Fresno City College’s Associated Student Government (ASG) promotes voter rights in honor of Constitution Day to students with an information booth at Veterans Square on Sept. 15, 2023.

According to the U.S. Department of Education, Constitution Day celebrates the signing of the U.S. Constitution on Sept. 17, 1787.

The booth consisted of voter registration packets, QR codes for Constitution Day information, ASG information with applications, and free candy.

Jack Howard, Student Trustee of FCC’s ASG, participated in this booth to spread knowledge and encourage students to vote.

“Our ability to voice our opinions in a very objective way that leads to tangible results is important,” Howard said.

Howard is fortunate that everyone has the right to vote because it affects the environment we live in.

“Having those resources available to students free of charge is absolutely something we are pursuing and will continue to pursue,” Howard said.

Howard says ASG will continue to host this Constitution Day event into the next year.

Jesus Pulido Mejia, an FCC’s communication major did not engage with ASG’s booth but spoke about voting rights being taken for granted.

Mejia said ASG should keep promoting voter rights.

“There is never such a thing as too much information,” Mejia said.

Mejia believes that votes should be without bias.

“Because [your vote] is what you believe in and I think that is important,” Mejia said.

Myrna Reyes Gonzalez, an FCC nursing student, got a voter registration packet from the ASG booth because she wanted to know more about voting.

“I feel like not many people know about [voting] or they do not want to be involved, so they do not come here,” Gonzalez said.

For information about Constitution Day, visit Constitution Day FAQS.

For more information on ASG, visit FCC Associated Student Government.