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Mounds View High School's student news site.

The Viewer

Mounds View High School's student news site.

The Viewer

Mounds View High School's student news site.

The Viewer

Mounds View High School's student news site.

The Viewer

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How and why should you vote?

Michael Quiggle, Staff Reporter November 4, 2024

The 2024 presidential election is just around the corner, and eligible high school students have an exciting opportunity to participate in one of the most important parts of our democracy. As first-time...

Illustration by Lillian Landberg

The vote split: People vs. process

The electoral college is the system the United States uses to choose its president. Each state is assigned a number of "electors" based on its population, so when voters cast ballots, they are actually voting for electors who then vote for the president. In most states, the candidate who wins the popular vote gets all of the state's electoral votes.
Carter Ballman, Sidharth Sharma, and Sean Oh November 4, 2024

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