Voter Registration – The Tropolitan

Voter registration mishap: forms go missing

November 10, 2016November 10, 2016 News

Sable Riley Arts & Entertainment Editor On the morning of Election Day, Tuesday, Nov. 8, several students received a text message from SGA representatives informing them that their registration forms had not been mailed. Olivia Melton, a senior math and economics double major from Orange Beach, and president of the Student Government Association, said that 30 registration forms were misplaced and were not discovered until Tuesday morning. “I take full responsibility,” Melton said. “I could not be more apologetic to the student body.” Some students were registering for the first…

Election season here

October 27, 2016October 27, 2016 News

Kat Rogers Staff Writer As election season approaches, voter registration drives have been held on Troy University’s main campus to promote voter education and provide assistance on voting applications. The Student Government Association held voter registration drives during September and October in order to help students prepare for the the upcoming presidential election on Tuesday, Nov. 8. Ashton Prouty, a junior political science major from Spanish Fort and STARS (Student Teams Advocating Realistic Solutions) Coordinator, said that after both drives, their registration goal was exceeded. “SGA’s goal was to register…