Formal Report Outline for Improving Voter Turnout Among First-Year University Students

Formal Report Outline for Improving Voter Turnout Among First-Year University Students

I. INTRODUCTION

A. Definition of voter turnout

B. Background on voter turnout among first-year university students

C. Description of the current resources available for first-year university students

D. Purpose of this report

E. Brief description of data sources

F. Scope of this inquiry

II. DATA SECTION

A. Current resources for first-year university students regarding elections

B. Influential factors impacting first-year university students from voting

1. 1. 1. Academic
         1. Course load
         2. Professors
         3. Peers
      2. Familial
         1. Parents
         2. Values and beliefs
      3. Social Media
         1. Twitter
         2. TikTok
         3. Reddit

C. Analysis of survey data from first-year university students

1. 1. 1. Voter participation
      2. Reasons for voting / not voting
      3. Hinderances and obstacles from voting

D. Proposed solutions and feasibility discussion

1. 1. 1. Feasibility of student union’s to hosting event for all students to attend, where a representative from each political party has their own forum and briefly describes their party platform

III. CONCLUSION

A. Summary and overall interpretation of findings

D. Recommendations