Some Boston University students often find themselves too busy to be politically active, but with the November election just around the corner, BU's Student Union is trying to make it easier for students to get more involved by partnering with Turbovote.

The organization, which was founded by three graduate students from the John F. Kennedy School of Government, is a nonpartisan project of Democracy Works Inc. that makes it easy for students to vote and register from home, according to its website.

It provides prospective voters with completed absentee ballot request forms and postage-paid envelopes. Once people fill out and send their forms, local elections boards send out absentee ballots, according to the website.

TurboVote makes voting in local and national elections as easy as ordering from the online movie service Netflix, Union representatives said.

Union President and College of Arts and Sciences senior Arthur Emma said he is confident about TurboVote's prospects at BU and hopes the organization will be successful in mobilizing out-of-state students.

"[Wide applicability] is the reason why TurboVote is going to be so huge. . .this process pertains to anyone who comes from the 29 states listed on the website," Emma said. "Because it doesn't just apply to Massachusetts voters, it really is a great way to politically mobilize our student community."

Funding for the absentee ballot postage comes from the Dean of Student's Office and private donations, Emma said.

Union has already registered about 700 students and is hoping to get at least 2,000 before the November election, Emma said.

"Many people say that young people aren't voting at high rates because we're apathetic or because we're lazy," said CAS senior Sarah Sullivan. "I think that often, young people aren't voting because the voting procedure seems complicated and inaccessible. And that's what TurboVote is going to change."

Sullivan, who ran for state representative of the 17th Suffolk District earlier this year, said although TurboVote did not play a role in her sticker campaign, she thinks it makes the voting process a lot more accessible to young people.

Young people's political engagement is important because "democracy functions best when we have all voices participating," she said.

Emma also said that while the Union is making great strides to mobilize student voters, it's maintaining distance from partisan political groups on campus.

"We've reached out to tons of groups so far," he said. "But the one thing about TurboVote, though, is that it's completely nonpartisan. We're really careful not to partner with political organizations on campus too closely, but we're definitely working with them to make this project a success."

Keya Vakil, a sophomore in the College of Communication, said he has heard of TurboVote through its advertisements on campus and generally approves of the idea.

"I don't know a lot about [TurboVote], but why not take advantage of it?" he said. "I think for college students who want to vote back in their home state, it's a good addition to the voting process. Hopefully, it'll make students less apathetic and more empowered."

CAS sophomore Kristen Macher said she hadn't heard of the project, but welcomes any method that might make it easier for college students to make it to the polls.

"I myself was wondering how I was going to be able to get out and vote with all the elections coming up," Macher said. "How could anyone not want to take advantage of this?"