STrib: Gophers athletes will have day off from sports Nov. 3 so they can vote

[BleedGopher]

per Marcus:

Gophers athletic director Mark Coyle announced Tuesday that no athletic activities will take place on Election Day, which is Nov. 3, to encourage voting.

The university’s administration, coaches and the student-athlete advisory committee all supported giving athletes that day off and helping them register to vote,

“Our student-athletes are the leaders of tomorrow and there is no better way to make sure their voice is heard than by voting on November 3,” Coyle said in a news release.

Gophers athletes will have day off from sports Nov. 3 so they can vote

The NCAA has urged colleges to do so, and several in Big Ten have.

www.startribune.com

Go Gophers!!

 

[Taji34]

I think the whole B1G did this, and honestly I think it's great. I have a lot of opinions about how our elections are run that I know not everyone agrees with, but I think you'd be hard pressed to find anyone who disagrees with this.

I also think there is a movement to make the an NCAA wide rule for all student athletes.

 

[MplsGopher]

Should be voting absentee.

As should every person in the state. Then no need for this at all.

Works great in Washington state and other states.

 

[Taji34]

Should be voting absentee.

As should every person in the state. Then no need for this at all.

Works great in Washington state and other states.

I live an WA and agree 100%, but I take whatever moves toward more folks voting I can get. The percentage of voting age people voting in every election should be 100%.

 

[A_Slab_of_Bacon]

Quite a few schools have done this already.

I like it.

Looking forward to my ballot(s) arriving in the mail soon.

 

[MplsGopher]

Quite a few schools have done this already.

I like it.

Looking forward to my ballot(s) arriving in the mail soon.

Hey I mean, aren’t we supposed to “test” the system by seeing if we can vote in person, anyway?

 

[MennoSota]

I am in favor of a national holiday to vote. Good for UMN.

 

[A_Slab_of_Bacon]

Hey I mean, aren’t we supposed to “test” the system by seeing if we can vote in person, anyway?

I've been 'testing' for decades... often...

 

[PMWinSTP]

My question is where are all the OTB knuckle dragging neanderthals? Figured they'd be all over this thread...

 

[Buck_Buchanan]

NCAA has now passed it for all Division I athletes to have their opportunity to vote. Hope they participate in the process - as they should - now and for years to come.

 

[dlw4gophers]

I am in favor of a national holiday to vote. Good for UMN.

Mail in voting and now you want the day off to put it in a mailbox.

 

[Ogee Ogilthorpe]

My question is where are all the OTB knuckle dragging neanderthals? Figured they'd be all over this thread...

Such an odd and overly adversarial comment in an otherwise positive thread.... not unexpected though.

Kudos for making strides to get younger people the chance to head to the polls and vote. Good for them!!

 

[PMWinSTP]

Such an odd and overly adversarial comment in an otherwise positive thread.... not unexpected though.

Kudos for making strides to get younger people the chance to head to the polls and vote. Good for them!!

Well that didn't take long.

 

[MennoSota]

Mail in voting and now you want the day off to put it in a mailbox.

This is funny. I get my exercise and walk down to the polling place. I have never mailed in a vote.

 

[Gopher_In_NYC]

I am in favor of a national holiday to vote. Good for UMN.

I agree - it's the foundation of our democracy and should be celebrated as such.

 

[MNfootballfan]

Should be voting absentee.

As should every person in the state. Then no need for this at all.

Works great in Washington state and other states.

Honest question... I can't remember from when I was in college. Do college students vote with their permanent residence is or where they are living for college?

 

[GopherWeatherGuy]

Honest question... I can't remember from when I was in college. Do college students vote with their permanent residence is or where they are living for college?

They use their college residence

 

[Pete smith]

If you’re a Democrat, you can vote both on campus and absentee from home. No one ever takes notice.

 

[forever a gopher]

Honest question... I can't remember from when I was in college. Do college students vote with their permanent residence is or where they are living for college?

I lived in the superblock during an election, and the polling place was right across the street (717 Delaware). I remember the line stretching for quite a distance down the sidewalk.

