In anticipation of the November election, Michaela Fogarty PZ ‘22 encourages college students to become poll workers to preserve democracy.
Tag: Voting
Claremont City Council decision will divide 5Cs into three voting districts
Claremont’s city council voted Tuesday to move to a by-district system of elections, an action that splits the 5Cs into three separate voting districts. Before the 3-2 vote, the city council held at-large elections to elect its five members. Under the new system, each city council member will be elected
Student groups register voters at the 5Cs ahead of midterm elections
In preparation for the midterm elections coming this November, several student groups across all the Claremont Colleges have been actively helping students register to vote and attain their absentee ballots this past month. Groups such as 5C Democrats, College Community Action Network, Laspa Center for Leadership, 5C Planned Parenthood, and
OPINION: For a more just justice system, start with reinstating the vote
Though the Constitution originally allowed states to determine who had the right to vote, there have been important moments in our history that have led the United States to standardize certain requirements. We now find ourselves confronting yet another of these issues requiring a constitutional amendment: felon disenfranchisement. The method
5C Community Expresses Shock, Seeks Unity After Trump Victory
Shortly before the election results started to roll in Tuesday, the Pitzer College Student Senate promoted Pitzer Activities’ election night party on Facebook by proclaiming that there would be “a legendary balloon drop to celebrate the election of our next President!” A few hours later, it was all over. The balloon