PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Alisha Liggett
AU  - Manisha Sharma
AU  - Yumiko Nakamura
AU  - Ryna Villar
AU  - Peter Selwyn
TI  - Results of a Voter Registration Project at 2 Family Medicine Residency Clinics in the Bronx, New York
AID  - 10.1370/afm.1686
DP  - 2014 Sep 01
TA  - The Annals of Family Medicine
PG  - 466--469
VI  - 12
IP  - 5
4099  - http://www.annfammed.org/content/12/5/466.short
4100  - http://www.annfammed.org/content/12/5/466.full
SO  - Ann Fam Med2014 Sep 01; 12
AB  - PURPOSE Federally qualified health centers provide care to medically underserved populations, the same individuals often underrepresented in the electoral process. These centers are unique venues to access patients for voter registration services. METHODS We undertook a clinician-led, nonpartisan voter registration drive within 2 university-affiliated federally qualified health centers in the Bronx, New York. Patients were approached by voter registration volunteers in clinic waiting areas during a 12-week period. RESULTS Volunteers directly engaged with 304 patients. Of the 128 patients who were eligible and not currently registered, 114 (89%) registered to vote through this project. This number corresponded to 38% of all patients engaged. Sixty-five percent of new registrants were aged younger than 40 years. CONCLUSIONS This project was successful in registering clinic patients to vote. Clinics are not only health centers, but also powerful vehicles for bringing a voice to civically disenfranchised communities.