Despite obstacles, young voters are 'raising hell' with historic early voting turnout

When he prepares to cast his vote in his first-ever presidential election on Tuesday, Noah Foster, 20, a junior at Carroll University in Wisconsin, will go through a mental checklist:

Specialized school ID. Check.

Proof of enrollment. Check.

Proof of residency. Check.

Ride to the polling site. Check.

“It’s exhausting, for sure,” said Foster, who plans to vote for Democratic challenger Joe Biden in the presidential election. “These are the little issues we run into that makes the process so hard.”

From pandemic fears to complex ID requirements to lack of nearby polling places, young voters in the presidential election are facing an unprecedented array of obstacles, activists and voters said.