Purdue to assist in voting process, no comment on campus voting booth
Purdue announced Tuesday a pledge to identify voting locations in Tippecanoe County to make voting more accessible for the campus community, but still has yet to comment on whether they will have a vo...
Purdue announced Tuesday a pledge to identify voting locations in Tippecanoe County to make voting more accessible for the campus community, but still has yet to comment on whether they will have a voting location on campus.
"University leadership is working in conjunction with the county election board and pledges any and all resources to identify appropriate voting sites so that the Purdue community has the best opportunity to participate in the election process," spokesperson Trevor Peters said in an email.
Peters was not immediately available for further comment.
This news follows an Exponent report that Purdue will not have a voting location on it's campus and allegations of Purdue involvement in election-related crimes.
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"We've been in constant contact with them," Mike Smith, an election board staff member on the Election Board, said to the Exponent Tuesday.
Smith said he was unable to comment on whether Purdue will have an on-campus voting location.
"Let's find something that's available first, then we'll go from there," Smith said. "The right people have the right information and I know they're working very, very hard."
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