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Same Day Registration & Provisional Ballot Information In 2022, Virginia’s General Assembly passed legislation that allows Commonwealth voters to register at any time, up to and including Election Day. Prior to the new law going into effect, registration was closed 21 days before an election and there was no way to vote if you missed...

Deadline to Register to Vote in Virginia is Monday, October 16, 2023. Don’t Forget to Register or Verify: elections.virginia.gov/registration If you have already registered in Virginia: Check your registration and confirm that you are registered at your current address, find your polling location, or update your registration online at elections.virginia.gov before Oct. 16, 2023. If...

Watch President Washington’s video message to the Mason community on National Voter Registration Day 2023 > Patriots, You have a voice in determining the future of your community, state and country. Better yet, you have a vote. Voting is fundamental to our democracy and to your future as an engaged citizen.  That’s why each year...

#NationalVoterRegistrationDay is Tuesday, September 19, 2023! Are you registered? Don’t forget to register to vote or update your 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 out how. Watch President Washington’s...

Students Return to In-Person Lobbying in 2023 By: Orlando Cabrera, Mason Votes Online Editorial Team RICHMOND, VA—On a brisk January morning, two days after the start of the Spring semester, a bus pulls off East Broad Street onto Eleventh Street. The day begins in the East Reading Room of the Library of Virginia. Virginia Secretary...

Questions Remain as “Red Wave” Fails to Materialize By: Jacob Pritchard, Mason Votes 2022 Online Editorial Team In the 2022 midterm elections, the Republican Party garnered a weak victory in the House instead of the predicted “Red Wave,” and failed to take the Senate. Many Republicans and other conservatives at Mason have strong thoughts on...

Reproductive Rights Motivated Many Students to Vote By: Clarita Orosco, Mason Votes 2022 Online Editorial Team This past summer, on June 24th and after 50 years of precedent, the Supreme Court overturned the landmark case known as Roe v. Wade. Protests were held in DC, as well as all over the nation. In Dobbs v....

Over 250 Mason Students Voted at Merten Hall on Election Day Student Media, Mason Cable Network, and Mason Votes conducted exit polling outside Merten Hall on November 8th to learn more about what issues and candidates were motivating student voters in 2022. Students were asked to complete a short exit survey after voting at Mason’s...

Students from Mason Cable Network, Fourth Estate, and Mason Votes Collaborated to Create a LIVE 2022 Election Night Broadcast. WATCH NOW on YOUTUBE: youtube.com/watch?v=BGOJaBLzwsI

If You Live On Campus, the Answer Is YES! But Keep Reading… If you’re a Mason student living in an on-campus residence hall, you may be wondering if you can vote at Merten Hall on Election Day (Tuesday, November 8th). The short answer is yes, but there are a few things you should know… Virginia’s...

A Tasty Reminder to VOTE on Tuesday, November 8th Student Media, Mason Votes, and Mason’s student chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists teamed up to host an election-themed cookie decorating contest one week before Election Day 2022. 40+ students stopped by the event to decorate a cookie and share their creation via social media...

Mason Students Share What’s Motivating Them in 2022 The students of COMM 145 (Newspaper Workshop I) interviewed their peers on why voting is important and which issues were influencing their vote in 2022. Here is what they found… Special thanks the students of COMM 145: Madalyn Godfrey, Carson Alger, Claire Kim, and Peter Hoang. Video...