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Beware electoral scams and trickery! You hear about voter fraud and voter suppression in the news and on social media a lot.

There are few issues that have been so passionately debated for so long. Regardless of your views on specific aspects of reproductive rights, one thing’s for sure: Your vote makes a difference. Who you help elect into office and the applicable ballot measures you help decide shape our reproductive care environment.

There’s a ton of info about how your employment status or socioeconomic standing will impact your voting habits and selections. But what about the other way around? How does your vote affect jobs and one’s standard of living?

Here at IGNITE, we’ve received a lot of questions from our community wanting to learn more about how your vote impacts specific issues. We will dive into your vote and its impact on mass shootings, unemployment, healthcare, racial inequality, reproductive health, and climate change. Up first, mass shootings and gun violence.

The science and economics are in. Scientists from a variety of disciplines agree that the Earth’s climate is changing and it’s likely due to us humans. Global business leaders view environmental issues as being among the greatest risks we face going forward.

You know who else is super concerned about climate change? Young voters! With very good reason. Millennials and Gen Zers are deeply aware that they’ll bear the brunt of climate change. They’ll be the ones living with the effects the actions (or inactions) we take today. 

Systemic racism - something that has plagued our country for centuries - has been on full display in 2020. We have witnessed despicable acts of violence against our Black community and People of Color, and just when we think we’ve seen the worst, another story or video surfaces, leaving us to wonder when enough is enough.

Many studies and polls place healthcare as the #1 or #2 concern for American voters in this election. The economy is right up there with it, as these two issues are often highly related. This is even more obvious and pressing given COVID-19 and the economic and societal upheaval it’s causing.

Young womxn in politics are using their political power to make a difference in their community and inspiring the next generation of leaders. Check out this list of 30 womxn under 30 who are either running for office or are currently in office.

Young womxn are owning their political power by running for office across the nation. They’re hoping to make a difference in their community and inspire the next generation of leaders by making their way into elected office. Here are some of the many womxn in the IGNITE community who will be on the November 3rd ballot.*

How many times a day do you open Instagram Stories to find someone you follow has posted a poll? More than once I’d guess. We are constantly being inundated with polls, political and otherwise. Especially leading up to the election, it seems like all the headlines are touting numbers. However, unlike social media polls, election polls are nuanced, and quite frankly confusing most of the time.