Raising the awareness of young voters in our community is essential in order to improve of governmental system. About 40 percent of the population did not vote in the last election. Whether this was due to no interest at all in politics or just misunderstandings, the fact of the matter is that citizens need to be aware of the benefits voting offers. Not only does voting determine an election, but also it shapes our future.

Marco Lopez Mayor of Nogales "We the People..." Alumni

Whenever new elections are underway, the streets seem to be filled with propaganda that influence and encourages the public to vote. So much effort is put into this aspect that candidates seem to go to extreme levels to try to gain a vote. With this simple intention of trying to get our votes, I believe that candidates and city officials should increase the awareness to young adults of the benefits of voting.
As an elected official to office, certain responsibilities come with the job. Nogales, Arizona and Nogales, Sonora both lack the majority of people voting when it comes to elections. I believe that both mayors from each city should participate in talking with teenagers about

voting, the processes, and how to become a registered voter. Mayor Lopez, mayor of Nogales, AZ and, Mayor Guzman, mayor of Nogales, Son, should take on this responsibility. In addition to gaining the support of both mayors, city councilmen should also participate in speaking about voting and clearing up doubts young voters might have.

With the support of high city officials, teenagers must now have the influence of peers they can relate to. This is where groups of students from Nogales High School government classes come in place. Teenagers need people they can relate to in order to understand and expand their horizons of how voting can change our future and world we one day will inherit. Government students can explain how the Unites States' governmental system was founded and the principles, which it is run today. Finally, a brief explination of how they can register to vote and how facts of potential candidates can convince non-voters to start voting.
Young adults need to know the importance of voting. Electing candidates that can change the unwanted will pave the way to a better way of living. Choosing a leader is one of the principles in which this country was founded.