Tag: youth voters
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Small town, big dreams: Leadville teen Fabian Jimenez wins Governor’s Citizenship Medal
Growing up in Leadville, Fabian Jimenez said many of his peers suffered from “small town syndrome,” feeling trapped and limited by their 2,000-something population city. But that was never an issue for Jimenez. Before he even graduated high school, Jimenez made waves in his community and the state at large, leading a voter registration drive…
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3 Colorado high schools win Secretary of State voter registration award
Three high schools from around Colorado earned the Secretary of State’s 2021 Eliza Pickrell Routt Award this year for registering students to vote. The Secretary of State’s Office announced this year’s winners Wednesday as Cloud City High School in Leadville, Crowley County High School in Ordway and Peak to Peak Charter School in Lafayette. “As…