As Friday’s registration deadline approaches, workers in the Pack the Polls registration drive are preparing to make a final push to register as many students as possible, director Ches McDowell said.

Mcdowell, a sophomore in political science and chair of the College Republicans, said he has been pleased with the efforts of Pack the Polls volunteers along with Republican and Democrativ groups on campus.

“I know the GOP supporters have registered people and I know Democrats have done the same,” he said. “It’s been a great nonpartisan effort to get students registered.”

As of Monday night, McDowell said the volunteer registration drive had registered around 1,000 students.

Kelsey Mitman, a senior in business administraton and, said students need to be aware of the registration deadline because of how “crucial” the November election will be.

“This is a huge election,” she said. “It’s important that people take some time to go get registered so they can vote in November. It could have a huge impact on America’s future.”

While the deadline for North Carolina registration is Friday, McDowell said Pack the Polls workers only have until Wednesday to receive the final forms because of fall break, which begins Wednesday.

The final push to register students, McDowell said, will be different than the previous efforts made by the volunteers.

“Our last push is going to involve putting registration forms in classrooms,” he said.

McDowell said students will be able to fill the forms out before or after classes and volunteers will make sure the forms make the Friday deadline.

Mitman said she has noticed different groups on campus attempting to register students.

“I saw lots of people in the Brickyard last week trying to register students,” she said. “I’ve seen more groups who support Republican candidates than Democratic candidates but I have seen the efforts being made overall.”

Leah Smith, a senior in history education, said she noticed Democratic groups more in the spring semester.

“The most visible campaign, at least in the spring semester, was Students for Obama,” Smith said. “They really pushed hard to register people.”

McDowell said the efforts of both partisan and nonpartisan groups have made Pack the Polls and registration drives as a whole successful.

“Separate campaigns and nonpartisans groups have down a great job,” he said. “We’re pleased with what has gone on so far.”

Smith said registration drives should always strive to be nonpartisan.

“Getting the most people to vote is the goal,” she said. “It shouldn’t matter who you support. Republicans and Democrats should try to work together as much as possible to push students to register and not necessarily push them to support one candidate.”

Smith also said registration drives are a good way to remind students of the importance of being politically active.

“I’ve talked to a lot of my friends and they still don’t care about the election or registering to vote,” she said. “Students should care about the future of the country. Students have no reason to complain about the government if they don’t get registered and vote.”

Mitman agreed and said all students, and especially juniors and seniors, should want to have an impact on the future of the country.

“As a senior, this president will really impact my life when I try to find a job after graduation,” she said. “So this election is really crucial.”