To: Carlos Gimenez, Mayor of Miami-Dade County, Christina White, Supervisor of Elections, Julio Frenk, University of Miami President, and Raúl Valdés-Fauli, Mayor of Coral Gables
Get Early Voting On University of Miami's Campus
UM friends and neighbors,
Election Day is less than two months away, but Miami-Dade County election officials still have not planned an early voting site for the 17,000 students and around 12,000 faculty and staff on UM’s campus.
Early voting in the two weeks before an election lets voters beat the long lines, weather problems, and traffic that often make life tough on voters. A federal court recently found that Florida state officials had engaged in voter suppression by refusing to let students across Florida vote on the campuses where they often live, work, and study.
After the court’s decision, some county election officials quickly made plans to allow early voting for the students at University of Florida, Florida State University, University of Central Florida, and University of South Florida. But for some reason, the University of Miami has been ignored. Our university may not be the largest in the district, but our voices deserve to be heard just the same.
We are asking Mayor Gimenez and Miami-Dade County election officials to work with the UM administration to provide an early voting site on UM’s campus. The thousands of UM students, alumni, faculty, staff, and administration deserve to have convenient access to an early voting site. Join us by signing this petition and let our elected officials know that we need their support.
Election Day is less than two months away, but Miami-Dade County election officials still have not planned an early voting site for the 17,000 students and around 12,000 faculty and staff on UM’s campus.
Early voting in the two weeks before an election lets voters beat the long lines, weather problems, and traffic that often make life tough on voters. A federal court recently found that Florida state officials had engaged in voter suppression by refusing to let students across Florida vote on the campuses where they often live, work, and study.
After the court’s decision, some county election officials quickly made plans to allow early voting for the students at University of Florida, Florida State University, University of Central Florida, and University of South Florida. But for some reason, the University of Miami has been ignored. Our university may not be the largest in the district, but our voices deserve to be heard just the same.
We are asking Mayor Gimenez and Miami-Dade County election officials to work with the UM administration to provide an early voting site on UM’s campus. The thousands of UM students, alumni, faculty, staff, and administration deserve to have convenient access to an early voting site. Join us by signing this petition and let our elected officials know that we need their support.
Why is this important?
When it comes to voting, partisan politics should not matter. University of Miami students and faculty should be able to vote at a convenient location on campus. Other universities across the state will have early voting on their campuses, don't let us be left out. We are asking Mayor Gimenez, Miami-Dade election officials, and UM to work together to let our community vote on campus.