It is an off-year for elections, so that will affect turnout. Julie Ries, president of College Republicans, said the off-year election might cause students to disregard voting. This is an off-year election so people might feel like their vote doesn't count. That's not true because so many elections are won by just one vote. Leilani Myles, senior in LAS, cast her vote yesterday because she feels strongly that just one vote can make all the difference.
Every person is important and one vote makes a difference.
I'm voting because it's a privilege to be able to have a say in what happens. TV advertisements also affect the outcome of elections, Hammill said. You see candidates and their advertisements on TV all the time.