Top 10 Reasons To Vote In Local Elections
10. City Council makes decisions about things that affect your life, like smoking in public places.
9. School Board makes decisions about things you may feel strongly about, such as how evolution is taught in public schools.
8. Landlord-tenant law is made at the local level. Anyone who lives off campus should care about this.
7. Sales taxes and other sorts of taxes you may have to pay are often direct questions on the ballot.
6. In many local elections, few people come out to vote -- perhaps 2500 or so for a City Council race, for instance. Your vote will never make such a large difference as now.
5. Our local setup for voting (equipment, procedures) in Boone County is run by well-informed, experienced professionals committed to making sure your vote is counted.
4. Local positions is where future governors and members of Congress get their start. Support good people now, and help them get more powerful later.
3. It's easy to inform yourself about local politics -- local newspapers are a good start. Columbia Daily Tribune Archive Search:
http://archive.columbiatribune.com, Missourian election coverage http://www.columbiamissourian.com/election/, Maneater subject search http://www.themaneater.com
2. Once you're registered in Boone County, it's simple to update your address online at www.showmeboone.com/CLERK.
1. You may not live here very long, but other students will move here and take your place. Make your voice heard on future students' behalf, too.
How to Get a Voter Registration Form On the MU Campus: Associated Students of the University of Missouri (ASUM) 882-2701 M-F
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