IUSA offers rides to voters

The IU Student Association announced last week it will offer transportation for students voting with absentee ballots in the Nov. 4 election. \nIUSA President Casey Cox sent letters to five greek chapters involved in the recent questioning of 216 applications to vote absentee stating he is willing to offer a free ride to any student who wishes to vote at the Monroe County clerk's office.\nMembers of Acacia, Phi Gamma Delta, Alpha Chi Omega, Chi Phi and Delta Gamma claimed on their applications they are working from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Election Day and will be unable to go to the polls. Mail-in ballots would allow them to send in their votes rather than traveling to the election site.\nSuspicions about the legitimacy of the ballot requests arose when Democrats said the applications appeared to have been submitted by the same person or a politically-motivated group.\nIUSA Press Secretary Scott Norman said in a statement that IUSA is looking out for students in this effort.\n"As the student government, it is our responsibility to make sure that students that are interested in participation in government elections can do so," Norman said.\nCox said in a statement that the rides will ease some of the tension among the parties.\n"Any time that IUSA ... is able to provide a quick and efficient solution to the problems that students encounter, we know that we are better serving the student body," Cox said.