I am doing a project in one of my classes concerning voting, and I am conducting a survey.

How many of you that are in college vote?

Does your school have classes on election day?

If you don't currently vote, would you if classes were dismissed on election day?

Thanks for your help.

I see where this is going. We must stay in school. ;D

I have voted in most of the bigger elections since I was of legal age.

My school has class on election days.

Well, it's difficult to vote because I'm not in my home district. That means I can register in my home district or my district here at school. If I register for my home district, I would have to vote absentee. If I register at school, I have to vote here. The problem with that is I don't have a car so it's difficult to vote while at school if I register to vote at school. This year I'll be trying absentee to make it easier.

As for your questions:

I have not voted since I started college because I stupidly registered to vote here and then didn't have a car to get to the polling place (and it rained on election day so I wasn't going to walk)

My school DOES have class on election day. If class were canceled, it would make it easier to vote. I can't say I would for sure, but that would make it easier for me to make it to the booth. Although I'll probably be absentee voting in the future so it really wouldn't make a difference.

I'm not "in " college, but I teach at one. My school does not close for elections, but I tell all my students that's it's OK to come in late, or leave early, to vote. I encourage this. I probably get taken advantage of, but I can take that.

Cheers,

GK

I have voted in every election since I registered. When I was in college, I would do the absentee ballot (before all the craziness in Fla and OH). The only time school was closed for Election day (as should they all) was when it was a national election, which also is slated as a national holiday.

It is not a right to vote, but it is a privilege, a duty. Like the line in the Declaration of Independence says:

But when a long train of abuses and usurpations, pursuing invariably the same Object evinces a design to reduce them under absolute Despotism, it is their right, it is their duty, to throw off such Government, and to provide new Guards for their future security.

(I never truly understood this line until I saw "National Treasure")

Thanks for all of your responses.  I am doing a mock proposal about dismissing classes on election day and was looking for some extra info.  As usual you guys came through.

Again thanks for the help and keep the responses coming.  My paper isn't due until 4/20.