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Voting on campus just got easier
Editorial Board
Issue date: 10/17/08 Section: Ed-Op
In our Oct. 3 editorial, The Triangle's Editorial Board urged Drexel to cancel classes on Election Day. The administration, however, decided that the University would not have the day off.
They did, however, get the 24th Ward, 10th Division polling place moved to the Van Rensselaer dormitory on Drexel's campus. Though students will not get the day off, this move should give most students living on or around campus the opportunity to vote in this important election.
This could take a turn for the worse and confuse voters on Election Day, if they show up to their original polling location and in turn miss the opportunity to vote altogether. However, Drexel Votes 2008 is planning to have a table outside of the old voting place at 3500 Lancaster Avenue in case anyone does not hear the news about the new location, according to Sean Miller, president of the Drexel Democrats.
We commend the efforts of Drexel Votes 2008 for their hard work in getting students registered and out to the polls. The University's request to move the polling place to Van R is a huge step in making voting easier for everyone in the community.
With this move, there should be no excuse for all registered students on campus to vote in this election (especially if you live in Van R).
Keep in mind, if you live in Powelton Village or another surrounding neighborhood outside the 10th District, your polling place may not be Van R. To find out, check your voter registration card or visit VotesPa.com and click on "Where to Vote."
If you are registered in Pennsylvania and won't be able to vote at your assigned polling place on Nov. 4, you can also print an absentee ballot request form at VotesPa.com - this form must be received by your County Board of Elections by Oct. 28 at 5 p.m.
We mustn't let all the passion that the Drexel community has shown for this election go to waste. Thousands of students were registered over the past year, but none of that matters if we don't vote on Nov. 4. And although the administration didn't give us the day off, we did get a polling location that is more convenient for many students. Take advantage of it.
They did, however, get the 24th Ward, 10th Division polling place moved to the Van Rensselaer dormitory on Drexel's campus. Though students will not get the day off, this move should give most students living on or around campus the opportunity to vote in this important election.
This could take a turn for the worse and confuse voters on Election Day, if they show up to their original polling location and in turn miss the opportunity to vote altogether. However, Drexel Votes 2008 is planning to have a table outside of the old voting place at 3500 Lancaster Avenue in case anyone does not hear the news about the new location, according to Sean Miller, president of the Drexel Democrats.
We commend the efforts of Drexel Votes 2008 for their hard work in getting students registered and out to the polls. The University's request to move the polling place to Van R is a huge step in making voting easier for everyone in the community.
With this move, there should be no excuse for all registered students on campus to vote in this election (especially if you live in Van R).
Keep in mind, if you live in Powelton Village or another surrounding neighborhood outside the 10th District, your polling place may not be Van R. To find out, check your voter registration card or visit VotesPa.com and click on "Where to Vote."
If you are registered in Pennsylvania and won't be able to vote at your assigned polling place on Nov. 4, you can also print an absentee ballot request form at VotesPa.com - this form must be received by your County Board of Elections by Oct. 28 at 5 p.m.
We mustn't let all the passion that the Drexel community has shown for this election go to waste. Thousands of students were registered over the past year, but none of that matters if we don't vote on Nov. 4. And although the administration didn't give us the day off, we did get a polling location that is more convenient for many students. Take advantage of it.
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