By Lorelei Talley
With the midterm election approaching on Nov. 3, many UMD students feel that the university’s outreach for voting could be improved. Some students said that UMD should be making it a priority to motivate students to vote. Continue reading UMD students share mixed opinions on voting education, available resources
By Danielle Ngamegni
TerpsVote and University of Maryland Libraries hosted a nonpartisan Absentee Ballot Day to assist UMD students looking to vote by mail on Tuesday. Continue reading UMD TerpsVote hosts Absentee Ballot Day event, making mail-in voting accessible
By Anastasia Merkulova After waiting hours to vote, some University of Maryland students believe the campus should implement more efficient voting protocols. Large crowds of students voted in the presidential election at Adele H. Stamp Student Union on Tuesday, some standing in line for hours. Students had to vote at assigned polling locations on election day, which was likely Stamp or College Park City Hall … Continue reading UMD students gripe with on-campus voting process
By Andrew Mollenauer Election Perspectives: With just one day until the 2024 election, students in College Park are ready to make their voices heard. TerpsVote and VOTE (Fearlessly)! Have partnered since early in the semester to offer a mobile “pop-up” display as a resource for voter registration and education. Our reporter, Ashna Balroop, stopped by the voter engagement space recently to ask fellow students their … Continue reading TOP-SHELLF
By Maristela Romero Civic engagement groups increased their presence across campus to provide information and resources for casting votes as a last hoorah before the midterm elections Tuesday. The Student Government Association (SGA) has particularly intensified their efforts through their coalition TerpsVote and by implementing a new initiative: handing out free envelopes and stamps at their office for students to mail in their absentee ballots. … Continue reading Election countdown has campus civic engagement in full force
By Maristela Romero Political groups across the local and state community are gearing up to encourage a younger demographic to register to vote as the Maryland gubernatorial election nears. Gov. Larry Hogan, who is the second Republican in Maryland to be elected as governor in the last 50 years, is campaigning for re-election against Democratic candidate Ben Jealous while on and off-campus organizations target young … Continue reading Efforts to increase the youth vote this November go beyond campus limits
