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By now, you’ve all heard of the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge. People from all over the world are filming themselves as they pour a bucket of ice water over their heads in order to raise awareness and money for The ALS Association, which is fighting amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), commonly known as Lou Gehrig’s Disease. Upon completing the challenge, the drenched participant looks into the camera and tags additional people to complete the Ice Bucket Challenge.

According to some metrics, the 113^th Congress has legislated with less frequency than any other and focused more on battling over contentious partisan issues. However, on July 16, there was a breakthrough. In the U.S. House of Representatives, Voter Registration Bill HRES 672 was referred to the House Committee on Rules and Administration. This resolution provides a push to H.R.

As technology goes, so goes registering and voting. Like technology, voting is now more accessible to more Americans than ever before. Once constituting only occasional upgrades to voting machines at the polls, technological improvements now include websites, apps for smartphones, and the ability to reach Americans living, working, and serving in every corner of the globe. What once required a trip to City Hall or your local polling place may now, in many cases, be done with the click of a mouse.

We keep reading the gloomy predictions about how young Americans are going to sit out the midterms. If you read too much of it, you might even forget that Election Day is more than five months away, these are projections, and there is a lot you can do to participate and get others to vote as well.