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Registered voters in Alachua County increase by more than 4,300

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The students in Turlington Plaza with clipboards of voter registration forms accomplished their mission.

Registered voters in Alachua County increased by more than 4,300 in less than three months.

The number of registered voters jumped from 174,697 before the primary election to 179,085 by the registration deadline Tuesday, according to the Alachua County Supervisor of Elections office. 

The data also shows the number of college-aged students, from 18 to 25, increasing each election year. College-aged voters increased by 7,722 from the 2014 general election to the 2016 general election. 

The number of college-aged students who registered to vote increased by 2,698 people from the 2018 primary election, according to district demographic data. 

The Alachua County Supervisor of Elections office predicts high voter turnout Nov. 6, its spokesperson TJ Pyche said. 

“More people are interested in participating in the election by voting,” Pyche said.

Sebastian Georgiev, a 19-year-old UF film and media studies sophomore, was not old enough to vote during the 2016 election and has sulked about it ever since.

He said he registered to vote because he feels like the country has suffered ever since the election two years ago. 

“I just feel I have an obligation to do my part in saving the country,” he said. “To not vote, especially now, is the same as not caring, and to me that’s just a shame.”

Contact McKenna Beery at mbeery@alligator.org and follow her on Twitter at @mckennabeery

The Reitz Union has been designated an early voting site for the 2018 general election from Oct. 22 to Nov. 3.

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