How one Calvin University student is helping other students register to vote in Michigan [Video]

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — As next month’s election approaches, a student-led initiative at Calvin University is helping out-of-state students register to vote in Michigan.

Jack Klop, a junior at Calvin University, wants to make his ballot count for next month’s election in the same area as his college.

“As an out-of-state student from California, I was interested in voting in the local elections here in Michigan and being connected to the community here in Grand Rapids,” Klop said.

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But Klop said that when he tried to register to vote online, he experienced some confusion.

“I struggled to be registered as a Michigan resident,” Klop said.

He also knew he likely wasn’t the only one on campus with similar challenges.

“A lot of students, this is their first time being able to vote. They just turned 18 and …