City
State Court Orders Congressional Redistricting in New York Once More
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The Appellate Division of the State Supreme Court ordered that the New York State congressional maps be redrawn.
City
Tompkins County “I Voted” Sticker Contest Winner Announced
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Dakota Tseng won the Tompkins County Board of Elections “I voted” sticker contest with a design that features a cat in a field of flowers.
News
Student Assembly Forum Sparks Discussion on Cornell Administration, Free Speech and Resource Access
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The candidates for Student Assembly president and executive vice president discussed free speech, Cornell’s administration and their qualifications at a Q&A-style forum on Tuesday.
News
Student Assembly Passes Protection on Students’ Right to Protest, Debates Rules for Upcoming Election
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On Thursday, the Student Assembly passed resolutions to protect free speech on campus and amend S.A. election procedures.
News
Student Assembly Elects New VP of External Affairs, Shares Pollack’s Responses to Resolutions
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Student Assembly started the semester with elections and resolution updates during the first meeting.
City
Local and Statewide Elections Bring Sweeping Victories for Democrats
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Here are the results, prior to the mail-in ballot count, of the 2022 midterm elections at the local and state level.
Columns
GUEST ROOM | Your Vote Matters
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When juxtaposed with the housing and location stability that many adults enjoy, it’s no wonder that our voter participation rates are so staggering. With the addition of on-campus polling places this year due to fierce student advocacy, voting will become a little easier for some Cornellians. However, since significant percentages of our domestic student population live outside of New York state, in order to participate in this year’s elections, they likely will have had to navigate the same absentee ballot request process that I struggled with.
News
Jamie McLeod-Skinner M.R.P. ’95 Wins Primary Against Kurt Schrader ’73, Moving on to General for Oregon’s 5th District
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Jamie McLeod-Skinner M.R.P. ’95 won the Democratic primary for Oregon’s 5th congressional district against fellow Cornellian and 7-term incumbent Kurt Schrader ’73 back in May. McLeod-Skinner now makes her bid for representative in the November general election.
Student Assembly Elections
As S.A. Voting Continues, Candidates Campaign While Students Remain Apathetic
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Although candidates are making tremendous effort to garner support for their campaigns while SA voting is open, many students say they do not know much about the S.A. or what its purpose is.
2020 election
ONONYE | Block or Unfollow? Losing Friends During the 2020 Election
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Raise your hand if you’ve lost a friend or two (or 30!) during this election season. I definitely have. As we finally reach the end of a 2+ year run for the presidency, I can finally reflect on what this election cycle has meant to me. I can list thirty million things, but one of the most significant is that I have lost a few friends.
Up until the 2020 election run, I really believed that I could be friends with anyone regardless of their political ideology. I had done it my entire life.