Image by Element5 Digital on Unsplash By Lucia Mejia Cardenas, age 13 The New York City Council passed a bill on Dec. 9 granting noncitizens the right to vote in municipal elections. Starting in 2023, green card holders, Dreamers and lawful permanent residents will be...
Original illustration by Sydney Greene, sydvisuals.com By Neena Sapkota, age 12 Voting rights in the United States have come under attack since the 2020 presidential election. Eighteen states have already made voting more difficult by enacting 30 new voting laws. Many...
IndyKid Journalist, age 12 The coronavirus pandemic has brought new difficulties to the 2020 presidential election due to take place on November 3. Reduced access to polling stations and issues with mail-in ballots could potentially affect the amount of votes for each...
Cristen Baldwin, age 10, Tseday Williams, age 10, and IndyKids Staff As of this April, more than 100,000 teenagers in California have pre-registered to vote. California began a program in the Fall of 2016 that gave teenagers the option to have their voter...
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