KALAMAZOO, Mich. (WOOD) — Campaign observers have been saying for sometime now that young voters may play an important role in the 2020 election, especially if they experience a high voter turnout.
Members of the nonpartisan group We Vote at Western Michigan University say they are busy working to encourage students to register and exercise their right to vote.
The organization says this is the first election with a city of Kalamazoo satellite clerk’s office operating on campus in the Bernhard Center.
The co-chair of We Vote, Emily Duguay, told News 8 this allows students who are residents of the city to register on site. The group used to provide transportation to the downtown clerk’s office where students could take care of the registration process.
Duguay added, “We saw an increase in 2018 of participation among this demographic and I think we’ll see an increase and I think we’re already seeing an increase."
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