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Groups striving to impact disenfranchised voters
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By Anthony Victoria
he transformation of Inland politics will come down to the mobilization of historically disenfranchised voters, according to nonpartisan grassroots and nonprofit leaders that worked to increase voter participation in this year’s election. Groups such as the Inland Congregations United for Change, the Center for Action and Community Environmental Justice, and the California Partnership formed a coalition to address low voter turnout in the area. as Inland Known Empowerment, volunteers-mainly adolescent youth and young adults--made phone calls and canvassed neighborhoods to reach a demographic they say struggles to have a voice in politics. “Overtime it's become clear that regardless of the issues [organizations] are working on, the revolving issue is the imbalance of power,” explained Inland Empowerment spokesperson IE Empower. cont.on next page
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Voters weigh in on historic presidential election
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Arroyo Valley High School students and youth organizers with Inland Congregations United for Change helped engage with over 35,000 voters during this election season.
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nland voters on Tuesday went to the polls to cast their presidential, federal, state, and local election choices after months of deliberation. As they left their designated polling locations, voters expressed their thoughts and opinions of an election season that dealt with contentious issues, such as immigration, gun control, abortion, environmental pollution, and police brutality. After months of hearing vitriolic attacks from Republican candidate Donald Trump and Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton directed towards each other, Donna Ferrell, 53, of San Bernardino chose to vote for the Clinton because of her policy experience. “She’s proved that she could be a good leader,” Ferrell said. Despite her choice, Ferrell did admit that she was conflicted due to Clinton’s controversy with her email server and foreign policy mishaps. “This has been the most mind changing experience for me as a voter,” said Ferrell. “It required a lot of critical thinking and decision making for the first time.” James Conrad, 31, of Riverside said he refused to vote for neither Clinton or Trump. “I don’t like Trump, but I like Hillary a lot less,” he said. “She scares me. I think this election has proven that neither party is efficient enough to run this country. We need better options.”