Underage voting
Who says you need to be 18 to vote in this year's tight presidential election?
Kids Voting, a local non-partisan group that teaches children about voting, set up electronic voting booths Monday at the Teen Summit where about 200 middle and high school students from Guilford County Schools had gathered to talk about everything from government to domestic violence. For more on the summit, read the story by Bruce Buchanan here .
Just more than half of the students voted. But Pat Vreeland, executive director of Kids Voting Guilford County, said more students likely would have cast ballots if the lines had not been so long.
So who do students want to lead the country?
All of the polls showing President Bush and Sen. John Kerry running neck and neck or Bush with a slight lead apparently didn't include the nation's youngest voters.
If these students had their say on Election Day, Sen. John Kerry would easily be the next president.
Nearly 85 percent chose Kerry with about 12 percent picking Bush. Libertarian candidate Michael Badnarik received four votes for 3.41 percent. There were no votes for Independent candidate Ralph Nader, whose name is not included on the Tar Heel ballot although voters can write in his name.
For more on Kids Voting, check out www.greensboro.com/kidsvote/.
Comments (7)
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Wouldn't it be nice if this ABC group would take their energy and go to the schools to help. Answer a phone, tutor someone's child, and see what the real problems of the school system are. It's not the school board, they are working as hard as they can for all the students of Guilford County.
Posted on October 20, 2004 11:10 AM
The funny thing is, you would think that kids ARE participating in this election. With all the hatred spewing from both sides about how "you're dumb if you don't vote for _______", the stories of dog feces on lawn signs, stolen signs, breaking and entering, and rampant vandalism, I can't see how "adults" are much different from 3rd graders. So why NOT let them vote?
If this nonsense goes unchecked, it will lead to very bad things in future elections in this country. Wake up America!
Posted on October 25, 2004 1:46 PM
hey everyone...im doing a school report on underage voting and it would be very much appreciated if anyone with information or a strong opinion would like to share that with me for a good cause. thank you-amanda from cali
Posted on November 20, 2004 8:20 PM
i think that people should not ok
Posted on January 11, 2005 8:43 AM
Hey guyz..
I'd appreciate it if you sent me any information on people voting under 18 years of age.
Thanks! I'm doing a report on them. This could change my future.
Thanks!
Posted on May 24, 2005 1:30 AM
and anyway, bush sux like so badly. He'z suuch a jerk. Why should we let him ruin the US's future?
Sincerely, A kid
Posted on May 24, 2005 1:34 AM
Oh, and I posted that thing from that girl, two submissions higher.
just helping her search for some stuff.. that IS her email though
Posted on May 24, 2005 1:39 AM