State and Local Politicians Give Hands-On Voting Lesson
At Long Island University’s Brooklyn Campus on October 21

Brooklyn, N.Y. — Scores of first-time voters and others at Long Island University’s Brooklyn Campus will hear state and local officials tell students about "The Importance of Voting," which is especially urgent as legislators grapple with education-funding questions.

"Get Out the Vote" day will take place on Tuesday, October 21, from 11 a.m. to 11:50 a.m. in Health Sciences Room 107.

An actual voting booth will be located outside HS 107 for students to use in practice voting. About 150 freshmen are expected to attend.

Your vote counts, but only if you use it," said Provost Gale Stevens Haynes. "Most of our students depend on financial aid to help pay for their tuition and they expect our state legislators to support education funding."

Among confirmed event participants are:

• Borough President Marty Markowitz

• Congressman Edolphus Towns of the 10^th Congressional District

• Senator Velmanette Montgomery of the 18^th Senatorial District

• Assemblyman Roger Green of the 57^th Assembly District

Individuals can register to vote on site. Participants will receive free T-shirts. The event is sponsored by the Student Services Council-Legislative Committee. For more information, call (718) 488-1514.

Long Island University opened its Brooklyn Campus in 1926, welcoming a diverse population at a time when other major universities enforced quota systems against racial and ethnic minorities. Some 30,000 students currently are enrolled at the university’s three residential and three regional campuses, including nearly 11,000 at the Brooklyn Campus. Located at the corner of Flatbush Avenue Extension and DeKalb Avenue in Downtown Brooklyn, the Campus is accessible to all major bus and subway routes and the Long Island Rail Road.