The student government at New Mexico State University is trying to encourage voter registration in advance of the
The Associated Students of New Mexico State University has added banners to its Web site and MySpace page that link to MTV’s Rock the Vote campaign to encourage students to register to vote. As the city election approaches, ASNMSU members plan to set up voter registration booths around campus.
“Students go to the booth, learn their voter rights, fill out an application, print it and hand it in. That’s our goal,” Lindsey Bilovesky, director of ASNMSU governmental affairs, said in a news release.
In the past, ASNMSU members scoured the campus as nonpartisan voting advocates, asking students if they had registered or are going to vote.
“It won’t be as intrusive this year. We want to just put it out there, get students excited and knowledgeable,” Bilovesky said.
Rock the Vote is a national campaign that encourages young people to vote through media promotions, celebrity endorsers and merchandise. The student government is working to incorporate the Rock the Vote logo with its own to apply on banners and T-shirts.
For the 2008 presidential election, ASNMSU is working on hosting a political fair with Rock the Vote.
“We’re hoping to do a large event, invite people from the city, set up booths for different political parties and have MTV’s ‘Real World/Road Rules’ come and visit,” Bilovesky said.