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Voting counts: how to get more students to the ballot box
Rebecca Deegan
I Have A Voice
Advice on getting your students registered to vote and into the polling station on election day, as well as teaching critical thinking, debating well, reaching out into the community and how universities can advance democracy
Nearly 50 per cent of the world’s population will have the opportunity to vote in an election in 2024, and the consequences could shape modern society for decades. From Trump to Tuvalu, every fight counts – and at stake is the world your students will inherit. Teach them about civic responsibility, engage them in activism, involve them in community projects, help make their university a bastion of democracy – and most importantly, make sure they get to the ballot box.