North Marion High wins voter registration challenge

[Courtesy of the Supervisor of Elections Office]

For the second consecutive year, North Marion High School has won the Seventh Annual High School Voter Registration Challenge, an initiative that encourages public high school students across the county to register to vote.

From April to May this year, NMHS submitted 65 voter applications, with a 75% participation rate, making them the winners of this year’s challenge. Across the entire county, 323 voter applications were collected, according to a press release from the Supervisor of Elections Office.

“Since its inception, this program has continued to gain momentum, and a cumulative total of 2,878 voter registration applications have been collected over the years,” according to the press release.

This is the third time that NMHS has won the challenge.

“The true impact of this initiative goes beyond the numbers, as it encourages the next generation of voters to engage in the electoral process and exercise their right to vote,” according to the press release.