Today, Jacquelyn testified in collaboration with the League of Women Voters in favor of SB 283, The Student and Military Voter Empowerment Act. If you did not read the last post, the Voter Empowerment Act is a great first step to make the process of registering and turning out to vote easier, especially for young people in the military and at university/college. There are three main parts of the legislation: 
1. Military personnel can use their federal military ID to register to vote online, 
2. Local Boards of Elections have to include large residential communities, such as universities, colleges, and nursing homes, in the process of deciding polling locations
3. Universities/colleges have to designate a staff member as the Student Voting Coordinator and develop a plan to increase voter registration and turnout.
Jacquelyn's testimony was received favorably by the committee, in fact, they remarked that it was nice to see someone younger from the League of Women Voters. The League of Women Voters, a nonpartisan political organization, encourages informed and active participation in government, works to increase understanding of major public policy issues, and influences public policy through education and advocacy. 
You can watch Jacquelyn's testimony below here starting at 4:16:59.

Today our founder Jacquelyn Slade testified in front of the Maryland State House in favor of the Student and Military Voter Empowerment Act, also known as HB 156. She was one of a few students asked to testify for the bill by Delegate Luedtke, the sponsor or HB 156 in the State House. Jacquelyn also submitted written testimony through a My MGA account, which is a specific account through the MD General Assembly that can be used to sign up to testify as well as track bills in the MD Senate and House.
The Voter Empowerment Act which she testified for is a great first step to make the process of registering and turning out to vote easier, especially for young people in the military and at university/college. There are three main parts of the legislation: 
1. Military personnel can use their federal military ID to register to vote online, 
2. Local Boards of Elections have to include large residential communities, such as universities, colleges, and nursing homes, in the process of deciding polling locations
3. Universities/colleges have to designate a staff member as the Student Voting Coordinator and develop a plan to increase voter registration and turnout 
The full text of the bill is here.   
You can watch Jacquelyn's Testimony below starting at 37:43.

Today, Jacquelyn began to ponder the roots and effects of inequities in the education system. She plotted out and discussed major inequities in the educational system with her peers. She identified 3 main inequities in the educational system which she will be writing uop policy proposals surrounding in the following week, including a lack of preparation for college.