Nearly one-fourth of college-age students are not registered to vote.

A new report from the Young Voters Index found that 200,000 citizens aged 18 to 25 still have not registered, even though about 90,000 new registrations have been recorded since January.

In all 23 percent of young adults have not registered, compared to less than 20 percent of adults over the age of 25.

"Young people are participating more than they did four years ago, but they still have tremendous potential to do so much more," said Bob Hall, executive director of Democracy North Carolina.

About 134,000 young people voted during the May primary — four times as many as in 2004. But the rate of participation for young people was the lowest of any age group.

Many state universities have early voting sites where students can register and vote on the same day. (N&O)