The USC Center for the Political Future is celebrating National Voter Registration Day on Trousdale Parkway and Founders Park on Tuesday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Organizations including the USC Undergraduate Student Government and the USC Political Student Assembly will offer support to students.
“People sometimes always think that, you know, ‘my vote won’t matter,’” said Kayden Williams, a sophomore studying political science and serving as assistant director of the USC Political Science Assembly. “Your vote can change so much, and it is so much. I think it’s so important that…young students’ [voices are] being heard because we are the next generation. We are the people that will be in power soon.”
The Nov. 3 general election will be the first since California’s new congressional district map, approved by voters through Proposition 50 in 2025. The map will be used for congressional elections through 2030, until the California Citizens Redistricting Commission draws new districts following the 2030 census.
The new map was designed to improve Democrats’ chances of winning additional U.S. House seats, potentially giving the party an advantage in as many as five districts, according to the Associated Press.
“The midterms are almost more important [than the presidential election] because your voice literally is shown so much… You could be changing how many people are in the House,” Williams said. “You could be flipping from Republican to Democrat, from Democrat to Republican, et cetera.”
External partners at the USC event will also share internship and entry-level job opportunities for students interested in politics, public service and community engagement.
Edited by Natalie Cerna