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LWVMA announces winners of student video contest
The League of Women Voters of Massachusetts recently announced the winners of its Democracy Challenge Student Video Contest.
The winners are:
• Second Place: “United is Power” by Maya Baudrand, Stoneleigh Burnham School
• Third Place: “Stand Up” by Julia Valanzola, The Academy at Penguin Hall
In addition to the individual winners, LWVMA recognizes Wellesley High School with its Catalyst Award for their extraordinary participation 25 video submissions in the contest. View a playlist of their videos at https://bit.ly/3wieZsR.
LWVMA invited Massachusetts high school students to create 30-second videos demonstrating what they learned about our democracy in 2020. The winning videos were selected from a group of 125 entries from across the Commonwealth. A panel of judges scored each video on criteria including clarity of message, memorability, presentation, and creativity. The winners will
Having made gains in mail-in voting, letâs take process to next level
Updated December 20, 2020, 2:30 a.m.
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Our democracy must work for everyone
The Globeâs Dec. 13 editorial, âMail-in voting delivered. Letâs not cancel it,â is spot-on. However, the state can and must do more.
While Massachusetts did achieve record turnout for the November election, thanks heavily to vote by mail, that turnout is deeply uneven across the state. While the state hit 76 percent voter turnout, turnout reached only 68 percent in Boston, 60 percent in Lowell, and 53 percent in Springfield.
Low voter turnout is not the only problem hurting these communities. In Springfield, for example, 27 percent of individuals live in poverty. More than 80 percent lack a bachelorâs degree. Both rates are well above the respective state average.