Students who want to vote in Alachua County have less than a week left to register.
The deadline is Tuesday for general election voter registration.
Students can grab a form on campus from various voting organizations on Turlington Plaza and at the Reitz Union. Forms are also available at public libraries and the Supervisor of Elections office. Alachua County Supervisor of Elections Pam Carpenter said all forms must be postmarked by Tuesday.
There will be federal, state, county and municipal candidates on the Nov. 6 ballot.
Carpenter said Florida law requires voters to be registered for at least 29 days before voting in an election.
She said anyone who is eligible to vote can register by visiting the Alachua County Supervisor of Elections website and printing a voter registration form.
“The future is in their hands,” she said. “They’re the ones who are going to be living whatever future is created.”
Billy Farrell, president of UF College Democrats, said the club wants all students to be able to vote.
“Our goal is to register every student, regardless of political affiliation,” the 20-year-old environmental science junior said.
He said UF College Democrats will be outside the Reitz Union and Turlington Hall with voter registration forms every day this week.
“There’s no excuse not to register,” Farrell said.
Katy Melchiorre, 21-year-old political science and telecommunication senior and chairwoman of UF College Republicans, said students should realize their votes matter.
“It really can make a difference, especially in a state like Florida,” she said.
Janine Monfries, 21, helps with the Power Vote campaign while Alec Shoelson, 22, fills out a Power Vote pledge card on Thursday.
