Schakowsky Talks to More than 20 Individuals at Northwestern: Schakowsky talks voter suppression, youth political engagement

The Daily Northwestern reports:

Rep. Jan Schakowsky (D-Evanston) spoke Tuesday at Northwestern about the Voting Rights Act and how college students can become more politically engaged.

More than 20 individuals attended the talk, held at Technological Institute and hosted by Delta Sigma Theta sorority. Schakowsky began by speaking about voter registration efforts during the Civil Rights Movement, contrasting that work with a recent trend of “voter suppression” laws and the low voter turnout of young adults in non-presidential election years.

“In Texas, you can use as identification your gun registration card," she said. "You may not use your student ID in order to register to vote."

No word yet on whether there was more than 20 people at Jan's get together with the Chicago Democratic Socialists of America.