Rock the Vote Records 2 Million Downloads of Voter Registration Forms, Overseas Vote Foundation May Hit 50,000 Young Expats

The voter registration press releases are streaming into my mailbox nonstop today.

From Rock the Vote:

As many states' voter registration deadlines come to a close tonight, Rock the Vote is celebrating Morgan Reed-Parker, a 17 year old from North Carolina, our 2 millionth registration of the 2008 election cycle. Rock the Vote's 2008 registration campaign, the largest youth registration drive in history, has engaged young people from all 50 states and D.C. in this election through online, mobile, and grassroots outreach

Technically, Morgan is not the 2 millionth person to register to vote, but the 2 millionth person to download/start the voter registration process using Rock the Vote's voter registration widget. In 2004, Rock the Vote had an 80% fullfillment rate with their online registration campaign. If that number holds true, then Morgan is ~ the 1.6 millionth person to register to vote via RTV. Still an absolutely amazing number.

Overseas Vote Foundation reports great success at registering young expats:

Of the nearly 90,000 voters it [OVF] has helped to register, 26 percent are first-time voters and for 70 percent this is the first time they will vote from overseas. More than one-third are younger than 30. The voting experience of these new and young voters is significant because it could affect their inclination to vote again in the future,... '

A staffer from the Overseas Vote Foundation expressed great hope that they might register up to 50,000 young Americans overseas before the deadlines hit.