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The University of Pittsburgh's Daily Student Newspaper

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The University of Pittsburgh's Daily Student Newspaper

The Pitt News

A voter registration table with signs encouraging people to register to vote.

Voter registration groups share campus canvassing experiences

By Adrienne Cahillane, Contributing Editor September 18, 2024
Students involved in voter turnout efforts share stories and favorite parts of the job.
A student’s guide to registering and voting in the 2024 presidential election

A student’s guide to registering and voting in the 2024 presidential election

By Emma Hannan, Staff Writer August 23, 2024
For many college students, the 2024 presidential election will be their first experience at the voting booth. To be ready for the Nov. 5 election, students must register to vote by Oct. 21.
Editorial: Voting is still your civic duty, even during a pandemic

Editorial: Voting is still your civic duty, even during a pandemic

By The Pitt News Editorial Board March 24, 2020
It’s vital that everyone who is registered to vote in Pennsylvania — and anywhere else in the U.S., for that matter — keep track of the date of any and all upcoming elections and prioritize voting.
Pitt students line up to register to vote outside the William Pitt Union.

Voting groups work to register students before Oct. 7 deadline

By Ashton Crawley, For The Pitt News September 29, 2019
Though the 2020 presidential campaign is still more than a year off, voters in Pittsburgh can still prepare to vote in a number of local and statewide races Nov. 5. 
Taylor Swift performs on Dec. 10, 2017, in London. (Doug Peters/EMPICS Entertainment/Abaca Press/TNS)

Editorial: Taylor Swift: voting champion, politically ignorant

By The Pitt News Editorial Board October 10, 2018
Taylor Swift took to Instagram Sunday to denounce Republican candidates and champion liberal causes. Encouraging voting is a good thing, but she’s hardly the progressive queen she paints herself as.
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