{"id":829,"date":"2018-11-02T13:44:26","date_gmt":"2018-11-02T17:44:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.dickinson.edu\/landishouse\/?p=829"},"modified":"2018-11-02T16:44:13","modified_gmt":"2018-11-02T20:44:13","slug":"election-day-please-vote","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.dickinson.edu\/officeofequityandinclusivity\/2018\/11\/02\/election-day-please-vote\/","title":{"rendered":"Election Day: Please Vote"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Voting Day, Tuesday, November 6, will finally be here in a few days. After months and months of talk from politicians, experts, journalists, and scholars about the midterm elections, it all comes down to one day. We, as students of Dickinson and as citizens of the United States, can use our voices to directly make an impact on who runs our country. Isn\u2019t that powerful?<\/p>\n<p>But maybe you\u2019re thinking that if you don\u2019t vote, big whoop; you&#8217;re just one voice so that won\u2019t make a difference. Maybe you\u2019re thinking you don\u2019t have time to vote because you\u2019ve got exams and papers piling up higher than you know. Maybe you\u2019re thinking you\u2019re not informed enough on the candidates or issues, so you\u2019re not obligated to vote. But here\u2019s the thing: voting is easy (and probably only takes 20 minutes total including travel time); your voice DOES make a difference; and it\u2019s easy to get informed if you feel like you aren\u2019t yet. Here\u2019s a <a href=\"https:\/\/votergy.org\/2017\/12\/27\/does-my-vote-really-matter-yes-but-probably-not-why-you-think-it-does\/\">link<\/a>\u00a0that explains\u00a0why your vote matters and here\u2019s info about who\u2019s running for <a href=\"https:\/\/ballotpedia.org\/Pennsylvania%27s_10th_Congressional_District_election,_2018\">U.S. Congress<\/a> in our district and who\u2019s running for <a href=\"https:\/\/ballotpedia.org\/Pennsylvania_House_of_Representatives_District_199\">PA House of Representatives.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Here\u2019s some information about things Dickinson is doing to make voting fun, easy, and painless on Tuesday, November 6:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\u201cCelebrity drivers\u201d (your fave Professors, staff members, and awesome people) <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dickinson.edu\/events\/event\/6748\/election_day_2018\">will be driving vans<\/a> to and from the polling place at <strong>Grace Baptist Church<\/strong> (777 W North St., right near the High School)\u2014<strong>shuttles will be running from 8 a.m.&#8211; 8 p.m.<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>**If you\u2019ve voted before at this polling place, you do NOT need to bring ID to vote! If you\u2019re voting at THIS location for the first time, you need to provide ID, but it can be your Dickinson ID.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Dickinson Biking will be leading bike rides to the polls every half hour from 11am-2pm leaving from ATS. So if you want to be a sustainable Dickinsonian, join them for a ride! They\u2019ll have bikes to borrow if you don\u2019t have your own.<\/li>\n<li>You could also walk to the church with your pals if you feel like strolling in the brisk October air; it\u2019s only a 15 minute walk (about 0.8 miles).<\/li>\n<li>Dickinson people will be there to greet you at the polls.<\/li>\n<li>There\u2019ll be free coffee and tea from the Peddler to get you pumped before or after you vote.<\/li>\n<li>You get a sticker if you vote! Who doesn\u2019t want a sticker? It\u2019s the next best thing to playing with puppies.<\/li>\n<li>And, there\u2019s a <strong>non-partisan<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dickinson.edu\/events\/event\/6754\/election_night_watch_party\">Election Night Watch Party<\/a> happening in the Social Hall at 7:30 p.m.\u00a0<strong><em><u>WITH FOOD<\/u><\/em><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>You\u2019re heard it over and over again at this point: but the importance of voting cannot be overstated. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/AAUWDickinson\/\">Dickinson\u2019s chapter<\/a> of the American Association of University Women (AAUW) held a table on Britton Plaza on Thursday where people explained why they vote. Some said \u201cbecause others don\u2019t have a voice,\u201d some said \u201cto make change,\u201d and still others said \u201cto make my voice heard.\u201d Whatever your reason, vote on Tuesday. It\u2019s one of the single most important things you could be doing that day. As American citizens, we have the opportunity to influence our elected officials, but they\u2019ll only be able to represent you in office if you vote. So take advantage of the shuttles running on Tuesday or the bikes leaving from ATS, or your own 2 legs that are ready to go since you\u2019ve been working so hard in PE class. VOTE, VOTE, VOTE!!!<\/p>\n<p>Written by Angelica Mishra \u201919, WGRC student worker and Vice President of the Dickinson College AAUW chapter<\/p>\n<p>November 2, 2018<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Voting Day, Tuesday, November 6, will finally be here in a few days. After months and months of talk from politicians, experts, journalists, and scholars about the midterm elections, it all comes down to one day. 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