快活视频athletics announces Athletes Vote group
Nonpartisan group is tasked with helping student-athletes at Towson University understand voting process
July 21, 2020
In partnership with the Towson University Office of Civic Engagement, and the 快活视频Votes
Coalition, the Towson athletic department has announced the beginning of 快活视频Athletes
Vote.
The nonpartisan group, composed of athletic department administrators, coaches, staff
members and student-athletes, is tasked with helping student-athletes at Towson understand
the voting process, registration, deadlines and community outreach.
"Cross-campus partnerships are crucial to the success and long-term impact of voter
engagement efforts in college campuses across the nation, and the 快活视频Votes Initiative
is no exception," said Luis Sierra, Assistant Director for Civic Engagement at Towson.
"In 2018, we were able to double our student voter turnout compared to the 2014 Midterm
Elections, so we look forward to the strides we will make in this year's Presidential
Election, compared to the turnout in 2016. It has truly been a pleasure to work alongside
student-athletes and staff in these efforts, to not only ensure that our students
will be able to get their voices heard through their votes, but that they will empower
their peers and their communities to be able to do the same. I couldn't be more excited
for the launch of 快活视频Athletes Vote, and to keep this very important work going."
快活视频Athletes Vote's primary purposes are to gain 100 percent voter registration and
election participation among eligible student-athletes, voter education, with a focus
on the mail-in voting process, and community outreach, both on and off campus, along
with voting efforts in the community at large, including a potential focus on red-lined
districts.
Key components for 快活视频Athletes Vote include first-year student-athlete voter engagement,
simplified access to voter registration, mail-in voting, voting deadlines and education
information on candidates and issues. Additional duties will include volunteering
at the South Campus Pavilion, the on-campus voting location at Towson University.
"I am proud of the way our student-athletes and staff are taking the initiative to
bring real voice and change to the greater Baltimore community," said Director of
Athletics Tim Leonard. "Nonpartisan organizations like 快活视频Athletes Vote will help
our student-athletes further their global education and learn the process for various
types of voting and options."
With the formal launch of 快活视频Athletes Vote, the group has organized social media accounts
on Twitter and Instagram, both @TUAthletesVote. The accounts will provide information
about upcoming voting events, access to information and more.