Kentucky’s primary elections were held on Tuesday, May 22. It was the first opportunity to vote for the majority of Manual’s juniors and seniors. Many of them used the hashtag #REManualVotes to share their experience.

If you will be 18 by Nov. 6 and are voting today, take a photo of yourself at the polls and post it on social media with the hashtag #REManualVotes to be featured on https://t.co/QNdv6QZdu9! pic.twitter.com/uYjBlN7d88

— Crimson Student Press (@theCSPN) May 22, 2018

first of many!!✨ #REManualVotes pic.twitter.com/hdBOE7Nc4f

— kailei 🏳️‍🌈 (@_kaimarie) May 22, 2018

First time voters #REManualVotes pic.twitter.com/kcqYaEoG2c

— Patti Carns (@pac514) May 22, 2018

“[Voting] makes me feel like I’m an integral part of society and that my voice matters. It was really exciting getting to vote for the first time,” Luke Carns (12, J&C)

Your voice matters! Make sure to vote today!! #REManualVotespic.twitter.com/HCng5nbZlC

— Jordan Grantz//#NeverAgain (@jordan_grantz) May 22, 2018

Get out there and cast your ballot today! #REManualVotes pic.twitter.com/1NTBqoj9Du

— Manual Athletics (@ManualAthletics) May 22, 2018

I voted for the first time today to do my part in electing leaders who will enact more effective gun safety measures. I voted so my classmates don’t have to feel unsafe in the place they go to learn. #NeverAgain
Show out to your polling place today! #IVoted #GoVoteKY #KYprimary pic.twitter.com/5oqusYPlHQ

— Savanna Vest (@savannavest) May 22, 2018

“Knowing that my generation is one of very low voter turnout, voting as soon as I was eligible to vote, to me, feels like I’m actively defying that stigma and creating a positive change,” Savanna Vest (12, J&C) said.