{"id":21751,"date":"2022-11-16T13:53:26","date_gmt":"2022-11-16T18:53:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.furman.edu\/news\/?p=21751"},"modified":"2022-11-16T21:56:12","modified_gmt":"2022-11-17T02:56:12","slug":"furman-recognized-for-efforts-to-promote-voting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.furman.edu\/news\/furman-recognized-for-efforts-to-promote-voting\/","title":{"rendered":"Furman recognized for efforts to promote voting"},"content":{"rendered":"

Furman was named by the ALL IN Campus Democracy Challenge<\/a> as a 2022 ALL IN Most Engaged Campuses for College Student Voting.<\/p>\n

Before the midterm elections this month, Furman\u2019s student-led Dins Vote organization held half a dozen registration drives since National Voter Registration Day on Sept. 20. \u201cThat\u2019s really half the battle,\u201d said Regan Richardson \u201924, president of Dins Vote, in October.<\/p>\n

The ALL IN Campus Democracy Challenge (ALL IN) is a national nonpartisan initiative of Civic Nation, a 501(c)(3) organization. The ALL IN Campus Democracy Challenge \u201cstrives to change civic culture and institutionalize democratic engagement activities and programs on college campuses, making voter participation a defining feature of campus life,\u201d according to a release from the group.<\/p>\n

The ALL IN Most Engaged Campuses for College Student Voting<\/a> recognizes colleges and universities for making intentional efforts to increase student voter participation. Furman is one of 394 colleges and universities recognized by the initiative for completing these four actions:<\/p>\n