A guide to voting in this year’s midterm elections

Election Day is less than two weeks away, and early voting begins this week. Get to know New York’s candidates and prepare to cast your ballot with WSN’s midterm voting guide.

Connor Patton, Contributing Writer • October 27, 2022

Early voting for New York’s midterm elections begins on Saturday, Oct. 29, and New Yorkers are preparing to cast their ballots for several consequential races ahead of Election...

Editorial: New York Democrats failed to protect voting rights

New York Republicans launched a well-funded campaign to defeat voting rights ballot initiatives. Democrats did not respond with the same effort or coordination. As a result, barriers to electoral participation, particularly for young people, will be upheld.

WSN Editorial Board • November 15, 2021

New York Democrats failed to launch a coordinated campaign to protect voting rights through ballot Proposals 3 and 4 this November, leading to their rejection by voters. As New...

On Highly Anticipated Election Day, NYU Goes to the Polls

NYU students headed to the polls Tuesday to cast their votes for the 2018 midterm elections.

Meghna Maharishi and Jared Peraglia • November 6, 2018

With the possibility of Democrats taking control of the House of Representatives and gaining the ability to check the Trump Administration’s power, students across the university...

NYU Wants You to Vote

Meghna Maharishi, Contributing Writer • September 26, 2018

NYU pushed for students to make their voices heard at the polls and register to vote on Tuesday.

How You Can Vote in the Sept. 13 Primary Election

Here's how and where to vote in the primary elections.

Alex Domb, News Editor • September 12, 2018

Here's how and where to vote in the primary elections.

Our Absentee Voting System Is the Worst

Andrew Heying, Contributing Writer • November 4, 2016

Absentee Voting is overly complicated to the point where some college students’ votes are never even counted.

Restrictive Voting Laws Extend Past the South

WSN Editorial Board • October 13, 2016

Until New York reforms its own voting process, state officials have no legitimate argument to make against conservative state legislatures taking advantage of the Supreme Court ruling.

Millennials Should Be Excited for Clinton

Annie Cohen, Staff Writer • September 26, 2016

Hillary Clinton is not Donald Trump with a few different policies and a better makeup artist. She is an intelligent, hardworking woman who has already accomplished an astonishing amount for this country, and who will continue to do so if elected president.

Judgment Looms for Uninformed Voters

Zoe Hall, Copy Chief • September 26, 2016

This election season, for many, is a bit of a downer. But instead of concerning ourselves so much with the most celebrated — and depressing — race, we should divert our attention towards those running in races that aren’t as flashy: judges.

Don’t Let Your First Election Pass Without Voting

Maria Puertas, Contributing Writer • September 7, 2016

WSN provides a student voter's handbook with important tips, tricks and deadlines for successfully voting this coming November.

Council Elections Deserve Student Attention

Paris Martineau, Staff Writer • April 25, 2016

An uninformed student body is not fit to foster a culture of activism and enact change.

New York Must Reform Voter Registration to Include Those Registered as Independent

WSN Editorial Board • April 13, 2016

With a primary that excludes Independents and a registration system that discriminates against them, New York State primary voting combines the worst of all worlds.