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Day 2 Recap (Tuesday, October 13, 2020) By: Safiya Khan, Mason Votes 2020 Online Editorial Team On Tuesday, October 13th, Supreme Court Nominee Amy Coney Barrett sat for the second day of hearings in front of the Senate Judiciary Committee for over eleven hours, portraying herself as an independent judge lacking an agenda. Here are...

Mike Pence and Kamala Harris Debate in Utah By: Nadia Faour, Mason Votes 2020 Online Editorial Team A lot has changed since September 29th when Trump and Biden faced off in the first presidential debate of the 2020 election. (One Mason student described that event as “the most aggressive presidential debate” they had ever seen)....

Students describe how they felt after watching Donald Trump and Joe Biden go head-to-head during the debate on Sept. 29 By: Sudiksha Kochi, Fourth Estate Staff Writer This story was originally published on gmufourthestate.com. Fourth Estate is Mason’s official student-run newspaper. Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden and Republican President Donald Trump faced off in the...

Early and Absentee Voting is Already Underway in Virginia By: Derek Bowers, Mason Votes 2020 Online Editorial Team With the November 3rd less than 30 days away, now is the time to make your plan to vote. The state of Virginia offers early voting both in person and through absentee (mail in) ballots. To register...

Pence and Harris Face Off in Salt Lake City By: Jayla Brown, Mason Votes 2020 Online Editorial Team With only 27 days left until the 2020 Presidential Election, the debates are dominating the conversation and tension is high for tonight’s vice presidential face off in Salt Lake City, Utah. On Wednesday, October 7, 2020, at...

On September 17, 1787, the delegates to the Constitutional Convention met for the last time to sign the document they had created. Today, we celebrate this achievement and reflect on what the United States Constitution means to each of us. To help the Mason community observe Constitution Day 2020, Student Media has put together a...

How to Vote During a Pandemic On Wednesday, September 16, 2020, Mason Votes co-hosted a virtual panel discussion featuring Schar School professors Dr. Jennifer Victor and Dr. Robert McGrath, and Mason student and chief election officer Jean Thoensen. For those who weren’t able to tune into the live Zoom broadcast, organizers recorded the discussion and...

One way to do your part to make sure that the 2020 election goes as smoothly as possible is to become a poll worker. A well-staffed polling place is less likely to experience long lines on Election Day, helping more people vote by reducing barriers to participation. Research from past elections indicates that long lines...