Florida Voting Starts - With over 1000 FAMU students and faculty

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Voting event marks history
The Editorial Board
Issue date: 10/20/08 Section: Opinions

Monday will mark an important moment in the election process for students and members of the Tallahassee community.

Student leaders have registered over 3,000 students, and other organizations have made such a significant effort to register people all over the city to vote.

It is now time for us to take advantage of early voting for the 2008 presidential election, which begins today in Leon County.

Through today's non-partisan rally and march, the university is making a strong statement.

Hopefully, it will send a message that will encourage those who have become disillusioned with the whole process and provoke others who are willing and able to make an impact through voting to do so.

More: http://media.www.thefamuanonline.com/media/storage/paper319/news/2008/10/20/Opinions/Voting.Event.Marks.History-3494699.shtml

Florida Voting Starts
Posted: 4:28 PM Oct 20, 2008
Last Updated: 7:29 AM Oct 21, 2008
Reporter: Mike Vasilinda

Almost a thousand Florida A & M students, faculty, and administrators voted early Monday, the first day of early voting. The show of support has eclipsed any previous first day of early voting.

The students, almost a thousand strong, left the Florida A & M campus led by their president, Dr. James Ammons.

“We’re going to make our mark today, the rattlers of Florida A&M.”

Along the march route the band played, and the sense these students were making history hung in the air.

More: http://www.wjhg.com/home/headlines/31318459.html

Note: Florida A & M is the historically premier black university in Florida.