Voting is More Important Than Most Students Think

 Voting is probably the most powerful thing in the entire world.  When elections come around, voting is obviously all the buzz, but when there is no election in sight, it’s much less publicized.  Rightfully so, the concept of voting is important but is not always led on to be all year round. 
 
There are way more benefits to voting than there are to skipping any election.  Whether the election is local or national, the personal right that we have to vote allows us to make our claim on the world. 
 
I talked to some girls here at Kean about what it meant to vote and generally the feedback was positive.  Assata Sinclair, a communications major, said that being part of a change and getting her voice across is the best thing about voting and that’s what it means to her.  She is registered to vote and says that involvement is necessary.
 
“People complain about issues and I feel like if you complain, why don’t you vote?  Every voice can make a difference,” she said.
 
Local elections being the less popular, tend to get lost.  According to Sinclair people do skip local elections because there isn’t enough information given out about the candidates.
 
Personally, to become more involved and perhaps vote more frequently, information and statistics on taxes and education and how local politicians would manage theses issues, would get her to vote.
 
Other students, like Kelli Blair, a communications major, only voted once because she thought it was cool; in the 2008 presidential election.
 
She also tended to say that people don’t necessarily have voting on their mind at all times.  To make it easier, Kelli mentioned that social media would be key. 
 
“It allows candidates to reach out more and not just be so stationary,” she said.
 
Hopefully we can all see that voting is a lot more important than it is sometimes made out to be.  Complaining without voting, and not making voting a top priority seem to be a common thread here among some students at Kean.
 
Get registered and get ready!  Vote 2012!