Students in N.B. learn about the election process

Wells admitted it can be tough getting high school students interested in the process.

“The reception has been a mixed bag,” Well said. “Some think it is cool and others don’t care. Anything to do with politics isn’t generally at the top of their priority list at this age.”

Wells was right about the latter, especially when it came to one student. Justin Starr who recently turned 18 and is now eligible to vote wasn’t keen on the subject before the program.

“It wasn’t exactly what I expected but then again I didn’t know what to expect,” Starr said. “I always thought I would be a person who wouldn’t vote, but now I’ll always vote. You have to make your opinion heard. I didn’t think I was but I will be voting today.”

Kendra Deline also took part in the program. She isn’t old enough to vote, knows what to do when the time comes.

“I knew a bit [about voting] but I didn’t know about the process itself,” Deline said. “I didn’t know how particular it was and how ballots had to be crossed and folded a certain way. I didn’t think voting was that big of a deal before but now I feel more involved.”

All the students’ votes will be tallied and released on the Student Vote website after the polls close today.

Greg Higgins is battlefordsNOW’s city municipal affairs and health reporter. He can be reached at ghiggins@jpbg.ca or tweet him @realgreghiggins.

by Greg Higgins

Students in N.B. learn about the election process

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