It's getting to be that time of year where normally, the upcoming presidential election would be the top story, but coronavirus has pushed and changed primaries and now has many wondering how we'll vote come November.

Still, a professor and her students at the College of Saint Rose are still working hard to make sure people are registered.

Professor Dr. Ryane Straus has been teaching Introduction to American Politics at Saint Rose for 15 years. When the 2016 election year rolled around, she started taking students to public places all across Albany to help get people registered to vote.

Last fall, they stayed on campus and in the Pine Hills neighborhood and had their best registration drive so far, registering 122 people, mostly college students.

So when they had to move everything online because their recent voter registration drive could no longer be held in person, the same idea applied.

"What that told me, was that the newer students in particular who are just turning 18 and are at college for the first time and haven't yet registered to vote, is really the population we should be targeting," Straus said.

The students in her classes reached out on social media and via email, but found many of their friends had already registered their senior year of high school, due to a required government class that encourages anyone who is 18 to register as soon as they're eligible. Still, students in Straus' class managed to get 22 people to take action.

If you haven't registered to vote yet, you can do that in New York State at the NY Board of Elections or the DMV. If you're located elsewhere, visit here.

One of the students also says if you're applying for public assistance, there is a voter registration form included with that application which can easily be filled out.