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Welcome to the New Voters blog! Here, you will find posts from our staff and participating schools about current events, youth voter registration, high school leadership, the New Voters mentorship program, and much more.

Aug 21, 2020
4 min

Centennial Anniversary of Women’s Right to Vote

Contributed by Victoria Dinov, Communications Intern Today, August 18th, 2020, will mark 100 years since the passage of the 19th Amendmen...

Aug 14, 2020
5 min

Top Issue Tuesday - Decriminalizing Marijuana

Contributed by Victoria Dinov, New Voters Communications Intern Marijuana is the most commonly used illegal drug in the United States. St...

Aug 11, 2020
4 min

Mental Health: An Important Topic for the 2020 Elections

Contributed by Victoria Dinov, New Voters Communications Intern 2020 has brought a slew of hardships for many people, especially in light...

Jul 29, 2020
2 min

New Voters History: Every Voice For Democracy

Contributed by Natasha Merdad, Catchafire Volunteer In 2016, Jahnavi Rao had a plan to study classical opera music and perform all around...

Jul 28, 2020
4 min

Top Issue Tuesday - Immigration Reform

Immigration has been a topic of political debate in the U.S. for centuries. America’s restrictions on the immigration of particular ethni...

Jul 24, 2020
3 min

Mentorship: Lighting The Way

This blog post was contributed by Muthu Meenakshisundaram, Communications Intern. Working with New Voters, a national organization with a...

Jul 22, 2020
4 min

Top Issue Tuesday - The Affordability and Accessibility of Health Care

Contributed by Victoria Dinov, New Voters Communications Intern In the upcoming elections, health care costs and coverage are at the fore...

Jul 21, 2020
6 min

Why and How Voting Should be Taught in Schools

Contributed by Victoria Dinov, New Voters Communications Intern Voting is one of the most important rights and responsibilities that U.S....

Jul 18, 2020
3 min

Life of a New Voters Summer Intern

This blog post was contributed by Muthu Meenakshisundaram, communications intern. From middle school all the way through last summer, I’d...

Jul 15, 2020
4 min

Top Issue Tuesday - Gun violence epidemic

Contributed by Victoria Dinov, New Voters Communications Intern The gun violence epidemic in our communities is on the rise. According to...

Jul 14, 2020
6 min

Feeding America Works to Fight Hunger Through Voting

Contributed by Victoria Dinov, New Voters Communications Intern Overview of Hunger in Our Communities Hunger is everywhere in our communi...

Jul 7, 2020
4 min

Top Issue Tuesday - Climate Crisis

Contributed by Victoria Dinov, New Voters Communications Intern Climate Crisis The Earth’s climate has continuously changed throughout hi...

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