LAWRENCEVILLE, NJ  – The Rider University Athletic Department has announced the "Bronc The Vote" voting initiative for student-athletes and members of the Rider community to engage in for the upcoming 2020 national, state and local elections.
 
In conjunction with the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference's Voter Registration Initiative, Rider Athletics strives to raise awareness on the importance of exploring your right to vote, especially to first-time voters. The Department has created this informational page for student-athletes to utilize as a source of guidelines for voter registration, mail-in/absentee ballots, key deadlines, and online resources. The links can be accessed at the right of this webpage.
 
"The conference-level student-athlete advisory committee has been working hard alongside the MAAC to prepare our athletes, coaches, and community members for the upcoming elections," said Rider SAAC President Matt Siley. "Through a multi-step process, our goal is to register every athlete to vote across the respective 11 institutions of the MAAC. We seek to professionally inform our community about the process of registering, provide information on various parties and candidates, and contribute to both federal and local elections. It is estimated that around 100 million people did not vote in the previous election, and whether that be due to lack of knowledge or lack of means, we want our community's voice heard."