Schools Invited to Compete in Voter Registration Challenge

The Pennsylvania Departments of State and Education launched the fifth annual Governor’s Civic Engagement Award (GCEA) Program, which promotes student-led voter registration efforts, on Sept. 28, which was National Voter Registration Day.

“The GCEA program is a creative way to encourage civic education and engagement among Pennsylvania’s high school students and cultivate the lifelong habit of voting. Our youngest voters are the future of our democracy,” Acting Secretary of State Veronica Degraffenreid said. “I urge educators to enroll their schools in this nonpartisan program as soon as possi...