"Already, you can tell that students are much more interested in voting," said Camille Simmons '25, president of Cornell Votes and a student in the Charles H. Dyson School of Applied Economics and Management. "They're learning more, they're talking about it more, asking more questions. We've also had more faculty reach out to invite us to their classes, and more student groups reach out as well."
"We genuinely want every person to be able to voice their opinion, to engage with the issues and to be able to say that they're actually participating, making a difference and doing their civic duty," Simmons said.
Cornell Votes, a group of around 100 students committed to increasing participation in all elections, aims to reach 90% participation for eligible students and continue an upward trend in voter turnout, from 47.4% of Cornell students voting in 2016 to 66.1% in 2020.
To meet that goal, Simmons said their members are currently ubiquitous: tabling at events, visiting classes, sharing resources online, holding office hours and networking with a large coalition of both political and nonpolitical student organizations.
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