{"id":129549,"date":"2020-10-27T15:29:46","date_gmt":"2020-10-28T01:29:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/?p=129549"},"modified":"2020-10-27T16:05:12","modified_gmt":"2020-10-28T02:05:12","slug":"uh-president-joins-national-voting-pledge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2020\/10\/27\/uh-president-joins-national-voting-pledge\/","title":{"rendered":"UH<\/abbr> president joins national pledge, encourages students to vote"},"content":{"rendered":"Reading time: <\/span> < 1<\/span> minute<\/span><\/span>

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University of Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> President David Lassner<\/strong> has joined more than 160 college presidents and chancellors in signing a pledge encouraging students to vote through the ALL IN Campus Democracy challenge<\/a>. The ALL IN challenge urges higher education presidents and chancellors to fully engage students in electoral participation.<\/p>\n

“Voting is a critical responsibility of citizenship and a foundation of democracy,” said Lassner in an October 23 message to UH<\/abbr>\u2019s 10 campuses reminding everyone to vote, no matter whom they support. “It is one of the most important ways in which we each provide our input on the kind of future we want.”<\/p>\n