[Ed note: Maeve, our awesome intern, wrote this post. Happy birthday, Maeve!]
You would expect that everyone at Rock the Vote is registered to actually, well, vote. However, up until today, there was still one unregistered intern. Me. No, I’m not apathetic or a convict. And, yes, I am an American citizen. Scratching your head yet? Let me help you out. Up until today, I wasn’t 18.
There are many freedoms and privileges that come with turning 18. Some are better than others. I guess I can buy cigarettes and lottery tickets. I can even order from infomercials. The one privilege that is too frequently overlooked is the right to vote. I just missed an election year, so I do have to wait a little while to exercise my right to vote, but that doesn’t mean I’m missing out on registering.
I’m proud to say that my first grown-up, legal, 18-year-old action was registering to vote. I filled out a form (in about 5 minutes), licked an envelope and dropped it in the mail. So easy, it didn’t even take time away from trying my luck with the lottery (multiple times today…). If you don’t have a paper form in front of you, you can fill one out online at www.rockthevote.com!
You’ll now find me at the polls for primaries, midterms and presidential elections (maybe in the Snuggie I just got off an infomercial).
