Religion Roundup
Falwell Wants Liberty Students to Vote in Virginia
Associated Press
September 24, 2008
LYNCHBURG, Va. - In the battleground state of Virginia, Jerry Falwell Junior is getting thousands of students registered to vote at Liberty University, the Christian school his father founded.
Falwell, who succeeded his evangelist father as chancellor, believes students who register at Liberty are more likely to cast ballots than if they had to vote absentee.
If Falwell's efforts succeed, his conservative student body could form an important block of voters in Virginia, widely seen as a tossup between John McCain and Barack Obama.
So far, he says more than 3,000 students have signed up, overwhelming the voting registrar's office.
Falwell also has canceled classes on Election Day, and has arranged for city buses to get Liberty students to the polls.
Copyright 2008 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.
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