Audrey Seifert

Early voting is underway in Hays County. Voters can now go to certain polling places to cast their votes in the primary election. Bobcat Update's Audrey Seifert (sigh-fert) says the turnout on campus seemed pretty light on the first day:

(Stand-Up)

No lines, empty booths, and a quiet lobby. That's what poll
supervisors experienced on Tuesday when voting began in the L-B-J
Student Center. Waves of students and faculty bypassed the booths on their way to class or other activities. Only a handful stopped to practice their civic duty. Some people may have skipped the opportunity because they just didn't know.
(Sound Bite)
According to a recent article in The Washington Examiner, Texas ranks 48th in the U-S in terms of voter turn-out. To spread the word and improve numbers, campaign workers placed signs in high-traffic areas in San Marcos and at Texas State. However, many people claim that they don't have time or they don't know the candidates well enough to participate. And it's these kinds of excuses that politically active students, like Coleton ???, don't understand.
(Sound Bite)
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