A New York Law Mandates Campus Polling Sites. Why Are There Still So Few?

Jonathan Becker, vice president for academic affairs and director of the Center for Civic Engagement at Bard, spoke with Inside Higher Ed about New York State’s new law requiring campus polling sites. Becker is urging college and university leaders to take action before the March 15 deadline to establish sites before the next election. “Colleges and universities talk about [how] education is part of developing citizens and democracy. Well, there’s no more fundamental right than the right to vote,” Becker says. “If colleges and universities remain silent [about] a law providing the opportunity for students to vote more easily, then they’re not fulfilling their mission.”

Post Date: 03-06-2024