CINCINNATI — Keith Lanser, assistant director of the Center for Community Engagement at the University of Cincinnati, spoke with Spectrum News about how the school is eliminating barriers to voting for its students.

What You Need To Know

  • Nov. 8 has been officially designated as a Reading Day at the University of Cincinnati. No classes will be held on that day, increasing the opportunity for students to vote on Election Day

  • "UC Votes​" is a comprehensive voter registration and education effort on campus​

  • Students of different political affiliations worked together on the UC Votes​ plan

 

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Lanser oversees the "UC Votes" program, which seeks to ensure ballot access by encouraging students to become engaged citizens who exercise their right to vote. 

The student government worked with the faculty on the campus schedule in order to create an opportunity to vote. 

"The idea was to change one of our two reading days during federal election: ​voting day; So now, all of our students won't have class on Election Day this year," he said.

During the interview, Lanser also discussed the need to ensure that students are educated about voter registration and the process of voting. You can view the full interview in the video box above. 

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