Benjamin Kremer of NHYouthMovement isn’t afraid to demand more of his elected officials
with the proposed law, as students attending college in New Hampshire would be required to pay any fees associated with a driver’s license in order to vote.
In a recent phone interview, Kremer shared with MTV News what it was like to experience disappointment at the hands of an elected official, how the New Hampshire Youth Movement intends to do everything in its power to get young people to vote, and why their work is particularly crucial ahead of the 2020 presidential election.The movement was started by seven kids that were either in college or have already graduated from college.
The governor went back on his word to everyone. When we talked about that bill, I felt it was an honest, genuine conversation where I expressed some legitimate concerns. It seemed like he heard me, and that he was on our side, and that’s what he said. Lo and behold, some time later, he went back on that. That didn’t feel great, especially when we spend a lot of our time talking to politicians and telling them our concerns.
MTV News: What impact do you want your future work to have on the political landscape of New Hampshire?Based on who gets elected in 2020, things could go a number of different ways in the world, for better or for worse. Our work is going to include doing everything possible to get young people out to vote in New Hampshire.
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