Why Vote? Because It Matters
What Topics are important to you?
environment | healthcare | tuition costs | economy
All of these represent votable issues, and therefore, fall within the realm of politics. Original uses of the word politics included “pertaining to public affairs,” “citizens of the state,” “pertaining to public life,” and the like. This is us, as citizens of this city, and many of us as citizens of the United States.
Check out these issues that are important to your fellow Bears!
It is time to participate in your future!
FACTS
College students can vote at home OR school
Absentee votes count as much as in-person voting
ALL votes count - elections have been won or lost by ONE VOTE!
Local and state level elections affect us all!
MYTHS
College students must vote where their parents live
Absentee votes only count in close elections
One vote doesn’t make a difference
Presidential elections are the most important