Campus Groups Collaborate on National Voter Registration Day
Are YOU Registered to VOTE? By: Breeze Lawless, Mason Votes Contributor In honor of National Voter Registration Day and Disability Voting Rights Week, student organizations and community volunteers worked together to hold a voter registration drive outside the Johnson Center on Tuesday, September 15th that featured on-site registration opportunities and resources to educate student voters...Continue reading→
Meet the Candidates 2026: Warner vs. Mizusawa
VA Senate Candidates Offer Competing Visions for the Commonwealth By: Tiffany Boggs, Mason Votes Contributor With the 2026 midterm elections less than 50 days away, Virginians prepare to head to the polls to vote who will be in the Virginia Senate to shape the future of Commonwealth. Nicknamed “the world’s greatest deliberative body,” the U.S....Continue reading→
14th Annual 9/11 Day of Service
25 Years Later, 9/11 Brings the Mason Community Together in Service By: Tiffany Boggs, Mason Votes Contributor On September 11, 2001, America changed forever. Twenty‑five years ago, the United States endured one of the most devastating terrorist attacks in our history, cutting short thousands of innocent lives. Many students and young Americans of today were...Continue reading→
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, November 11th, Mason Votes sat down with Professor Jennifer Nicoll Victor, associate professor of political science in the Schar School, to explore the implications of Virginia’s recent gubernatorial election for...Continue reading→
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 Government’s First-Year and Upper Level Democracy Lab students gathered for a watch party to see the outcomes of each of the elections across the country. With pizza and drinks provided,...Continue reading→
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 on Tuesday, November 4, 2025 to cast their ballots for Virginia’s next governor, lieutenant governor, attorney general, and more during an off-year election. Merten Hall is the home of Fairfax’s...Continue reading→
“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 a decisive triple victory in the statewide elections—winning the offices of Governor, Lieutenant Governor, and Attorney General in a night that energized supporters and underscored the party’s growing strength across...Continue reading→
COMM 374: Political Journalism Class Spotlight
Virginia, New Jersey, New York City Focus of Students’ 2025 Off-Year Election Coverage By: Eugenio Mulero, Adjunct Faculty, Department of Communication The country’s political class likes to make a big deal out of the off-year elections. The battle to determine the next occupants of the governor’s mansions in New Jersey and Virginia are viewed with...Continue reading→
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 on November 4th to learn more about what issues and candidates were motivating student voters in 2025. Voters were asked to complete an anonymous exit survey after voting at Mason’s...Continue reading→
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 entrance of Merten Hall on Election Day, encouraging students to vote and offering sweet treats in return. Vote 4 Equality, GMU Dems, College Republicans, NextGen America, Student Media, and Mason...Continue reading→