Students filled the HUB on Oct. 16, with valid photo I.D. in hand, to register to vote as part of the first Student Senate’s Vote Registration Drive. The Student Senate teamed up with the Plymouth Town Clerks office and Sodexo to register PSU students to vote with the incentive of a free meal.
Employees and volunteers from the Town Clerks Office sat behind tables and registered students by the dozens and gave out-of-state students useful information on absentee ballots.
After the registration and free dinner the 2nd live presidential debate was shown in the Fire Place Lounge.
The Student Senate had planned to do a Registration Drive last spring but never got it going. This year, they are excited to finally be registering so many potential voters.
Lexi Casale, the Student Senate body president, was excited about the turn out and finally getting the event underway. “We are taking out any effort you would have needed to put in. Everything you need to register is here tonight. Plus, having a feast available for the newly registered is a bonus.” Casale continues, “this is extremely important election, ‘vote or die!'”
On registering to vote, Creig Hurley, a freshman says, “I feel really good about it. And the free food is bonus.”
Maddie Gelmetti, a senior, is happy to vote in her first presidential election, “I’ve been waiting to register. I missed the cut-off date last election by 7 days. I really wanted to vote last election and I was really bummed that I couldn’t! But I’m now registered.”
Keith Botelhoand the Sodexo team put together the feast on short notice, delivering pounds of chicken nuggets, wings, pasta, garlic bread, and salad for the newly registered voters.