Falwell college wants students to vote locally in Virginia

[babylonsister]

Falwell college wants students to vote locally

By SUE LINDSEY
Associated Press Writer


ROANOKE, Va. (AP) -- The chancellor of Liberty University has an ambitious plan to get the 10,500 students at the evangelical Christian college registered to vote in Virginia, a swing state that could be crucial to victory in the presidential election.

The key, according to Jerry Falwell Jr., is to register Liberty students in Lynchburg, home to the conservative college his late father founded in 1971.

"If they register here, they're more likely to vote," said Falwell, who supports Republican John McCain.

Two-thirds of Liberty students on campus are from out of state, according to the College Board. College students historically vote in small numbers, and some observers point to the hassles of voting absentee as one of the reasons.

To make sure students don't have any excuses for not voting, Falwell has canceled classes on Election Day and has arranged for city buses to take students to the polls. Liberty already pays the city to allow students to ride its buses at no charge.

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[yellowcanine]

1. Apparently he assumes those are 10,000 McCain votes. Be really funny if he were wrong about that.

[secondwind]

2. I doubt they would be Obama supporters if they are enrolled in

"Falwell College".

[Ashy Larry]

3. There is apparently a small group of Obama supporters there

http://my.barackobama.com/page/group/LibertyUniversityStudentsforBarackObama

[TheWraith]

4. After the Republicans attempted to suppress voting by Virginia Tech students.

Threatening that if they voted in VA they'd lose scholarships, dependent status, and a dozen other things.