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What the 2025 Elections Mean for Students
Insights from Professor Jennifer Victor Shed Light on the Shifting Landscape of Democracy at Mason By: Saahiti Kiran Chamala, Mason Votes Managing Editor On Tuesday, […]
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Schar School Students Reacts to Virginia Elections
Democracy Lab’s Election Night Watch Party By: Rithvik Hari, Mason Votes Contributor As polls closed on Tuesday, November 4th, the Schar School of Policy and […]
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2025 Election Day Activities @ Merten Hall
On-Campus Voters Make Their Voices Heard in Off-Year Election Photos/Video by: Joylin Ting, Mason Votes Contributor The Mason community turned out to Merten Hall […]
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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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Election News Archive
Closing the Gender Gap
Photo by: USA Today It is not unknown that President Obama’s performance at the first debate was less than stellar; substantially decreasing the comfortable lead he once held in the polls. In a USA Today/ Gallup poll released yesterday, it became evident that Governor Romney’s rise can be much attributed to women voters, particularly in...
Preview of the Second Presidential Debate
Tonight at Hofstra University the two candidates for President will face off in what could be characterized as the most anticipated rematches in modern debate history. Coming off of a less than stellar performance in the first debate, President Obama will be attempting to rebound and seize back the momentum he allowed Mitt Romney to...
GMU Chapter of NAACP: “What’s Your Stance?” Series
Photo by Frank Ross| BigGovernment.com On Thursday, October 4, the day after the first presidential debate the George Mason chapter of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) held their first segment of their “What’s Your Stance” series leading up to the November 6 Presidential Election. Mason students met with Mike Everest,...
Biden Defends Obama in Last Night’s Debate
If you watched last week’s debate between President Obama and Governor Mitt Romney you may have notice that Obama did not bring up many arguments in his debate. In last night’s debate with Vice President Joe Biden and Congressman Paul Ryan, the Vice President made many of the arguments that the president failed to make...
Paul Ryan and Joe Biden Clash in VP Debate Tonight
Seven-term Wisconsin Congressman Paul Ryan will make his national debate debut tonight as he steps on the same stage as the Vice President of the United States, Joe Biden. Ryan and Biden will only have this one encounter on a debate stage this election cycle. Four years ago, Biden went toe-to-toe with Alaska Gov. Sarah...
Debate Watch Party Tomorrow
Cover Photo Taken by: Jasmine Young (last debate watch) The Second Debate Watch party will take place tomorrow in the J.C Atrium. There was a huge turnout at the first debate watch party last week. Tomorrow’s debate will be between Vice- President Joe Biden and Congressman Paul Ryan. The topics for this debate are foreign and domestic policy. Moderating the debate is...
Supreme Court Takes Up Affirmative Action Case
The cover photo is a file from the Wikimedia Commons. Abigail Fisher is a native of Sugar Land, Texas and was denied admissions as an undergrad applicant to the University of Texas at Austin. She accuses the University of Texas of illegally discriminating against her. Fisher accuses them because she was a part of a pool...
Voter Registration Deadline October 15, 2012
The deadline to register to vote in Virginia is Monday October 15, 2012. Lauren Poe with Mason Votes explains how you can register to vote on campus, where you can vote on November 6, and what you need to bring to the polls. [youtube]http://youtu.be/nKa73KL7h90[/youtube]
Role of Religion in Presidential Election
GMU Arlington Campus Event, October 11, 2012, Founders Hall, 6 – 7:15pm
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