CONTACT: Zoe Bridges-Curry, 904-476-8681, zoe@berlinrosen.com Brad Luna, 202-812-8140 (cell), brad@lunamediagroup.

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MEDIA ADVISORY 12 pm (ET) on Wednesday, November 7th, 2012

National Press Call to Provide Analysis from Youth Experts, Release Exclusive Youth Turnout # The Day After the Election, Rock the Vote & CIRCLE to Provide Comprehensive Analysis on Young Voters in 2012
WASHINGTON, DC At 12noon (ET) on the day after the election (Wednesday, November 7) Rock the Vote and Center for Information and Research on Civic Learning and Engagement (CIRCLE) will hold a joint telephonic press conference where experts at both groups will provide in-depth analysis regarding the role young Americans played on Election Day, and researchers from CIRCLE will release exclusive estimates on the youth turnout rate for the 2012 election. Additionally, both organizations will provide a day-after glimpse of some of the most compelling stories from the field, and give an overview of the ways young voters played a vital role in our countrys democratic process in 2012. WHAT: WHO: WHEN: WHERE: National Press Conference Call to Release Exclusive Youth Turnout Data & Analysis of the Role Young Voters Played on Election Day Heather Smith, President, Rock the Vote Peter Levine, Director, CIRCLE 12noon (ET) 1pm (ET) on Wednesday, November 7, 2012, Participant Access Numbers Toll-Free (US & Canada): (888) 567-1602 International Dial-In (Toll): (201) 604-5049 Please RSVP to zoe@berlinrosen.com or brad@lunamediagroup.com ###
Rock the Vote's mission is to engage and build political power for young people in our country. Using music, popular culture, new technologies, and grassroots organizing for more than 20 years, Rock the Vote has registered more than 5 million young people, including more than one million registered in the 2012 election. For more information, visit www.rockthevote.com. CIRCLE (www.civicyouth.org) is a nonpartisan, independent, academic research center that studies young people in politics and presents detailed data on young voters in all 50 states.

CIRCLE was founded in 2001 with a generous gift from the Pew Charitable Trusts and is part of the Jonathan M. Tisch College of Citizenship and Public Service at Tufts University. CIRCLE's reputation for reliable, independent, timely research has been hailed by experts in the field of civic engagement, such as Harvard University professor Robert Putnam who said CIRCLE has brought "the best and most serious research to one place.