"Ashley Garcia and Ammaarah Khan are two high school seniors coming from opposite ends of the country with one very important interest in common: they are counting down the days to cast their first ballots, just like thousands of other young people across the country. Forty years ago, students and educators joined forces and fought to give 18-year-olds the right to vote with the passage of the 26th Amendment, and today, Rock the Vote is launching the first annual Democracy Day to invite thousands more young people to the conversation on the importance of civic engagement and voting. Rock the Vote briefly chatted with both Ammaarah and Ashley to find out what issues were most important to them. ...
To participate in Democracy Day, sign up at democracyday.com."Have a happy Democracy Day!
Remember, "voting turnout and activism means spreading the word!"
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