In last year's presidential election, just more than 50 percent of registered voters in Marion County actually cast votes. Among them were 1,050 area 18-year-olds, including Doug Singleton and Matt Holbreich from North Central High School. Both teens have been involved in government-related activities, such as Indiana Boys State, and draw their political influences from a variety of sources. For H

In the 2000 election, 35 percent of eligible 18- to 24-year-olds in Indiana voted, compared with 68 percent of voters ages 25 and up. Similar percentages were noted nationwide. This year, with the presidential election predicted to be close, a diverse coalition of groups is trying to mobilize millions of young adults and get them to the polls. But there's more to political involvement than voting.