Tuesday, Nov. 8, is the last day to vote in Colorado’s midterm elections.
UCCS’ student political organizations share why students should vote and what they’re doing to get involved in the election.
Dennis Molina with UCCS College Democrats
Why is it important for students of any political background to get out and vote in all elections?
“Any person regardless of age or political affliction needs to vote for every election. If someone complains about local policies or legislation without voting, then that voice has no substance.”
What do UCCS students need to do to prepare for the upcoming election?
“UCCS Students need to make sure they are registered at BecomeAVoter.Org. They can also check their status and see what address their ballot was sent to and what county they can vote in. They may also register on this website as well.”
What is UCCS College Democrats doing in preparation for and the day of the election?
“I have been working with Colorado Latino’s Vote on doing multiple tabling across campus getting kids to register to vote. My Co-President Amanda [Ford] is also Coordinator for the local Democratic State Representative District 16 Candidate Stephanie Vigil. We both have been letting kids know specifically that even if they are from another state and just moved here. They can still vote in person at Kettle Creek!”
Ramon Reyes with UCCS College Republicans
Why is it important for students of any political background to get out and vote in all elections?
“Elections are the manner in which our founders intended to peacefully change the course of change rather than violence. If you want change, vote for it.”
What do UCCS students need to do to prepare for the upcoming election?
“Students just need to register to vote and vote. Make note that there is a drop off box here at UCCS so they can just drop their ballot as they come to class, in between classes or leaving the university. I would urge them to ignore the noise, republican, democrat or otherwise. Vote in your interest, and your interest alone. The idea behind that is if you vote for your interest and society does the same then policy and change falls into place. The noise is noise, ignore social media, rarely does social media represent the sentiment of our community.”
What is UCCS College Republicans doing in preparation for and the day of the election?
“Not doing much really. We have participated in events, put on events, and even helped organize a fundraiser for a couple of candidates. Now we just wait for election day and I personally will be attending an event put on by CSGI here at UCCS the day after to discuss ‘what just happened?’”
Voting closes at 7 p.m. on Nov. 8.
Photo courtesy of time.com.