Lawrenceville: Rider Athletics Launches New Voting Initiative

LAWRENCEVILLE, NJ — The Rider University Athletics Department announced Thursday, the launch of a new initiative to helps student athletes and the local community engage in the upcoming elections.

“Bronc The Vote” will raise awareness on the importance of voting rights, especially to first-time voters, the university said in a statement.

For this project, the athletics department has collaborated with the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference’s (MAAC) Voter Registration Initiative. "The conference-level student-athlete advisory committee has been working hard alongside the MAAC to prepare our athletes, coaches, and community members for the upcoming elections," said Matt Siley, President, Rider Student-Athlete Advisory Committee.

An information page has been created for student-athletes with sources like guidelines for voter registration, mail-in, absentee ballots, key deadlines and other online resources, said the statement.

"Through a multi-step process, our goal is to register every athlete to vote across the respective 11 institutions of the MAAC. We seek to professionally inform our community about the process of registering, provide information on various parties and candidates, and contribute to both federal and local elections," said Siley.

"It is estimated that around 100 million people did not vote in the previous election, and whether that be due to lack of knowledge or lack of means, we want our community's voice heard," he said.

You can learn more about the initiative here: https://gobroncs.com/news/2020/8/27/general-rider-athletics-launches-bronc-the-vote-initiative.aspx

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