Khayla Gray
Reporter
The ladies of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc., Pi Zeta Chapter hosted a voting
informational event in Hogarth Dining Hall this past Friday afternoon.
Many students at Mississippi University for Women live hours away from home, which
has complicated their ability to vote in person on election day. The informational event educated
students on absentee voting.
Photo by Khayla Gray
Alisa Smith, member of the sorority, said why this event was important for The W’s
campus.
“A lot of people don’t know that you could vote early when students leave for fall break,
rather than driving three hours to go back home on the day of the election just to vote,” Smith
said.
Absentee voting allows students to request their ballots and cast their votes. To
successfully utilize absentee voting, students must be aware of the specific deadlines and
regulations in both their home state and the state where they attend school.
Skyla Latham, member of the sorority, expressed how surprised she was about students
being registered to vote.
“I was actually surprised today at the event we had because most of the people who came
to the table were actually already registered to vote, and they already made up in their minds they
would do absentee voting because they live far away,” Latham said.
Zack Harden, a junior at The W, described the upcoming election as vital to those who
choose to vote.
“The upcoming election is a very important election, a very crucial election. Not only for
black people but for our country as a whole. And, us having a vital role in that election will help
us to move forward,” he said.
Photo by Khayla Gray
Sasha Deloach, another member of the sorority, wanted students to know that their voices
matter.
“Voting is important because our vote matters, our voices matter, our opinions matter. We
need to have an opinion on policies that affects us like our education funding, loan repayment- so
yeah, it’s just really important to get our voices heard, to advocate for things that affect us,”
Deloach said.
For more information about absentee voting or registering to vote, visit vote.org.