voter registration Archives

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

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

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.

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.

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.