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The Observer | Thursday, October 13, 2022
“For the 1st time ever … I VOTED!” A message sent to my family group chat on November 3, 2020 at 7:12 a.m. My mother had just left her regular 12-hour graveyard shift at the police dispatch. While most people would be hauling it to sleep after clocking out, she was among the first in
Notre Dame Write to Vote | Thursday, September 29, 2022
“The ballot is stronger than the bullet.” And coming from Abraham Lincoln, that must really mean something. All jokes aside, ballots stitch our democracy together. Without them, the power of leaders would go unchecked, public interests would be sacrificed for personal gain and the government of the people, by the people, for the people would
Claire Rafford | Tuesday, September 25, 2018
Notre Dame’s student senate spent the majority of its weekly meeting discussing voter registration and ways to engage the Notre Dame student body politically. ND Votes co-chair and sophomore Michael Marotta spoke about the ways the organization is trying to engage campus ahead of November’s midterm elections. “ND Votes is a nonpartisan voter registration, voter
Andrew Bennis | Wednesday, September 27, 2017
With the 2016 election a thing of the past, NDVotes will shift its focus to encouraging voter education and civic engagement amongst the University’s student body. Coming off of a presidential election year, NDVotes is looking for new ways to keep students engaged in the political process, NDVotes co-chair and junior Kylie Ruscheinski said. “Voter registration is what
Natalie Weber | Tuesday, October 4, 2016
With the presidential election almost one month away, NDVotes, a campus club which promotes political engagement and informed voting, is hosting its Voter Education Week to help students reflect on the importance of voting and make educated decisions in their voting. For many, this week is the last chance to register to vote and NDVotes
Emma O'Brien | Thursday, September 29, 2016
The Saint Mary’s College Democrats is holding a voter registration drive throughout this week, with the goal of helping students exercise a civic duty, club treasurer Meredith Mackowicz said. “[Voting is] your responsibility as a citizen, as an American, as a person in this generation who cares about the future of our country,” Mackowicz said. College Democrats
Emily McConville | Tuesday, August 23, 2016
When freshman Kyle Hyland walked past the ND Votes table on the second floor of Coleman-Morse on Monday, junior Andrew Pott and sophomore Thomas Krill waved him down, asking if he had registered to vote. Hyland had. Had he requested an absentee ballot? He had not. Would he like to? Sure. Krill walked him through
Selena Ponio | Friday, February 12, 2016
As election season progresses, NDVotes ’16 will be hosting a training session aimed at improving public dialogue titled “Voter Mobilization: Training in Civic Reflection” this Saturday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., as part of its broader goal of initiating conversations on campus about political and civic actions. Rosie McDowell, faculty advisor for NDVotes ’16, said this student-driven
Lucas Masin-Moyer | Friday, November 13, 2015
Thursday night in Geddes Hall, NDVotes ’16, a student task force aimed at increasing political engagement, hosted an open mic night. The goal of the forum, according to NDVotes member and event moderator Nikki Steiner, was to allow students to express their views on the upcoming election and the political process. “We wanted to hear what the