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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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Mason’s Ongoing Commitment to Civic Engagement
Vice President Rose Pascarell Reflects on Mason’s Legacy of Empowering Student Voters By: Saahiti Kiran Chamala, Mason Votes Managing Editor On November 3rd, Mason Votes […]
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Mason Votes Interview: Rep. James Walkinshaw
Continuing Connolly’s Legacy and Engaging Mason Students in the 2025 Election By: Saahiti Kiran Chamala, Mason Votes Managing Editor On Friday, October 31st, Saahiti Kiran […]
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Election News Archive
VA Voter Registration Deadline is Monday, Oct. 16th!
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...
President’s Message on National Voter Registration Day 2023
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...
National Voter Registration Day 2023
#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...
10 Years In, Mason Lobbies Is Stronger Than Ever
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...
Conservatives React to Election Disappointment
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...
Reactions to Dobbs in the Aftermath of the Midterm Elections
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....
How Did Mason Vote in 2022?
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...
VIDEO: LIVE 2022 Election Night Coverage!
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
Can I Vote at Merten Hall on Election Day?
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...
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