 Early voting is underway in Massachusetts for the 2022 midterm elections. As students groups organize Get Out the Vote efforts, the age-old question lingers. Will college students actually show up to the polls? BU College Democrats have a host of Get Out the Vote events planned, including phone banking and a trip to New Hampshire. The organization's President Alice Stalin, a junior in CAS, says that BU students she engages with are excited to vote this November. I think that as a whole we have seen an increase in interest in voting and being involved in politics in general. The BU College Republicans did not respond for comment on their Get Out the Vote efforts. Students we did speak to agreed with Stalin's. Voting is important for students and confirmed that they themselves are registered and planning to vote here in Massachusetts. Most students had yet to plan who or what they were voting for and talked about looking to others for guidance. Usually, like, talk to my parents, kind of, and see, like, get engaged on what they're doing, kind of talk to my friends a little bit. Others plan to look beyond the party. Yes, but I like to look at the issues that people are, like, what people's platforms are rather than the party specifically because I feel like the party doesn't really necessarily matter unless you're looking at, like, a trend of issues. Now just two weeks away from the election, Stalin says the most important question on the ballot is not who, but what? Proposition 1 proposes a 4% additional tax on all income earned above $1 million below $2 million. Critics say this will impact the middle class more than the ultra-wealthy, but Stalin's and Democrats disagree. So it's actually going to be taxing people that are millionaires. It's not going to be taxing anyone who's middle class or lower class, so it's really getting at the richest people in the state and giving money to schools and transportation, which I'm sure most people can agree is an issue. Ultimately, BU students' largest concern is making sure that their voices and votes are heard. I feel like it's just important to make sure you're getting, like, your voice out there, and even if you're like, oh, it doesn't make that much of a difference, like, the more people that go out there and vote, the more of a difference it makes, so better to do it than not, you know. Early voting ends on November 4th, and the election will take place on Tuesday, November 8th. Then Boston University students alongside Massachusetts residents will have the opportunity to make their voice heard. For BU TV News, I'm Annie Main.