“If I was president, I would make the United States a better place,” says 8-year-old Ahri, “because we are the future!”
Ahri is right, John. Children are the future. We owe it to them to exercise our fundamental right to vote and elect leaders who will protect their rights and invest in their futures.
There are exactly seven weeks until Election Day, and early voting kicks off well before that in many states.
While the presidential election captures so much attention, there are thousands of other seats up for grabs in Congress and state legislatures, as well as ballot initiatives that will shape the future for millions of children.