On-campus voter registration offered

    By Meagan Guilfoyle
    IV Leader Staff

    Do you want to make a difference? Are you registered to vote? If not, are you going to?
    Mike Phillips, geology instructor at IVCC, along with other faculty and staff members are giving the students the opportunity to register to vote right here at IVCC.
    To register, one must be 18 years of age and be a citizen of the United States.
    When registering to vote, students need two forms of ID, including one with your current address. Students can bring a driver’s license, piece of mail, checks, or class schedule. He/she just needs two proofs of name and address.
    “To vote in the March 21 primary, you must register prior to Feb. 21, but there will be late registration at the County Clerks offices from Feb 22nd through March 7,” said Phillips.
    There will be a registration table in the front lobby Wednesday, Feb. 15; Thursday, Feb. 16; and Tuesday, Feb. 21.
Students can also go to Jacobs Library and ask to get registered to vote.
    This past spring, 171 students registered to vote and this past fall, 319 students registered to vote.
Phillips said, “This year we will elect a governor and all the other state-wide offices, state representatives, some state senators and U.S. representatives.
    “The state office holders determine education funding among other things and this is a great opportunity for students to voice their concerns,” said Phillips.
    It doesn’t take very long for people to register to vote. Once you register, you receive a slip of paper indicating that you are registered to vote, which is your temporary piece of identification to indicate that you are registered.
    As a U.S. citizen, it is your right to vote, so students can take advantage by signing up here at IVCC.
    Janell Griswold, IVCC Freshman, said that she has already registered to vote, but that she believes that this is a great opportunity for IVCC students to register to vote. Also, she believes that this service is very beneficial and that everyone should take advantage of this opportunity.
    If students are unable to register at IVCC during the registration period, they also can register through their county clerk’s office.