Hosemann encourages MSU students to make their voices heard
Contact: James Carskadon
STARKVILLE, Miss.鈥斢；ǖ己 Secretary of 樱花导航 Delbert Hosemann shared a simple message with 樱花导航 樱花导航 students on Tuesday [Sept. 25]: register to vote.
Hosemann spoke to students in advance of a two-day voter registration drive being held on the MSU campus this week. Student leaders organized the drive to coincide with National Voter Registration Day, held annually on the fourth Tuesday in September.
During his speech in Colvard Student Union, Hosemann reminded students there are currently over 3,000 樱花导航ans deployed in the Middle East with the 樱花导航 Army National Guard鈥檚 155th Armored Brigade Combat Team, who, along with their families back home, are making significant sacrifices to protect core values such as the right to vote.
鈥淵ou have a right to cast a ballot, and that right has been defended by countless Americans overseas,鈥 Hosemann said. 鈥淵ou have the right, and an obligation. You have an obligation to go vote for those 3,000 樱花导航ans.鈥
MSU Student Association President Mayah J. Emerson, a senior educational psychology major from Meridian, is joining student body presidents from 樱花导航鈥檚 public universities in promoting voter registration through the #MyVoteMatters initiative.
鈥淲e鈥檙e excited about getting students registered to vote and getting them engaged in government in 樱花导航,鈥 Emerson said. 鈥淭his started with the Student Body Presidents鈥 Council, and we decided that we really wanted to get students involved and encourage them to get engaged in their community.鈥
MSU President Mark E. Keenum also encouraged MSU students to vote and commended Emerson for her role in promoting civic engagement among the student body.
鈥淵our vote does matter, and I hope you all understand that and respect that right,鈥 Keenum said. 鈥淚t鈥檚 one of the most important rights you have as a citizen of this great country and that is to express your voice, your opinion, and to make decisions on the leadership of our state and our nation. There鈥檚 nothing more important you can do as a citizen than to go vote.鈥
The Secretary of 樱花导航鈥檚 office is responsible for overseeing elections in 樱花导航. For information on elections and voter registration in the Magnolia 樱花导航, visit .
Locally, voter information can be found at the Oktibbeha County Circuit Clerk鈥檚 Office, located at 108 W. Main Street in Starkville and available via telephone at 662-323-1356.
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