TUSCALOOSA-- You may not realize that for some Alabamians, today is special because it is one of their first opportunies to exercise their right to vote.
Andrea Murrell lives a stone's throw from the Jacksonville State University campus, but she's studying in the College of Communication and Information Sciences here at the University of Alabama. While she's from Jacksonville, Andrea is registered to vote here in Tuscaloosa County.
She was planning to head to the polls here right after her 2 p.m. class.
In this class of 28 students, four students raised their hands when I asked how many of them had voted or were planning to vote in today's midterm elections. We recognized these four students today and had them take their picture.
Along with Murrell (far left), Kendra Lawson from Mobile, Rachel Confield from Birmingham and Whitney Du Plessis from Fairfax, Va. were among those Crimson Tide faithful casting ballots today.
It's interesting to note they were all female. Wonder if this is the case across the country? Will women play a big role in this election?
I'd like to see what some of our readers think about that.
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I note also that UA's Knight Fellows in Anniston registered to vote and wore stickers showing they did cast a ballot today. I call that a good example of community involvement.
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