From how COVID-19 is impacting voters to the history of the mail-in voting, explore the Daily Bruin’s coverage of the 2020 election.
Civic participation is critical for sustained change, especially in a year of immense upheaval. The anticipation for the upcoming election is steadily building — Nov. 3 is less than a month away and California voters are receiving their mail-in ballots. Read more...
Photo: (Daily Bruin file photo) Voting is a necessary part of civic responsibility, but students should actively search for other ways to get involved and make a difference in their communities.
This post was updated Oct. 11 at 7:31 p.m. Voting has never been easy – and this year’s election appears to come with more challenges than ever. Read more...
Photo: California should make Election Day a state holiday to increase accessibility to voting. As one of the largest states to do so, it could place pressure on the federal government to follow suit. (Daily Bruin file photo)
America is weeks away from the 2020 elections, and to date, the Democratic Party has fallen short in recognizing the 32 million eligible voters key to winning back Congress and the White House – Latinos. Read more...
Photo: The Democratic Party must recognize and listen to the voices of Latino voters in the upcoming presidential election. (Liz Ketcham/Daily Bruin senior staff)
An upcoming presidential election may not be the first thing on voters’ minds amid the turmoil of a global pandemic. But it should be. The sudden shift of public agenda due to the COVID-19 pandemic has, in turn, changed what we can expect from the 2020 presidential election. Read more...
Photo: Voter turnout has been historically low among youth. Coupled with a global pandemic that has turned in-person voting into a prominent health risk, the youth vote may suffer a sharp hit in the upcoming general elections. Student organizations must combat this by providing virtual programming to educate students on important social problems and encourage them to vote. (Liz Ketcham/Daily Bruin senior staff)
This post was updated May 22 at 8:24 p.m. All registered voters in the state of California may vote by mail in the upcoming general election in November, following an executive order from California Gov. Read more...
Photo: All registered voters in the state of California may vote by mail in the November general election after California Gov. Gavin Newsom issued an executive order. (Daily Bruin file photo)
While presidential elections in the United States are often fraught with controversy, intrigue and memorable sound bites, never before have we had an election cycle quite like this one. Read more...
Photo: Many primary elections across the United States have been postponed, adding uncertainty to how the presidential election will be conducted in November. (Daily Bruin file photo)
This post was updated April 17 at 10:23 p.m. A recent report from the UCLA Voting Rights Project recommends that legislators and election officials start considering a vote-by-mail system to preserve Americans’ right to vote in the upcoming primary and general elections. Read more...
Photo: A paper from the UCLA Voting Rights Project is recommending that legislators adopt a vote-by-mail system in order to ensure that people can continue to vote throughout the coronavirus pandemic. Some states across the United States have postponed primary elections because of concerns over the pandemic. (Daily Bruin file photo)
