Overview
October Voting Webinar: Counting on Youth! Why Your Vote Matters
Why should I vote? Why does my vote matter? Where and how can I vote and prepare for this voting season?
In this fast hour, we discussed these questions, including voter registration, disinformation, voter anxiety, and much more. Joinoining were these leading young women – our guest speaker Margaux Granath of New Voters along with 100RW Interns as they share their research, knowledge, perspectives, and experiences to help make our voting season the most effective and informative and to keep everyone’s voice alive. As this presidential election approaches, we want to prepare you to use your voice and vote for your choice! Bring a friend and vote!.
As always, we will share resources and opportunities at the end of the webinar.
Held Wednesday, October 30
meet our guest speaker
Margaux graduated from the University of Minnesota, magna cum laude, with a B.A. in political science. As an undergraduate, she led First Amendment reforms on campus and assisted in research on threats to civil liberties. She joins New Voters with half a decade of event management, outreach, and youth development experience. Previously, Margaux worked on camp staff at Girl Scouts of Alaska and Girl Scouts of Montana & Wyoming, and at the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression. Margaux is based in Denver, Colorado where enjoys boxing, cooking, and creating her own board games. She is looking forward to supporting New Voters in its efforts to mobilize a generation of students to vote!
EMPOWERING
THE YOUTH,
SHAPING THE
FUTURE. 🗳️
New Voters is a youth-led national nonprofit that engages high school students across the country through nonpartisan voter registration drives, youth-led research and coalition building to expand youth engagement in politics and ensure youth voices are heard and prioritized in politics.
meet our Team presenters
Kenia was born in San Bernadino, California, and grew up in Modesto, California. She will be a senior this fall at California State University Stanislaus, majoring in Sociology with a human resource concentration and a psychology minor. In her free time, she enjoys spending time with family, listening to music, and playing with her pets. Some of her hobbies include playing the piano and dancing.
Allison grew up in Hector, MN, and is now from Crosslake, MN. After high school, she went to Central Lakes College where she graduated with her Associate of Arts in May 2023. She is now at the University of Minnesota Morris, where she is currently a junior. She is a double major in psychology and human services with a minor in communication, media, and rhetoric. Allison enjoys playing volleyball, reading, baking, watching tv shows and movies, and spending time with her friends and family.
Claudia was born and raised in Stockton, California. She is currently a Senior at California State University, Stanislaus in Turlock, California. She is majoring in Sociology with a concentration in Human Services and a Psychology minor. After graduating this Fall, she plans to attend Graduate School. Claudia enjoys spending time with family, going on hikes, baking, and reading.
Chloe was born Bend, Oregon, and raised in Merced, California. She is currently a senior at California State University, Stanislaus, pursuing a degree in Sociology with a concentration on Criminology and Society. She loves spending time with her family and has a fondness for musicals and live theater. In her free time, she enjoys crocheting, drawing, binge watching shows, and playing co-op video games with her siblings.
Resources
Minnesota Voting Resources:
- MN Public Radio Ballot Content Finder
- 100 Rural Women Voting Resources
- County Election Office in MN
- Voting Accessibility and Information
- Your Voting Rights
- How Elections Work in MN
- Assistance Voting in MN
- MN Election Facts!
Informative Articles for this Election:
- Why Should I Vote?
- Will Young Voters Shift American Politics in 2024?
- What are the different types of elections?
- Timeline of Women’s Equity to Vote
- Why the Women’s Suffragist Movement Matters!
- Tips on How to Cope with Voter Anxiety
- Voting Barriers and How to Overcome Them
- How Minnesota Gen Z voters could help state keep top turnout rank
- The power of one vote
- DNC’s youngest delegates from Minesota representing the youth vote
- Will Young voters shift American Politics in 2024?
Presenter Links:
- New Voters: new-voters.org
- Margaux Granath | margaux@new-voters.org
Need Help Fact Checking?
National Voting Resources:
- US Vote Foundation: Tells you dates of voting and help you find your date for your state
- Ballotpedia: Samples of your Voting Ballot looks like in your state
- Vote.org: Track your Ballot
- Vote.org: Polling Place Locator
- https://www.voteamerica.org/ballot-curing/ (ballot curing by state
- VoteSmart.org: Nonpartisans, facts, and Information on Candidates and Elected Officials
- Vote.gov: Register to Vote or Update Your Registration Resources
- https://www.sos.state.mn.us/elections-voting/other-ways-to-vote/ballot-drop-box-locations/ ( voting drop box locations)
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https://www.rockthevote.org/how-to-vote/know-your-rights/#fix (voting information by state)