Democracy on Wheels provides shuttle for early voting
James Baker
Issue date: 10/29/08 Section: News
As classes and fall activities continue to take a toll on students as they count down the final days to the election, UA students are being given the opportunity to vote early, and they don't even have to drive.
Democracy on Wheels offers free shuttling services to transport students registered to vote in Fayetteville from the Union Station Parking Facility to the Washington County Courthouse for early voting from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. every day.
Before Election Day, the only poll location students can vote at in Fayetteville is the Washington County Courthouse, not at their designated location, such as Clarion Inn, if they are registered to vote in the city.
Dallas native Melinda Martinez, involved in office management, said she liked the idea of Democracy on Wheels, but she still was considering whether she should vote early.
Senior Eliot Schaffer also likes the idea of the program.
"Any way we can encourage and round together people to make them vote sounds like a great idea," Schaffer said. "Every single vote is going to count."
Junior John Winans plans to take full advantage of the opportunity.
"I really don't have time to vote on Election Day," Winans said. "Plus, I already know who and what I'm voting for, and nothing will change my mind at this point."
Winans also said it would be nice to be bused and not have to deal with local drivers, who give him "a headache every time I get near college."
As traffic remains heavy and the city deals with problems that include the courthouse parking deck's closing when a chunk of concrete fell to the bottom level, students won't have to mess with Election Day lines or drivers, though they'll still have to put up with the barrage of commercials leading up to the election.
Senior Tyler Norton said he would probably just drive to the courthouse, but he thought Democracy on Wheels was a good idea for local students to get their voting out of the way.
And biology major Emily Gilbertson said that although she was registered to vote in Benton County, if she could take advantage of the busing opportunity, she would.
Democracy on Wheels is sponsored by the University Programs Campus Daytime Committee.
Democracy on Wheels offers free shuttling services to transport students registered to vote in Fayetteville from the Union Station Parking Facility to the Washington County Courthouse for early voting from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. every day.
Before Election Day, the only poll location students can vote at in Fayetteville is the Washington County Courthouse, not at their designated location, such as Clarion Inn, if they are registered to vote in the city.
Dallas native Melinda Martinez, involved in office management, said she liked the idea of Democracy on Wheels, but she still was considering whether she should vote early.
Senior Eliot Schaffer also likes the idea of the program.
"Any way we can encourage and round together people to make them vote sounds like a great idea," Schaffer said. "Every single vote is going to count."
Junior John Winans plans to take full advantage of the opportunity.
"I really don't have time to vote on Election Day," Winans said. "Plus, I already know who and what I'm voting for, and nothing will change my mind at this point."
Winans also said it would be nice to be bused and not have to deal with local drivers, who give him "a headache every time I get near college."
As traffic remains heavy and the city deals with problems that include the courthouse parking deck's closing when a chunk of concrete fell to the bottom level, students won't have to mess with Election Day lines or drivers, though they'll still have to put up with the barrage of commercials leading up to the election.
Senior Tyler Norton said he would probably just drive to the courthouse, but he thought Democracy on Wheels was a good idea for local students to get their voting out of the way.
And biology major Emily Gilbertson said that although she was registered to vote in Benton County, if she could take advantage of the busing opportunity, she would.
Democracy on Wheels is sponsored by the University Programs Campus Daytime Committee.
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