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Students excited to start voting
by Outspoken on Fri Oct 31, 2008 4:25 am
Students excited to start voting
BY MECHELE COOPER
Staff Writer Kennebec Journal
Mackenzie Tozier is excited about the presidential election.
The 18-year-old Monmouth Academy senior said he has paid attention to politics all his life and is looking forward to voting for the first time.
"I get mad about certain things the president has done, when there's something I wouldn't have voted for or agreed with," said Tozier, who plans to cast his ballot Tuesday after school. "And now I have the power to possibly change all that."
Lindsey Gordon, an 18-year-old senior who will vote for the first time, was busy handing out ballots to students during a recent mock election at Winthrop High School, which she said helped them learn more about the election process.
"It was a cool experience, handing out the ballots," Gordon said. "A lot of kids are saying that their vote doesn't matter. So it was great seeing their faces when then they came out (of the voting booth) and say, 'Wow. That's kinda cool.'"
If the political parties and polls are correct, first-time voters such as Tozier and Gordon will inundate polling places Tuesday.
Julie Flynn, deputy secretary of state, said how that compares with previous years isn't clear, but there's no question registration rolls are booming.
"We really don't have statistics to compare it to," Flynn said. "Part of the difficulty is the way our database is coded."
Tozier said he is still not sure who will get his vote. He's gathering as much information as he can on the candidates to see who will be best at tackling what he believes will be key on Election Day: the war in Iraq and the economy.
http://kennebecjournal.mainetoday.com/news/local/5544224.html
BY MECHELE COOPER
Staff Writer Kennebec Journal
Mackenzie Tozier is excited about the presidential election.
The 18-year-old Monmouth Academy senior said he has paid attention to politics all his life and is looking forward to voting for the first time.
"I get mad about certain things the president has done, when there's something I wouldn't have voted for or agreed with," said Tozier, who plans to cast his ballot Tuesday after school. "And now I have the power to possibly change all that."
Lindsey Gordon, an 18-year-old senior who will vote for the first time, was busy handing out ballots to students during a recent mock election at Winthrop High School, which she said helped them learn more about the election process.
"It was a cool experience, handing out the ballots," Gordon said. "A lot of kids are saying that their vote doesn't matter. So it was great seeing their faces when then they came out (of the voting booth) and say, 'Wow. That's kinda cool.'"
If the political parties and polls are correct, first-time voters such as Tozier and Gordon will inundate polling places Tuesday.
Julie Flynn, deputy secretary of state, said how that compares with previous years isn't clear, but there's no question registration rolls are booming.
"We really don't have statistics to compare it to," Flynn said. "Part of the difficulty is the way our database is coded."
Tozier said he is still not sure who will get his vote. He's gathering as much information as he can on the candidates to see who will be best at tackling what he believes will be key on Election Day: the war in Iraq and the economy.
http://kennebecjournal.mainetoday.com/news/local/5544224.html
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