Meet Mia Moroz, the Culver City high school senior fighting for teen voting rights

NPR | By Scott Simon

Published October 31, 2026 at 7:42 AM EDT

NPR's Scott Simon talks to Mia Moroz, a high school senior and head of a group pushing to get 16 and 17 year-olds the vote in Culver City, Calif.

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