Survey+Results

  __Survey Answers __ Introduction: A great majority (95%) of the 100 determined students claimed to be eligible, but were not going to vote in the future election. We set up a survey to figure out how to approach our target group in encouraging political activity. __Sample answers based on 100 UTM students: __ 1. Yes- 43%; No-57% 2. Age range 18-24 years old; Female- 66%; Male- 44% 3. Yes- 36%; No- 64% 4. Yes- 68%; No- 32% 5. Yes- 23%; No- 77% <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">6. Reasons to vote: Duty as a citizen, interested in political parties, encouragement from parents to vote; Reasons not to vote: just not interested; didn’t like the parties, vote wouldn’t matter, didn’t care about issues, out of town, busy with school/work/etc., didn’t know enough information(where and when), was not registered… <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">7. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Students that lived on campus and were unaware that they ideally needed to vote where they were registered and they needed to register at the address where they lived. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">A. “I’m a permanent absentee voter, so I simply dropped my ballots off at my neighbourhood polling place on Election Day. “ <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">B. “Dropped off absentee ballot at library.” <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">C. “Was supposed to vote absentee but didn’t receive it so I voted at the polling place on campus provisionally but am registered in another country and was told probably wont be counted.” <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">D. “ I have moved and wasn’t registered in new city of residence, so I filled out a provisional ballot and registered to vote at polling place. Talk about last minute!” <span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"> <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Students who did not live on campus, however, had different comments. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">A. “I don’t know if UTM could do this, but if there was any way that student who are registered to vote either in that precinct or anywhere else, if they could be allowed to vote on campus. It would have been easier for me to vote that day on campus but I had to miss a class to wait in line at my polling place.” <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">B.“By providing faculty with announcements to make in class that the university offering polls and registration on campus. Otherwise I had not heard anything about it. It would have been more convenient for me to vote on campus then at my local polling place since I had class that day anyways.” <span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"> <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">8. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Specific Activities taken on in school: <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">A. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">“I didn’t notice anything on campus about voting.” <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">B. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">“Guest speaker visited on campus but, I don’t remember his name.” <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">9. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">A. “Organized events, media advertising through Social Networking.” <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">B. “Increase the amount of talk in class about upcoming elections, possibly have a guest speaker come in.” <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">C. “Have a mass email sent out prior to Election Day reminding students of where and when to vote.” <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">D. “Setting up polling stations on campus so it is easier for students that live on campus to vote.” <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">10. Parents, peers, news and media. <span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">

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