During lunch waves on March 24th, voter registration for seniors in South Windsor High School was held in the hallways outside the cafeteria. After registering seniors would be able to cast their vote in future elections, if they are interested.
Voter registration is the process of signing up your name on the official voter list so you’re allowed to vote for elections and it’s usually required before you cast a ballot.
Sophomore Sahasraprithi Suriyakumarr was the host of the registration and recognized that people should have a voice and be able to make a change.
“So I’m a new voters fellow and as a new voters fellow, I have to do voter registration drives a year and I joined to be a new voters fellow because I wanted to make a change and civic engagement, especially at our school.” Suriyakumarr told The Prowl.
“Young people have so much of a voice that they just don’t use, because they don’t know how or why they should,” she continued.
Being able to have a voter registration drive increases accessibility and leads to more new people and new voters to help change how they want it[voting] to be.
The registration was straightforward and easy. A form would be given to the seniors and they would fill out with information such as their name, their address, cell phone number, driver’s license number, and more.
Senior Nolan Hathorn acknowledged the registration.
“It’s definitely a good way to get seniors to register to vote and I know if they try to do it on their own, they might not do it on time,” he said. “And with the election coming up this year, it’s really important that young people’s voices are heard.”
Senior Emily Oulette also acknowledged the registration.
“It was really fast, it was just a single piece of paper, I did it in 4 minutes, and I feel like it was really clear,” she said.
“I like that it was here [South Windsor High School], and I had easy access to it cause’ otherwise I probably wouldn’t have done it and I don’t know how else to find it outside of school so I really like that it was just all set up and ready for me,” Oulette said.
The goal of the voter’s registration was to have lots of seniors vote in order to have their voices heard, as they should have a say in order to make change and it helps the community gain more influence.
