Episode 26 of our series, Democracy Optimist, with constitutional, election law, and voting rights scholar Joshua Douglas. 

• LaJuan Allen, the Executive Director of Vote16USA, a nonprofit dedicated to lowering the voting age to 16 in response to concerns about youth engagement, civic readiness, and the long-term health of our democracy.

• Boyle Co. H.S. senior Luisa Sanchez of the Kentucky Student Voice Team and KSVT managing partner Rachel Belin discuss the organization’s lawsuit claiming the state has failed its constitutional duty under Section 183 of the Kentucky Constitution to provide “an efficient system of common schools.”

Also in this edition: a call for submission of ten-minute radio plays focused on civics and democracy.