<body><div>On Tuesday, Nov. 3, thousands of Vermonters traveled to local polling areas to cast their midterm ballots. And some of these faces were quite familiar to the Essex High School student body.Alongside parents, grandparents, teachers, and adults, a handful of EHS Seniors joined the line of voters. “It was really cool to do something I have always watched adults around me do,” Senior and The Hive staff writer Emily Maguire said. Many states allow voter registration for 17-year-olds if they are of age on the Election Day. Other states, including Vermont, extend this clause further and allow those who can vote in the general election the right to vote in the primaries.“I’ve gone to the polls with my mom since I was little, so it was a full circle moment to vote with her,” senior Molly Gilbert said.<figure><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=4Sm46t_1GqBEAwX00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=4Sm46t_1GqBEAwX00" width="1170" height="1560" ><figcaption>From left to right: Colleen Sonnick, Henry Dimitroff, and Simran Chhetri working Tuesday night. (Simran Chhetri)</figcaption></figure>Turning 18 isn’t a requirement to get involved. Senior Simran Chhetri isn’t old enough to vote. Yet, she chose to spend her Tuesday night at Essex Middle School counting Essex town ballots for seven and a half hours. “The biggest challenge was all the write-ins we had to count at the end of the night,” Chhetri said. “The machine automatically separates any write-ins. It’s annoying because some of these people will only end up with one vote and a bunch of people just put stupid stuff like Mickey Mouse.”Senior Henry Dimitroff worked alongside Chhetri Tuesday night counting local ballots.“I volunteered for a unique opportunity and experience,” Dimitroff said. “And [I] wanted to help out the community. I put on the future voter sticker.”According to The New York Times, voters aged 18-29 in Vermont made up 10% of the turnout for the Midterm election. A majority of these young voters voted Democratic. In local results, incumbent Republican Gov. Phil Scott carried Essex Town with 56.4% of the total votes, while Democratic Governor candidate Amanda Janoo won in Essex Junction City with 52.1%. “It felt amazing to vote for the first time,” Senior Zach Jackman said. “I felt like I was helping out my community.”</div></body>

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On Tuesday, Nov. 3, thousands of Vermonters traveled to local polling areas to cast their midterm ballots. And some of these faces were quite familiar to the Essex High School student body. Alongside parents, grandparents, teachers, and adults, a handful of EHS Seniors joined the line of voters. “It was...

Familiar Faces at the Polls

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On Tuesday, Nov. 3, thousands of Vermonters traveled to local polling areas to cast their midterm ballots. And some of these faces were quite familiar to t

Familiar Faces at the Polls

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