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Mock election gives upper school students the opportunity to vote
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Letter to Editor: Mock election has no third-party candidates

Charlotte Hernandez, Contributer
November 4, 2024

I am writing regarding your recent article on the Gov Club’s mock election. I appreciated the diverse perspectives you included, but there’s one detail that you didn’t touch on: the ballot only includes two candidates. Realistically, either Harris or Trump will win the election, but in Tennessee, we can pick between several third-party presidential candidates at the polls. Are elections truly democratic if we are given only two options? In the 2020 presidential election, 2,674,908 people voted for a third-party candidate. Regardless of my thoughts about “throwing away a vote,” that’s a significant number of people. I think that would have been a worthwhile addition to your article.

Sincerely,

Charlotte Hernández

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Sophomore Charlotte Hernandez is passionate about speaking for what she holds dear to her heart. She may seem sweet and quiet at first look, but Charlotte dominates in Youth in Government and on St. Mary’s Mock Trial team. Charlotte is a former member of Tatler’s podcast staff, and this is her first year being a reporter. She is excited to write articles on social issues that she is passionate about as she cares about the rights of LGTBQ+ community, which isn’t surprising given her strong voice in the courtroom. Charlotte is a theater kid, but she is more than an expressive and outspoken person; she is caring as she aspires to be a psychologist because she wants to help people with their mental health.
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