UW-Madison's College Democrats educated students about the importance of the youth vote at their kickoff meeting Tuesday night.
UW-Madison student Democratic leaders said they represent an organization that works both on and off campus to help register voters and promote important issues they feel everyone should be aware of.
Student leaders stressed the importance of getting involved in the upcoming presidential election.
Ald. Eli Judge, District 8, a member of the College Democrats, said voting in Wisconsin is crucial because it is a swing state.
Wisconsin has the easiest voter registration policies out of the entire country, so get out there and vote,"" Judge said.
The meeting focused on the campaign of Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama and the need for volunteers in the upcoming months.
Dan Cannon, state director of the Obama campaign, said the UW-Madison campus had an 80 percent turnout during the primaries.
""If we don't do that well or better, we're not going to win this time, so we need everyone to get out there and register,"" Cannon said.
In order to promote more awareness statewide, Bryon Eagon, the state coordinator for UW-Madison's College Democrats, planned a trip to UW-Platteville for campus-to-campus outreach.
All UW-Madison students are encouraged to attend the trip, scheduled for Sept. 19.
""We plan to do some outreach programs, camp out and come back on Saturday,"" Eagon said. ""Madison has a strong tradition of student activism, and hopefully this will help to build our coalition.""
The College Democrats have 43 offices on college campuses around the state in the hopes of energizing students for the election.
To become an intern for the Campaign for Change, students can visit www.wi.barackobama.com.
""It's about time that we had a Democrat for the president of the United States,"" College Democrats Chair Claire Rydell said.
