Jun 2, 2020
Rock the Vote is built to maximize the power of young people. At this moment of racial, social and institutional inflection, we mourn the death of countless Black people in a country built on the forced, free labor of Black people. George Floyd, Breonna Taylor and...
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Jan 14, 2019
WASHINGTON – Rock the Vote President and Executive Director Carolyn DeWitt released the following statement on the introduction of H.R. 1, to expand Americans’ access to the ballot box, reduce the influence of big money in politics, and strengthen ethics rules...
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Nov 8, 2018
We are so proud of young voters who showed up increasing the youth turnout by roughly 50% over 2014 and proved that we are not to be f’ed with. Early estimates are signaling this could be the highest turnout for 18-29 year-olds since 18 year-olds were granted the...
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Sep 17, 2018
With just seven weeks until the midterm elections, Rock the Vote, the 28-year-old nonpartisan nonprofit organization dedicated to engaging and building the political power of young people, is launching Democracy Class. Beginning today, Constitution Day, Democracy...
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Jun 25, 2018
Rock the Vote, the premier youth civic engagement organization, is partnering with non-profit Spread the Vote to ensure that the thousands of voters who register with Rock the Vote will have the ID they need in states that require it this November. “New voters need...
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Jun 21, 2018
Rock the Vote, the national nonpartisan organization dedicated to building the political power of young people, issued the following statement in response to the Trump administration’s policy of family detention at the U.S. border: “President Trump’s Executive Order...
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