Elon University students are adding their voice to the North Carolina primary election.

Spectrum has taken on an effort in the past two weeks to shuttle students from Moseley Center to the Graham Public Library for early voting and Alamance County voter registration. As of May 3, the shuttle has taken 21 students on the 20-minute drive to Graham Library. Emily Kane, an education and advocacy chair for Spectrum, said the fact that more people have come each day has been encouraging. She said she hopes the shuttle service has pushed more students to both vote in the election and to vote against Amendment One.

The shuttle enables all students to have access to the polls, she said.

“So if anyone’s saying, ‘Well, I don’t have a car,’ that’s not really a good reason for you not to go vote," Kane said.

But whether to vote for or against the amendment is not the only debate surrounding the May 8 election. Some North Carolina residents voiced concerns regarding students who live in other states and are allowed to vote in this election. Freshman Chelsea McQueen, a North Carolina resident, said she could see both sides of the issue.

“One side is that they don’t actually live here as residents,” McQueen said. “A lot of the decisions, the smaller decisions that affect people who actually live in the communities every day, won’t affect them as college students. But at the same time, they are living here for nine months out of the year, and even though they aren’t full residents of North Carolina, they’re here and some of the decisions do affect them."

Senior Morgan Cannino, a North Carolina resident who took the shuttle to vote, said she believes out-of-state students should be allowed to vote in Alamance County’s elections.

“I guess in terms of students, they have just as much of a voice here as I do living here,” Cannino said. “I also think as far as the amendment goes, it’s an important thing for everyone to consider, regardless of whether they live here or not, because really it’s affecting everyone and if other states are going to follow in North Carolina’s footsteps, it could affect them as well.”

McQueen said she does not think the shuttle being sponsored by Spectrum would have an effect on voters, but Cannino said she thinks students who are inclined to vote for Amendment One probably would not take the shuttle.

“I think (the availability of shuttles) could have an effect on who voted, but I don’t think that would ever change anyone’s vote,” McQueen said. “I think people who (oppose Amendment One) would be encouraged to go out and vote since there’s already transportation, but I don’t think that people who (support Amendment One) would ever not go or not get on the bus because it’s there.”