The article that I read pertained to the issue of Election Day and whether or not it should be considered a college holiday. College students across the United States feel that classes should be canceled on Election Day so that they can fulfill their duty as an US citizen successfully, without the burden of classes holding then back from voting. It is obvious that this election is a very critical one to our countries future and it is important to realize that the college population does have a huge impact on this election. It is essential that every student goes out and votes on November 4th. It is also known that a great majority of college students have filed for absentee ballots. However, I don't feel that by making Election Day a national college holiday will help students feel more empowered to vote, its my opinion that more students will take advantage of the day off from classes then using it as resourceful time to vote. Also, it should be known that the election booths are opened for about 13 hours of the day, which should allow college students to find enough time in their day to go vote.
Nevertheless, I also feel that by not making Election Day a college holiday that Professors should not penalize students for missing class, nor should they have a huge assignment, exam or paper due on November 4th. If students are taking the time to vote I don't feel that they should feel rushed to leave the booth to arrive at class.
It is evident that this election day is very important. I think that the college should be doing all that they can, to get all of their students involved in the election.
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I do agree that we should not have a college election-day holiday. There is no reason a college student cannot find the time to fill out an absentee ballot or make their way to their local ballot both. I also feel that the students who are eager and feel strongly about voting will find the time on their own and do not need a full day off from class. Especially in Plattsburgh where the community is smaller and the location of the voting booths are in a closer vicinity to the residents. Less students are showing an interest in the election anyways, a large portion of college aged people are proud to claim that they do not want to vote. With that said, it would be unfair to the students who did choose to vote to be penalized for either missing class or missing an assignment. I feel that class should be spent on discussing the election during that class time and to not schedule any assignments for that day. There may be some campuses in the United States where students are influenced to vote more. In that case classes should be canceled, but only according to that professor, department, or campus.
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