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Kansas Teenagers Out of Governor Race
The American state of Kansas held its primary election on Tuesday. Results from primaries determine which candidates will represent political parties in the general election in November.
Tyler Ruzich was one of the candidates for Kansas governor. He hoped to become the Republican Party's nominee.
On Tuesday afternoon, he and his running mate went to their local voting station. Later, he held a watch party for friends and supporters.
But Ruzich did not get to vote for himself -- or for anyone else. At just 17 years of age, he is still too young.
The minimum voting age in the United States is 18.
"You don't have to vote to be a voter," Ruzich told some of his friends at his election watch party. "Being here means you're a voter...and that you're standing by someone you support."
Ruzich was not the only candidate too young to vote in the primary election. Seventeen-year-old Jack Bergeson ran as a candidate for the Democratic Party's nomination. And Joseph Tutera, also 17, hoped to represent the Republican Party in November.
In total, six Kansas teenagers had declared their candidacy for governor. They did so after discovering last year that the Kansas constitution does not have a minimum age requirement to run for office.
Kansas has since passed a law requiring future candidates to be at least 18 years of age.
The teenage gubernatorial candidates gained national media attention. They also helped bring attention to voting issues in their state. The nonprofit organization Rock the Vote considers Kansas to be a "blocker" state. That means there are many barriers to voter registration.
None of the teenage candidates won their primary races on Tuesday. But they believe they inspired more young people to take part in elections and vote.
Joseph Tutera said the state saw a higher turnout than usual for primary elections.
"We're actually having something like the highest voter turnout in 14 years for the primary and I'd like to think that's because of me," Tutera told VOA.
Jack Bergeson conceded the Democratic primary race Tuesday night. He said even though he did not win, he met many of his goals.
"I was able to stand on a stage and debate a lot of the big names in the state and I was really able to show that there is a difference between the establishment and uncorrupted candidates," Bergeson told VOA.
I'm Ashley Thompson.
重点解析
1.primary election 初选
New York holds its primary election on Tuesday.
纽约州将在星期二举行预选。
2.In total 总计
I was with my husband for eight years in total.
我和丈夫在一起的时间总共有8年。
3.bring attention to 引起...的注意
In these cases, civil disobedience may be necessary in order to bring attention to the situation.
在这种情况下，为了引起人们的注意，公民的抵制是必要的。
4.voting station 投票站
Some do not know which voting station to use.
一些人不知道应该使用哪个投票站。
5.But they believe they inspired more young people to take part in elections and vote.
take part in 参加；参与
Cadres have gone down to different grass-roots units to take part in manual labour.
干部们分别下基层参加劳动去了。
They returned to take part in the season's opening game.
他们回来参加本赛季的开幕赛。
6.They did so after discovering last year that the Kansas constitution does not have a minimum age requirement to run for office.
run for office 竞选
Several fishing expeditions have been made before he decides to run for office.
在他决定竞选之前，他做了数次的收集资料调查。
They are urging me to run for office.
他们正鼓励我竞选公职。
参考译文
堪萨斯州17岁少年无缘州长竞选
周二，美国堪萨斯州举行了初选。初选结果将决定哪些候选人将代表所在政党参加11月的大选。
泰勒（Tyler Ruzich）是竞选堪萨斯州州长的候选人之一。他希望当选共和党的候选人。
周二下午，他和他的竞选伙伴来到当地的投票站。随后，他为朋友和支持者举办了一场派对。
但他无法为自己或其他人投票。他只有17岁，年轻太小。
美国的最低投票年龄为18岁。
他在选举派对上对一些朋友说，“成为选民并不意味着必须投票”。“站在这里意味着你就是一名选民......并且站在你所支持的人一旁。”
泰勒并非唯一一位在初选中因年幼无法投票的候选人。17岁的杰克·伯格森（Jack Bergeson）竞选民主党候选人提名。17岁的约瑟夫·图特拉（Joseph Tutera）希望在11月能够代表共和党参选。
总共有6名堪萨斯州青少年宣布竞选州长。去年，他们发现堪萨斯州宪法没有设定竞选最低年龄后纷纷宣布竞选。
堪萨斯州现已通过一项法律，要求未来的候选人至少年满18岁。
青少年候选人竞选州长引起全国媒体的关注。他们也让所在州的投票问题受到瞩目。非营利组织摇滚投票（Rock the Vote）认为，堪萨斯州是一个“受阻”州。这意味着选民登记过程存在很多障碍。
周二的初选，所有青少年候选人“全军覆没”。但他们相信，他们鼓励了更多的年轻人参与选举和投票。
约瑟夫·图特拉（Joseph Tutera）表示，堪萨斯州的初选投票率高于往日。
图特拉告诉美国之音，“实际上，这是我们14年来选民投票率最高的一次初选，我想这归功于我”。
周二晚间，杰克·伯格森（Jack Bergeson）在民主党初选中宣布落败。他说，虽然遗憾败北，但他也实现了很多目标。
伯格森告诉美国之音：“我能够站在竞选台并与该州的许多知名人士辩论，我也可以充分证明，当权派和廉洁的候选人之间是存在差异的。”
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