The "Respect My Vote" bus is touring across the U.S. to encourage young people to vote on November 4th.

Jessica Forres reports the bus stopped in the District last night.

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A 45 foot, wrapped tour bus is parked outside the 9:30 club, a popular music venue in D.C. The words "Respect My Vote" are written on the side.

Reverend Lennox Yearwood with the Hip-Hop Caucaus helped organize the tour. He sits inside a small room at the back of the bus.

THERE IS A TV AND EVERYTING BUT THIS WHERE WE COME IN AND PLAN OUT THE DAY. IT'S ACTUALLY OUR CONFERENCE ROOM.

The tour is meant to target registered voters between the ages of 18 and 29 who have not gone to college. He explains 93 percent of the people who fall in that group did not vote on Super Tuesday.

IN THE COMMUNITIES THEY AREN'T GOING TO A STUDENT CENTER. A LOT OF THEM ARE MARRIED, A LOT OF THEM HAVE KIDS, OR MAKE A LIVING FOR THEMSELVES AND JUST GOING HOME. THAT'S WHY THIS CONCERT TONIGHT IS SO IMPORTANT. IT HELPS US BRIDGE THAT INSTITUTIONAL VOID...SO 9:30 CLUB BECOMES OUR STUDENT CENTER SO WE CAN REACH THOSE NON-COLLEGE STUDENTS.

Crystal Gissentanna, who recently graduated from Howard University, is happy to help out.

BASICALLY I'M GOING TO PASS OUT AND INFORM THE COMMUNITY ABOUT THEIR VOTING RIGHTS AND VOTER PROTECTION AND THINGS OF THAT NATURE.

The bus will tour 18 cities in the next two weeks.

Jessica Forres WAMU 885 NEWS