I . —_ , _, -— Blending in: Football newcomers cope with sidelines THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 1988 JAMES MADISON UNIVERSITY VOL. 66 NO. Parties agree: more young people must vpte By Martin Romjue Where, when and how to register... editor VIRGINIA JMU Democrats and Republicans agree on one Register by: Oct. 8 Ask (or absentee ballot by: Nov. 3 (mall) thing this election year: too many young adults don't Turn In ballot by: Nov. 8. 7 p.m. vote. Send all requests to: County/City registar, Only half of all Americans age 18—24 are your city/county of voting residence registered to vote. Of that 14 million, 70-80 percent cast a ballot — less than any other voting age group. WEST VIRGINIA To help improve those figures, JMU's College Register by: Oct. 11 Republicans and Young Democrats plan to spend the Ask for absentee ballot by: Nov. 4 (mail or next two months telling students why they should phone) Turn ballot in by: Nov. 8, 7:30 p.m. vote, what issues to care about, and who to vote for Send all requests to: Clerk of Circuit Court, on Nov. 8. your county of voting residence "Our biggest challenge is just to get people to think, is George Bush really the president they want MARYLAND to lead the country in the next four years?" asked Register by: Oct. 10 Alex Gordon, chairman of JMU's Michael Dukakis Ask for absentee ballot by: Nov. 1 for President campaign. "Students have to realize Turn in ballot by: Nov. 9, 4 p.m. (must be mailed before election day) their vote really does make a difference." Send all requests to: Board of Supervisors Likewise, the College Republicans want to bring of Elections, your county of voting residence! more students into the active electorate. "The general gist of the whole effort this fall is DELAWARE information — why students should be supporting Register by: Oct. 15 (by postcard: Oct. 1) the Republicans," said Eric Hurt, president of the Ask for absentee ballot by: Oct. 29 (mail College Republicans. or phone) Turn in ballot by: Nov. 7 Send all requests to: Department of Elections, your county of voting residence PENNSYLVANIA Register by: Oct. 11 Ask for absentee ballot by: Nov.1 Turn in ballot by: Nov. 4 Send all requests to: County Board of Elections, your county of voting residence This fall the parties plan to help register voters, set NEW JERSEY up information tables, hold campaign workshops, Register by: Oct. 11 hand out pamphlets, and work for Congressional and Ask for absentee ballot by: Nov. 1 Turn in ballot by: Nov. 8, 8 p.m. local candidates. Send all requests to: County Clerk, your The College Republicans held their first meeting county of voting residence Tuesday, and plan to meet in the campus center every other Tuesday evening. The Democrats will hold their first organizational meeting toward the end of the NEW YORK month. Register by: Oct. 9 Campaigning aside, Gordon and Hurfsay their Ask for absentee ballot by Nov. 1 (mail) Turn in ballot by: Nov. 7 parties also must promote those political issues Send all requests to: County Board of college students deem important: Elections, your county of voting residence Education "Dukakis has pledged not to cut federal financial aid to colleges, which Reagan and Bush have cut consistently over the past eight years," Gordon said. "He [Dukakis] is the president that stands for Remember... educational opportunity." • Residents in all states listed except Virginia can register by postcard. • In Virginia, only temporary registration for president/vice president can be done by mail. The Bush-Quayle position on education provides • Check your exact local address before mailing all requests. tax incentives that are "more in-line with free Staff graphic by KRISTIN FAY and STEPHEN ROUNTREE See ELECTION page 2> ' 8$K! W*l - ivtttti •' Ml n»rr %S99'3 iii Page 2. Trie Breeze, Thursday. September 8, 1988 Election > (Continued from page 1) years ago when tax reform took place," he said. Moderation also is a factor in the Republicans' message this election year, Hurt said. "George Bush enterprise concepts." Hurt said. Hurt said students should remember that "whoever is a continuation of, but not a mimicking of, the "A lot of the Republican platform pushes toward is elected next year will be president when everyone Reagan resolution." * the revitalization of education," he added. at this university graduates." The economy Gordon compared the Reagan administration's "Bush is not going to sacrifice low tax rates so we He added that 1988 could be a better year for economic performance to a block of Swiss cheese. can have revenue programs to spend on," he said. Republican support than 1984 when most young "It looks good, but in the center it lacks "Democratic policies have failed and these are the voters supported Reagan. "George Bush has a lot of substance," he said. "Too many people are falling same ones Dukakis is espousing." appeal to moderate Democrats." through the holes." Gordon warned: "The myth of the Reagan youth is Unlike the Reagan landslide victories of 1980 and about to be shattered. Dukakis supporters should not Dukakis and wants to help the average person who 1984, the Democrats predict they have a better shot at feel alone." is "struggling — trying to live day to day," Gordon beating the Republicans this year, Gordon said. said. "Dukakis has brought together the conservative, Students interested in working for the While criticizing Reagan's 1986 tax reform, Gordon moderate and liberal wings, and come out for the real Dukakis-Bentsen campaign; should contact Alex said Dukakis won't rule out a tax increase, using it voice of the American people," he said. Walter Gordon. Box 1959. only as a last resort Mondale, however, was beholden to special interest Students who want to work for the Bush-Quayie "Students should call their parents and ask how groups who controlled the Democratic party, he campaign should contact Erio Hurt, Box 4266 or call much more taxes they have to pay this year than two added. x7140. Young people don't know how to vote, aren't sought actively student-based n on -partisan group based in optimistic their impact on an.election than all By Martin Romjue Wasfring«Bi«.C. other age groups, she added. In ±984, only 41 percent of young adults age Parties and political organizations can attract 18-14 voted for president and vice president. Though Most young people doat vote because they dont students through voter registration drives based on that figure is up 2 percent from the 1980 election, it know how and aren't soqght actively by political particular issues such as financial aid,, taxes or stiD falls short of the SO percent voting rate among jartie&saidaiuaioiialvottticg^ fca&ign policy, Crane said. young adults in the 1972 presidential election. "The parties blow off young voters because they Those issues are key to the 1988 presidential Of the 10 to 11 million 18- to 24-year-olds feel young people don't vote: and young people election, which is particularly important to students registered, 70-80 percent vote in a presidential don't va* because .they don't know about the since it will either support or reject the policies of election, Crane said. "Once students and young candidates, the panics, platforms and the issues," the past eight years. Crane said. people are-registered, they vote in the same Crane, director of the National "This election is going to either reaffirm the proportion [70-80 percent] as other groups." foe Voter Registration, a Reagan legacy or it's going to make a statement that Young adults who vote also tend to be more we want a change from the past eight yean."f JMU students will be able to register to vote and out forms requesting an absentee ballot and/or request absentee ballots Sept 16. temporary registration for this election. A temporary Emily Long, the Harrisonburg registrar, will set registrauon enables you to vote for president or vice Students up registration and information tables in the Warren president only and expires after Nov. 8. Campus Center from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. If you're not registered and also want to vote in Long plans to set up three lines: one for state and local races, you must sign up as a permanent registration in local areas, one for state permanent registered voter in the city or county can vote residents and one for out-of-state residents. where you live. • If you live in one of the following cities or • If your home is out-of-state. the registrar can counties, you can register as a permanent voter provide you with the addresses where you can Sept. 16 Harrisonburg, Staunton, Waynesboro and request a voter registration form and/or absentee Chariottesville; Albemarle, Augusta. Greene, Page, Roclongham and Shenandoah. ballot. 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