Constitutional Heritage Week was upon us two weeks ago. For Olivet’s Law and Politics Society, that meant hosting an event in order to help the student body prepare themselves for the November election. LPS provided help both with initial voter registration as well as navigating the various state request forms for voting by mail or absentee.
According to a study reiterated by NPR concerning this election, “…[m]illennials and some members of Gen Z comprise 37% of eligible voters” (Sprunt). Consequently, LPS wanted to ensure that as many potential concerns or hurdles were eliminated for its members and the students it seeks to serve. As LPS secretary Madelyn Robinson emphasized, “LPS’s voter registration event was not only about helping ONU students with the process of registration, but more importantly about spreading the impact that each individual vote can have. Voting is not only a right given to U.S. citizens, but also an empowering and impactful way to make your voice heard. As President Lincoln put it, ‘Elections belong to the people. It’s their decision. If they decide to turn their back on the fire and burn their behinds, then they will have to sit on their blisters.’”
For more info about LPS, please email LPS president Jeremy Pilz at jrpilz@olivet.edu
Article cited: https://www.npr.org/2020/09/12/909131065/will-2020-be-the-year-of-the-young-voter
