The question is now whether students will respond. SGA President Ben Alexander is optimistic about the new voting opportunity. That is pathetic. SGA has a responsibility to make itself visible on campus and it has done that. The SGA visibility on campus is strong with signs and e-mails announcing forums, speakers and opportunities for students to get involved.
Students bear some responsibility for knowing what is going on.
Although the SGA has now made voting easily accessible to all students, that does not mean students will vote. SGA is to be commended for trying to make voting easier. Voting now will only take a few minutes and will allow commuter students to vote from home. Making voting easier doesn't necessarily mean that more students will place their ballots, however. If the low voter turnout is due to problems in making it to the Student Center during the voting times, then online voting will increase participation.