How to vote while on Campus
Reading Time: 3 minutesWith the midterm elections coming up, it’s important to know how to vote while away at school, or how to even begin to register in the first place....
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Chautauqua County’s League of Women Voters works to inform citizens
Reading Time: 2 minutesABIGAIL JACOBSON News Editor As Election Day approaches, many students will be voting for the first time. With many important issues being brought up in the presidential debates, casting your vote is important. Being informed of the presidential candidates’ choice on those issues is just as important. In Chautauqua County,......
Your future, your vote: A student’s guide to voting
Reading Time: 3 minutesAMARAH GHORI Assistant Opinion Editor College is all about shaping your future, and registering to vote is a powerful way to make sure you have a say in what the future looks like — both on and off campus. If there was any time to exercise your right to vote,......
Absentee voting: What it is and how you can apply
Reading Time: 4 minutesCHLOE KOWALYK Managing Editor You’re away from home, but you still want to exercise your right to vote. What do you do? You apply for an absentee ballot! What is an absentee ballot? According to the American Democracy Project community relations coordinator and senior public relations major Allyson Youngs, absentee......
American Democracy Project works to improve voting accessibility for students
Reading Time: 2 minutesWILL KARRSpecial to The Leader While political parties and the nation as a whole appear to be growing more divided, SUNY Fredonia’s American Democracy Project is working to facilitate dialogue and conversation around politics on campus.ADP is an organization on campus that strives to promote civic engagement. As a result......
The right to vote: A civic duty and moral imperative
Reading Time: 2 minutesDENNIS MYERS Special to The Leader In recent decades, about 60% of eligible U.S. voters cast a ballot during presidential elections. During midterm elections, like this year, participation is only at around 40%. By international standards this is noticeably low. For example, according to fairvote.org, member nations of the Organization......