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Election judges play key role in helping Election Day run smoothly

By Colm Slevin, Staff Writer • October 28, 2020

Nora Blithe Runsdorf has served as an election judge for 39 years and is responsible for helping train poll workers and answering all questions that come up and run a fair and clean election on Election Day.

NextGen voters turned away at polls

By Erica Guthrie, Staff Writer • November 19, 2018

Some students were confused and frustrated when they couldn’t vote after registering with NextGen America. NextGen America registered thousands of students to vote on Pitt’s campus — though some were still turned away at the polls.

Lamb vs. Saccone: National attention on Pa’s 18th District

By John Hamilton / Managing Editor • March 13, 2018

Voters are going to the polls today in Pennsylvania’s 18th District to decide between Democrat Conor Lamb and Republican Rick Saccone in a uncharacteristically close race in the deeply Republican district. The...

Students lament low voter turnout at local elections

By Hannah Schneider, For The Pitt News • November 8, 2017

After last year’s presidential election results, Zoe Kovacs didn’t expect to be one of the only people at the polls Tuesday. But when she showed up at Posvar Hall at 2 p.m., she was “appalled”...