It’s easy to dismiss elections, especially the smaller ones. Voting is regularly inconvenient, rarely straightforward and every ballot seems to be drenched in roles, propositions and names. If we want support, representation and protection from our state and nation, we have to take the time to communicate. Voting is the first step in that.

Texas Secretary of State Esperanza “Hope” Andrade will be on campus today to speak about her voting initiative, “Make Your Mark on Texas.”