{"id":2543,"date":"2016-10-06T12:58:31","date_gmt":"2016-10-06T19:58:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pueblowarriors.org\/blog\/?p=2543"},"modified":"2016-11-09T13:03:40","modified_gmt":"2016-11-09T20:03:40","slug":"students-register-to-vote-in-november-2016-election","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pueblowarriors.org\/blog\/2016\/10\/students-register-to-vote-in-november-2016-election\/","title":{"rendered":"Students Register To Vote In November 2016 Election"},"content":{"rendered":"

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By Lauren Ahern<\/p>\n

On Wednesday, October 5, 2016 and Thursday, Oct. 6, Pima County \u00a0Voter Registrars donated their time to encourage students and members of the Pueblo community (including all teachers and staff as well as students\u2019 parents and relatives) to register to vote in order to cast their ballots on Election Day: Tuesday, Nov. 8. Students must be at least 18 years old by Nov. 1 to be eligible to vote in this year\u2019s election.<\/p>\n

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Ms. Cheri Bludau, a volunteer voter registrar, has been going to other high schools in the Tucson area, including Santa Rita, Palo Verde and Catalina, to encourage students and their schools\u2019 communities to register to vote. There is a competition among the four schools to get the highest number of registered voters, and at last count on Thursday afternoon, Pueblo was far in the lead.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think it\u2019s very important for our young people to become involved in the political process,\u201d Bludau said. \u201cAfter all, they are the future America, and they need to be aware of the policies that shape their state and their country now\u2014and to decide whether or not to make changes to their state and their country.\u201d<\/p>\n

Ms. Mary Wallace, social studies and economics teacher, organized this event.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis [voter registration] is real,\u201d Wallace said. \u201cIt doesn\u2019t make much sense to teach government and economics to students without putting some \u2018real world\u2019 activities and engagement out there for our students.\u201d<\/p>\n

One student who registered, \u201cDioney Corona, a senior, said, \u201cI can\u2019t wait to vote on November eighth. I am going to do my part to ensure that Trump doesn\u2019t even come close to becoming the next president of the United States.\u201d<\/p>\n

Wallace added that\u2014along with support from other teachers\u2014she will stage a \u201cmock\u201d election for all students on Election Day, Nov. 8. More details will be given about this event in the near future.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m proud of the number of students and adults who registered to vote the last few days,\u201d Wallace said, \u201calthough I always wish that the numbers could be higher.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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