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“A Great Night for Democrats”
Officials and Organizers Celebrate Historic Sweep in Virginia’s Statewide Elections By: Saahiti Kiran Chamala, Mason Votes Managing Editor On Tuesday, November 4th, Virginia Democrats scored […]
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How Did Mason Vote in 2025?
510 In-Person Votes Cast on Election Day and 26.25% Overall Voter Turnout Reported at Fairfax’s University Precinct Student Media conducted exit polling outside Merten Hall […]
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Student Organizations Pack Merten Hall on Election Day 2025
Partisan and Nonpartisan Groups Provided Treats for On-Campus Voters at Merten Hall By: Rithvik Hari, Mason Votes Contributor Partisan and nonpartisan student organizations lined the […]
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LIVE Election Updates: 2025
Mason Votes will be providing LIVE election night updates throughout the evening, so keep refreshing this post for the latest news and results! By: Saahiti […]
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GOP Candidates Make Final Push in Manassas, VA
Virginia’s Republican Candidates Host Final Campaign Event of 2025 Election By: Rithvik Hari, Fourth Estate Staff Writer This story was originally published on gmufourthestate.com. Fourth […]
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What Does the Lieutenant Governor Do? (and Who’s Running?)
Two Women of Color Vie for Lieutenant Governor in Historic Race By: Alex Russell, Mason Votes Alumni Contributor The 2021 Virginia General Election will take place on Tuesday, November 2, but in-person early voting is already underway in the Commonwealth (September 17th was the first day of early voting). The last day for early, in-person...
VP Kamala Harris Visits Mason on National Voter Registration Day
Vice Presidential Visit Spotlights Student Civic Engagement FAIRFAX, VA — Vice President Kamala Harris visited George Mason University’s Fairfax campus on Tuesday, September 28th to commemorate National Voter Registration Day and encourage students to vote: “Democracy is at its strongest when everyone participates.” “Elections matter. Your organizing ability and your power really matters.” Harris began...
National Voter Registration Day 2021
#NationalVoterRegistrationDay is Tuesday, September 28, 2021! Are you registered? Tuesday, October 12, 2021 is the deadline to register to vote or update an existing registration. Learn more: elections.virginia.gov/registration There’s no time like NOW to make sure you are registered to vote or to update your voter registration with your current address. Visit vote.gov to find...
Mason Recognized As “Voter-Friendly Campus”
Strong Student Voter Turnout Earns Mason ‘Voter-Friendly’ Campus Recognition By: Jeanene Harris, Communication Officer/Mobile Journalist, Office of Communications This story was originally published on March 17th, 2021. George Mason University, the largest and most diverse public research university in the Commonwealth of Virginia, was named a “Voter Friendly Campus” as the result of a campus-wide strategy to increase...
Northam Says “Yes” to Marijuana Legalization in Virginia
Racial Justice Advocates Call for Equitable Distribution of Tax Revenue By: Zoe Hundertmark, Guest Contributor, COMM 145 (Newspaper Workshop I) Student November’s election included big wins for the legalization of marijuana and decriminalization of drugs, with a host of ballot measures passing in multiple states. New Jersey, Arizona, South Dakota, and Montana all passed legislation...
Conceding the Presidency More Than an Antiquated Political Tradition
A Peaceful Transition is Essential to the American Experiment By: Alex Russell, Mason Votes 2020 Online Editorial Team The mechanics of the peaceful transfer of power of the U.S. presidency to a new administration is something we don’t think about very often. Every four years, we take for granted that the candidate who doesn’t win...
The Other Big Winner in 2020: Legal Marijuana
Five States Approve Marijuana Legalization Measures By: Derek Bowers, Mason Votes 2020 Online Editorial Team As the dust settles on the 2020 presidential election, another winner emerges to join President-Elect Biden, legalized marijuana. Through state ballot questions presented to voters, four states voted to legalize recreational marijuana for its citizens, and by healthy margins. Voters...
How Did Mason Vote in 2020?
Joseph Robinette Biden is President-Elect and Kamala Devi Harris is Vice President-Elect After a tense week of ballot counting and uncertainty, Democrat Joseph Robinette Biden was elected the 46th president of the United States on Saturday, November 7th as it became clear he had secured the 270 electoral college votes necessary to defeat Republican incumbent...
Watch: LIVE 2020 Coverage!
Students from Mason Cable Network and Mason Votes Collaborate on LIVE 2020 Election Night Broadcast Watch individual interviews with Mason experts: youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-nrkJmJOwW38RppNZL9M7Pr7MhZM7QUI Watch the full broadcast via YouTube below (youtube.com/MasonCableNetwork): youtube.com/watch?v=tr3p2tKmEFs&feature=emb_title