Possibly one of the biggest contributing factors to poor voter turnout for college students is the tedious process of absentee voting.

With requirements varying from state-to-state, and information difficult to track down at times, students often choose not to vote rather than taking the time to go through the steps of voting before election day.

Tennessee Journalist Reporter Benjamin Dishong spoke with UT students who are struggling to vote for the first time in 2008, and some who will not vote because they find the process too complicated.