Most students don't spend their Saturday morning attending a five-hour voter registration training. But with the midterm elections coming soon, getting people to come out and vote is increasingly important.

Enter the Power of 18.

This voter engagement campaign "builds on our history as the largest Latino-led voter registration organization in the country to energize and mobilize the Latino community to register and vote in November," according to the Power of 18 website.

In South Mountain High's school cafeteria on Saturday, participating students sat around tables that were aptly decorated with red, white and blue.

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The event, hosted by UnidosUS and Promise Arizona, brought in multiple speakers and panelists from different organizations who presented ways to get young people to register to vote.

Gloria Montaño, the advocacy director at Chispa Arizona, said that she encourages young people to get out and register to vote even if they don't know everything on the ballot.

"I remember when I turned 18 and voted for the first time. One of the things I learned is that you don't have to know everyone on the ballot. Just vote for those that you feel comfortable with, and vote for those that you know represent your values," Montaño said.

She continued trying to push the students to not get discouraged.

"We live in a democracy, and if we don't use that power to vote, what is going to continue to happen is other people are going to make our life decisions for us. The power of the vote is in our hands, and young people need to understand that there is strength in unity," said Montaño.

Alexis Rodriguez, 18, spoke about his own experience as a youth voter.

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"It's not enough that teachers and parents go out and advocate for this movement. It's also important that students, who are the ones affected, go out and vote. Let's change and let's be a part of history," Rodriguez said.

When asked by another student about his thoughts on why voting is so important, Rodriguez brought up his ethnicity.

"Specifically, in Arizona there is a lot of minority groups that are eligible to vote. It is important for all of us to go and vote because it is going to change our lives as we grow older and enter the work force. In order for people to know they are going to have a sustainable life, they need to go out and vote for people who are going to add to their life successes," said Rodriguez.

He continued talking about how the most important way to get one's voice heard is to get involved and to go vote in every election whether it is local or national.

"Let the youth build power because we are here to take over," Rodriguez said.

The deadline to register to vote in Arizona is Oct. 9.

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