 

[dinkything]

Honest question... I can't remember from when I was in college. Do college students vote with their permanent residence is or where they are living for college?

Each college student would have his/her choice.

 

[2nd Degree Gopher]

They use their college residence

This is true for students who move year-round to their school location, but not entirely correct for others. State laws vary, but in many states college students are ineligible to vote at school because they are not "residents" or have not been residents long enough to vote in that jurisdiction by the time the election rolls around. In Minnesota, typically, a student who lives at school during the year, but returns home to their "permanent residence" can vote in their home jurisdiction either in person or absentee. Minnesota's election laws allow for relatively easy registration, so it is often possible for the students to vote at school if they prefer that. When I was at the U and living in a dorm or an apartment, but returning home for summer work, I preferred to vote at home as I felt more informed and connected to the people on the ballot and issues of the day.

 

[MplsGopher]

We need as many U students as legally possible to vote in Minnesota this year, unless they're from another swing state.

Voting in a state that's safe, one way or another, is a wasted vote.

 

[GopherWeatherGuy]

This is true for students who move year-round to their school location, but not entirely correct for others. State laws vary, but in many states college students are ineligible to vote at school because they are not "residents" or have not been residents long enough to vote in that jurisdiction by the time the election rolls around. In Minnesota, typically, a student who lives at school during the year, but returns home to their "permanent residence" can vote in their home jurisdiction either in person or absentee. Minnesota's election laws allow for relatively easy registration, so it is often possible for the students to vote at school if they prefer that. When I was at the U and living in a dorm or an apartment, but returning home for summer work, I preferred to vote at home as I felt more informed and connected to the people on the ballot and issues of the day.

That makes sense. I had an out of state permanent address and returned home to work every summer. During the election, I used my school address and voted in MN.

 

[Herd]

I live an WA and agree 100%, but I take whatever moves toward more folks voting I can get. The percentage of voting age people voting in every election should be 100%.

There are plenty of people that are uninterested, uninformed, made no effort to look at people and policies, and don't care to vote in all demographics. Why would we want people with no clue or interest to vote when they have no idea who 98% of the people on the ballet are and what they stand for? Its good civic duty to be informed and vote, but if you aren't then I'm fine with that.

 

[MplsGopher]

There are plenty of people that are uninterested, uninformed, made no effort to look at people and policies, and don't care to vote in all demographics. Why would we want people with no clue or interest to vote when they have no idea who 98% of the people on the ballet are and what they stand for? Its good civic duty to be informed and vote, but if you aren't then I'm fine with that.

And then you have a large chunk of people who are genuinely stupid, and make their voting decisions based on silly, emotionally charged, single issues.

Curse of democracy.


As I figured, this thread is quickly going down the tubes.

 

[A_Slab_of_Bacon]

And then you have a large chunk of people who are genuinely stupid, and make their voting decisions based on silly, emotionally charged, single issues.

Curse of democracy.


As I figured, this thread is quickly going down the tubes.

The internet is a series of tubes so that's sort of a given.

 

[Herd]

And then you have a large chunk of people who are genuinely stupid, and make their voting decisions based on silly, emotionally charged, single issues.

Curse of democracy.


As I figured, this thread is quickly going down the tubes.

Anyone making an informed voting decision is OK in my book. The lack of tolerance for opposing views is the problem, i.e. people using the word stupid. If this thread deteriorates, that would be on you as usual.

 

[Taji34]

There are plenty of people that are uninterested, uninformed, made no effort to look at people and policies, and don't care to vote in all demographics. Why would we want people with no clue or interest to vote when they have no idea who 98% of the people on the ballet are and what they stand for? Its good civic duty to be informed and vote, but if you aren't then I'm fine with that.

I mean, the problem is there are plenty of uninformed or partially informed (i.e. unaware of some of the things on the ballot) people who do vote, and also plenty of well informed people who don't vote (due to apathy, lack of a candidate that represents them, etc). There is no constitutional way to boost turnout one group and not the other. With that said, I believe there are more people who aren't voting who are informed than there are people who aren't voting who are informed.