“It's important to vote for your feelings on the issues, and it's important for parents to put someone in office who's going to do what's best for their kids.”

— Cassie Fratiello, Central Junior High School seventh-grader, Lawrence

“Because you need to speak your own voice. If you don't, you're giving up your rights. You can't take them for granted.”

— Chase Stephens, Riley County High School senior, Manhattan

“It's important because we have the right to, and sometimes we don't want to vote for who everyone else wants to vote for.”

— Ronnie Taylor, South Junior High School seventh-grader, Lawrence

“Because we have to be able to vote for who represents us and the decisions they're going to make.”

— Lynzee Rountree, CJHS seventh-grader, Lawrence