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Students of Color Recount First-Time Voting Experiences
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Students reflect on how this year’s election affects Americans of color.
The Cornell Daily Sun (https://cornellsun.com/tag/election-2020/page/2/)
Students reflect on how this year’s election affects Americans of color.
International students voiced fear over how the results of the election would shape future immigration policy.
Rep. Tom Reed (R-N.Y.) declared victory in his reelection campaign for New York’s 23rd Congressional District at a small election night gathering in Corning around 11 p.m. Tuesday night. A delay in results caused by a high volume of mail-in ballots, however, means Reed and Democratic challenger Tracy Mitrano J.D. ’95 won’t know for several days the official and final results of their second head-to-head race.
“The people of Ohio are very proud of me,” the president said regarding his alleged involvement in the Big Ten season. Of course, Ohio, a key battleground state, is home to Big Ten contender The Ohio State University, whose fanbase is theoretically composed of voters who Trump hopes will fill in the bubble next to his name on Election Day to swing the state red.
Whether this is your first or fifth presidential election, here’s what you need to know about voting on Nov. 3.
With early voting for the presidential election having ended on Sunday, Tompkins County said it’s prepared to process the next wave of ballots.
Congressional candidates Rep. Tom Reed (R-N.Y.) and Tracy Mitrano J.D. ’95 went head-to-head, debating over COVID-19 responses, police reform and early voting.
Prof. Doug Kriner, government, moderated a panel that featured Marc Lacey ’87, national editor of The New York Times, and an array of government professors who shared their perspectives on the trends of the looming election.
The Working Families Party in New York State is at risk of losing its spot on future ballots if it doesn’t reach 130,000 votes for President. This third party is a left-wing advocate for social democracy and progressivism and it’s best known for its support of democratic challengers to moderate incumbents across the state. With new rules raising the minimum votes required for a third party’s spot on the ballot, WFP is at risk of fading away. In 2019, Governor Andrew Cuomo formed a commission to reform the campaign finance system in New York. One of the commission’s decisions was to increase the threshold of votes necessary to keep a third party on the ballot in future elections.
Klarman Hall’s namesake has a history of spending big on politics. This election cycle, Seth Klarman ’79 donated over $5 million, mostly to Democratic candidates.