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Editorial
Vote...not everyone has that right
The MHCC Associate Student Government (ASG) president/vice president campaign is winding down and voting begins Monday online.
Last year’s election, using online voting, attracted nearly 500 student voters. The 2008 campaign attracted nearly five times the voters that turned out the previous year (when in-person voting was still in use). The Advocate applauds the move to online voting and encourages students to get involved in the election. The hope here is to have another record turnout.
As students, we must all come together in this time of political shift in order to ensure that the students of MHCC are being led by leaders who have been widely selected, and not just candidates who were elected by the a few friends that voted.
Letís have the election determined by students who will be affected by the legislative policies that may be put into place next year and by people who care how their student activity funds are being spent.
The Advocate is highly recommending that, in particular, all first-year students vote in this year’s election. Our country is in a time of need and so is our college.
In order to vote, visit the MHCC website at www.mhcc.edu and click the “vote now” pin. To place your vote, enter your MHCC student ID number and birthdate. A birthdate and ID number are used to ensure that each student is only voting once.
We have been given the right to vote. Be sure to use it.