{"id":3611,"date":"2012-09-12T13:52:18","date_gmt":"2012-09-12T17:52:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/dos\/?p=3611"},"modified":"2012-11-20T13:01:51","modified_gmt":"2012-11-20T18:01:51","slug":"register-to-vote","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/dos\/2012\/09\/12\/register-to-vote\/","title":{"rendered":"Register to Vote"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"\/dos\/files\/2012\/09\/os-campaignyouth-vote-20120427.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-3613\" title=\"os-campaignyouth-vote-20120427\" src=\"\/dos\/files\/2012\/09\/os-campaignyouth-vote-20120427-483x300.jpg\" alt=\"os-campaignyouth-vote-20120427\" height=\"300\" width=\"483\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/dos\/files\/2012\/09\/os-campaignyouth-vote-20120427-483x300.jpg 483w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/dos\/files\/2012\/09\/os-campaignyouth-vote-20120427.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 483px) 100vw, 483px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>We at the Dean of Students Office want to make it our mission to encourage the students of Boston University to vote this November.\u00a0<!--more--> Each of us has a voice in this election, and you can make that voice heard by casting a ballot. If you want to be a part of choosing the direction of the country, then you\u2019ve got a date with democracy on November 6th. Beforehand, you\u2019ll need to register. If your print quota is getting you down, feel free to stop into the Dean of Students Office on the third floor of the George Sherman Union for a registration form (we will even mail it for you). Check out the links below for information on registering to vote, absentee ballots, and the election:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>To register to vote, click <a title=\"Rock the Vote\" href=\"http:\/\/www.rockthevote.com\/rtv_voter_registration.html?source=\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a> or <a title=\"Voter Resources\" href=\"http:\/\/www.eac.gov\/voter_resources\/register_to_vote.aspx\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a> (Note: Most states require you to register about 30 days before the election, so don\u2019t wait).<\/li>\n<li>Check your voter status <a href=\"http:\/\/www.longdistancevoter.org\/verify_voter_registration#.UE9Kc7JlRD0\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>Reading this <a href=\"http:\/\/www.fvap.gov\/\" target=\"_blank\">from another continen<\/a>t? Students studying abroad can still cast their vote!<\/li>\n<li>Click here for an <a href=\"http:\/\/www.longdistancevoter.org\/forms#.UE9KjbJlRD0\" target=\"_blank\">absentee ballot<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>We want to give a shoutout to Massachusetts, a place many of you consider home. It\u2019s also a place you can register to vote in. As Boston University students, you are all residents of Massachusetts and are directly affected by the elected officials. Below are links to some websites with information regarding voting in MA:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/votesmart.org\/elections\/voter-registration\/MA\" target=\"_blank\">Register to vote in MA<\/a>.\u00a0 For <a href=\"http:\/\/massvote.org\/voterinfo\/\" target=\"_blank\">more information<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Finally, we challenge you to participate in <a title=\"MTV Fantasy Election\" href=\"http:\/\/fantasyelection.mtv.com\/preseason\" target=\"_blank\">MTV\u2019s Fantasy Election<\/a>. We have created a Boston University league where you can enter and make your own dream team for the upcoming election. Visit <a title=\"MTV Fantasy Election\" href=\"http:\/\/fantasyelection.mtv.com\/preseason\" target=\"_blank\">MTV&#8217;s Fantasy Election<\/a> and search for \u201cBoston University Votes\u201d to get started in the competition.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/dos\/files\/2012\/09\/Screen-Shot-2012-09-12-at-1.28.17-PM.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-3612\" title=\"Screen Shot 2012-09-12 at 1.28.17 PM\" src=\"\/dos\/files\/2012\/09\/Screen-Shot-2012-09-12-at-1.28.17-PM-528x300.png\" alt=\"Screen Shot 2012-09-12 at 1.28.17 PM\" height=\"300\" width=\"528\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/dos\/files\/2012\/09\/Screen-Shot-2012-09-12-at-1.28.17-PM-528x300.png 528w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/dos\/files\/2012\/09\/Screen-Shot-2012-09-12-at-1.28.17-PM-1024x581.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/dos\/files\/2012\/09\/Screen-Shot-2012-09-12-at-1.28.17-PM.png 1418w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 528px) 100vw, 528px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>With this information, your date with Lady Liberty (or Dude Democracy) is bound to be successful. So get out there&#8211;register, spread the word, learn about the issues, and make a difference this November.<\/p>\n<p>And, of course we have a <a title=\"Spotify Playlist - Vote\" href=\"http:\/\/open.spotify.com\/user\/kennelmore\/playlist\/4AKMiBwZVgtqwQAw4y19Ry\" target=\"_blank\">playlist<\/a> for your election decisions.<\/p>\n<p><em>Thanks Jennifer and Miles for putting this post together.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We at the Dean of Students Office want to make it our mission to encourage the students of Boston University to vote this November.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1495,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[3766],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/dos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3611"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/dos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/dos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/dos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1495"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/dos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3611"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/dos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3611\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3729,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/dos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3611\/revisions\/3729"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/dos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3611"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/dos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3611"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/dos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3611"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}