COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) - Young voters are one of the most inconsistent populations of voters in the United States, according to U.S. Census Bureau data from the November 2022 election. A New Albany High School senior is trying to do her part to change that among Central Ohio's young voters. "Our 18 to 25 population is so big, and I've talked to so many people at school and at work who otherwise would not care too much about politics," said 18-year-old Rachel Malett. Malett teamed up with Morgan Harper and 'Columbus Stand Up!' to host "RESET: Political Discourse for a New Generation" Sunday afternoon at East High School in Columbus. "Everyone's focused on the presidential race, but these are the races that impact us at the local level. And I think it's important for people to know who they're voting for instead of just voting on the party line," explained Malett. Harper, a local Democratic delegate and strategist, helped put together the bipartisan forum for young voters up to age 25. "We hear so much about how young people are disenchanted with the political process or don't engage. We see it even in the numbers of people who turn out to vote. And so we wanted to create an environment that was organized by students, for students, to make them comfortable and feel like it was really speaking to what they care about," she said. NBC4's Kerry Charles moderated the first panel with two candidates running for Franklin County Prosecutor. The two candidates, current Columbus City Councilwoman Shayla Favor and John Rutan, answered questions from Charles in front of a crowd. Favor discussed the city data leak, and how her position on City Council has a role in the handling of that situation. Rutan answered questions about his conspiratorial comments about 9/11, and the false claims that the 2020 election was rigged. Part of the reason for having this forum for young voters was to show there are very real races at the local level that have an impact on voter's daily lives here in Central Ohio. "A lot of the federal national cable news discussion, which can feel very disconnected from someone's day-to-day experience and young people's day-to-day experience," Harper said. "So that's why we also chose to focus on races that are closer to home. A county prosecutor, race, state supreme court, things that really talk about the lived experience that younger people are experiencing as they are growing up here in central Ohio." Malett discussed the division seen at the national level during debates, and hoped that the same rhetoric would not invade Sunday's forum. "I think one of the biggest problems with those debates is that a lot of the time, the candidates are interrupting each other and fighting with the moderators in all types of races. I think it's important for people to try their best to stay in their lane and to answer the questions that that pertain to them, and to not fight too much over it," she said. Admittedly, that divisiveness is a reason why young people are turned off by national and local politics. "I do hope that we get to a place where we're able to have candidates who are all in agreement on facts that are not trying to distort history and that are really especially when we're talking about educating the next generation, trying to lift them up to a higher place of civic engagement that will inspire them to be part of the political process, not make them want to run in the other direction," added Harper. Sunday's forum also featured NBC4's Ohio Statehouse Reporter Natalie Fahmy moderating a panel of three Supreme Court Judge candidates. Since there are multiple seats they are running for, these candidates were not directly opposed of one another, making the questions and discussion less of a debate, and more of a town hall meeting atmosphere. Overall, the goal is to get young people registered to vote, informed, and involved in State and local politics. "It's important for our young people to know what's really going on. And the fact is that we do have candidates who are running and saying these types of things, believe these types of things, and how else are you going to vote unless you make an informed choice? And they need to have full information to do that," said Harper. "We're going to try to make this an annual thing, a candidate forum for folks under 25, because we know that looking ahead, we have to get this generation engaged in politics if we're going to have a truly representative democracy," she added.