The 2024 elections are coming up fast! Make sure you have all the information you need to vote. Researching before voting is a vital part of any election for both the candidates and the balloters. This year’s election will be a tough verdict so let’s break it down.
The Boulder City Council is one of the many important elections. Boulder City residents will be choosing between two candidates to elect to Boulder City City Council: Denise E. Ashurst and Matt Fox. Information on Denise Ashurst can be found at electdenisebc.com, and information about Matt Fox can be found at mattfox4bc.com.
Another important election is the Nevada state election. The state level elections will probably impact the daily lives of Nevadans more than any other. This is because we will be electing new members of the Nevada Legislature who will be passing the laws that affect Nevadans most. There are also seven statewide ballot questions on the general election ballot this November. Each question has the potential to make significant changes to how we live, learn, or vote. For example, did you know that the Nevada Constitution does not prohibit all forms of slavery? Believe it or not, the Nevada Constitution still allows slavery for people that have been convicted of a crime. In the November election, Question Number 4 on the ballot will allow Nevada voters to vote to amend the Nevada Constitution to permanently change this language.
Last, but not least, America will choose a new president in the coming election. Donald Trump was President from 2016 to 2020 and will be trying to get his old job back. Kamala Harris, the current Vice President, will be attempting to become the first female President and the second African American President. It should be a close election, so if you are registered, get out there and vote!
Although the election is officially held on November 5th, early voting will begin on October 19. The best part of the election? No school! To allow teachers and registered students to vote, school will be closed on election day.
Meet Our 2024 Democratic Candidate, Kamala Harris
With Biden pulling out of the election on July 21st, the new Democratic candidate is Kamala Harris. After serving a four year term as the first woman Vice President of the United States, Harris now aims to be the first woman President of the United States of America. The Vice President tends to protect freedoms, deliver justice and expand the American people’s opportunity.
Does Kamala Harris have enough experience? Well yes! Harris started her career in the Alameda County Districts Office and then advanced to being California’s attorney general from 2011 until 2017. Harris has also served in many positions with the United States of America. These positions include, Serving on the Senate Judiciary Committee, Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, Select Committee On Intelligence, and Committee On Budget. She is well experienced and is hoping to add President to this very long position list.
So what is Kamala Harris aiming to achieve as the 47th President of the United States? Harris and her partner Governor of Minnesota, Tim Walz, are planning to make a “New Way Forward.” This New Way is aimed to protect fundamental freedoms, strengthen the United States democracy, and ensure that every person has the opportunity to get ahead. Kamala promises to be a President for all American people, a President to unite the US and their aspirations, and a President who fights for their people. Harris believes that if the US has a strong middle class then America is strong. To execute this as her main belief, she plans to create an Opportunity Economy, allowing the people to have a chance to succeed. She plans to cut taxes, bring down inflation, increase economic security, and grow the economy.
Kamala Harris believes that if she is elected President in November, she will make the United States middle class strong and continue to cut taxes, grow small businesses, strengthen our health care, support American innovation, and more. To find out more about our Democratic candidate and where all of this information was received, check out Kamala Harris’ official website at https://kamalaharris.com/ .
Meet our 2024 Republican Candidate, Donald J. Trump
The 45th President of the United States, Donald J. Trump, reaches towards becoming the 47th U.S. President this 2024 election. Trump was born and raised in New York City to a family in the real estate business. In 1964, he attended college at Fordham University. He then transferred to the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, graduating in 1968 with a Bachelor of Science in Economics. After graduating, Trump decided to join his fathers real estate business full time. In the 1980s, Donald Trump established a reputation as a major real estate developer; he built the 36-story cooperative apartment complex called Trump Plaza as well as Trump Tower on Fifth Avenue of New York City, which housed luxury stores and Trump’s own multi-floor residence and company headquarters.
After dedicating 70 years of his life to real estate, and his family, Donald Trump decided to run for President, although he had no prior military or political experience. Trump ran for the Republican party against former senator and first lady, Hilary Cilton. In the end, Donald Trump came out on top, becoming the oldest president ever to serve. According to the website, trumpwhitehouse.archives.gov/trump-adminstration-accomplishments While in office, he was able to build a strong economy, before COVID-19 came to America. During the third quarter of 2020, the economy grew at a rate of 33.1 percent, which is one of the many rapid economic growths recorded. He also helped the Middle-Class family income increase nearly $6,000 – more than five times the gains made during the previous administration.
After losing a re-election bid in 2020, Donald Trump came out in November of 2022 to say that his fight is not over, and he decided to run again in the 2024 election. With a new election, Trump has also provided some new promises and new standards to bring to the table. According to https://www.donaldjtrump.com/platform he pledges to: First, seal the border and stop the migrant invasion; defend the constitution, Bill of Rights, and fundamental freedoms, including freedom of speech, freedom of religion, and the right to keep and bear arms; help to rebuild cities, including Washington DC, making them safe, clean, and beautiful again; unite the country by bringing it to new and record levels of success; and to strengthen and modernize the military.
The former President continues to fight for his supporters, despite being shot in the ear this July. To further convey his belief that no aspiration is worth quitting on, Trump states: “No dream is too big. No challenge is too great. Nothing we want for our future is beyond our reach.”
Make sure to go vote for your next President! Before you decide who your vote goes towards, be sure to also deeply research your democratic candidate, Kamala Harris, and consider who you think would best fit for your future President! Remember, election day is quickly approaching, and will take place on November 5th, 2024, while early voting begins October 19, 2024.
Understanding Electoral College
Do you know what the electoral college is? Well if you do not know what it is, don’t worry because many people don’t either.
The electoral college is a part of the process when voting for a president or vice president. This process happens every 4 years.
When the citizens vote (which is called the popular vote or votes), their vote doesn’t directly affect who will be the president. The citizens’ votes actually elect who will be chosen to be in the group of 538 people, this group is what is considered the electoral college.
States get the same amount of electors as they have the members of congress. Washington D.C however has no members in their congress but they still get three electors.
The United States has two different political groups (the democrats and the republicans) each citizen chooses whom they want to be president and vice president. Both political parties choose who the group of electors will be.
The electors promise to vote for their political groups’ candidates. When you and other citizens vote for the candidates of the party they are choosing their political groups electors for their whole state.
In every state except for Nebraska and Maine, the group that wins the popular vote sends their electors to the electoral college. After the group of the electoral college people vote, the president/ vice president that has the most votes will become the president.
How it Started:
The electoral college started in 1787. It started mostly because the people who wrote the constitution did not trust the citizens or voters.
This method or process is usually a reliable and fair method. However, sometimes the candidate that won the popular vote doesn’t win the electoral votes which means they lose the election . This has happened to Rutherford Hayes, Harrison, and Trump and a few others.
