weekday at which time voters must go to the polls in person and cast their votes. Two party system The winner-take-all system in the United States has fostered a two-party system and limits the success of third party candidates who may have a difficult time achieving an electoral majority. In 1992, Ross Perot, a third party candidate for president, won 22 percent of the 18–24 year-old vote, his strongest performance among any demographic group. Frequent change of residence Between the ages of 18 and 24, youth have the potential to graduate high school, move away to college and change residences multiple times as they begin their career. As youth change residences often, the local issues and elections relevant to the area may not affect the youth yet or be significant and change from residence to residence. College students face the decision whether to stay registered in their hometowns or to register in the community in which they will reside. The fewer federal tax obligations that apply to youth ages 18–24 only loosely tie them to the government and policy making decisions and do not entice youth to vote and make a change. Lack of candidate contact According to a 1998 study, young people at the time were complaining that those in politics did not communicate with them. Political candidates and their campaigns know, through past election data, that youth are not a reliable voting group and choose to spend their campaign dollars on those who are more likely to turn out to vote. For this reason, candidates tend to focus on issues that pertain to their targeted voters to gain their support, further discouraging youth voters. The discouraged youth complete the cycle of neglect by not turning out to vote, proving to candidates that the youth are not a reliable voting group. "Elected officials respond to the preferences of voters, not non-voters," therefore ignoring the youth of America who do not turn out to vote. Volunteering efforts Though many consider voting a civic activity, youth today seem to have separated the political from the civic. Youth often participate in volunteer opportunities, fundraisers and other activist activities. In this way, youth can make a difference in their communities and are able to see change immediately when seeing the larger picture of a movement, including the political aspect, may be more difficult or intangible. Efforts to encourage youth vote Organizations A variety