The College Republicans at ASU received a boost in their voter registration efforts with the visit of two state lawmakers and the chairman of the Arizona College Republicans on Friday.
The candidates met with students at the College Republicans' table in front of the Memorial Union.
Rep. Mark Thompson, R-Tempe, Sen. Jim Waring, R-Phoenix, and Pete Seat, chairman of the Arizona Federation of College Republicans, encouraged the student group to continue its voter registration efforts as tonight is the last day to register to vote in Arizona.
"They should be applauded for their efforts in trying to encourage more students to vote," Thompson said. "The youth will play an important role in the upcoming elections."
Waring said getting youth voters to the polls is vital because of the issues at stake in the elections.
"Young voters will be affected by the decision they make now and it's really important that they're involved in the process so that their voices will be heard come November," he said.
Jared Sandella, president of the College Republicans, said through the hard work of all College Republicans' student organizations across Arizona, the groups have registered 2,000 new Republicans statewide. Of that number, he said the ASU College Republicans registered more than 400 voters.
Sandella said they've also registered Democrats and independent voters at their table.
Human communications senior Debra Harris, a registered Democrat, registered to vote at the College Republican table Friday. She said she is from California and she wanted to make sure she registered to vote in Arizona before the deadline today.
"[The College Republicans] table was the closest one so I registered there," Harris said.
Sandella said as long as students are registering to vote, that is better than not casting a vote at all come Nov. 2.
"Part of why America is a great country is because voting is important in that process," he said. "Just as long as the students are registered to vote, that is great for youth voter turnout in Arizona."
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