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Early voting is set up on the University of Arizona campus to make voting more accessible for all students. The General Election is Nov. 5.

CAPS tackles rising political stress amid election season

Lizzy Sorensen, Arizona Sonoran News
October 31, 2024
Students walk to drop off their ballot or early vote. Early voting continues on the third floor of the Student Union Memorial Center, Santa Cruz room. Early voting continues through Thursday Oct. 31 and election day is on Nov. 5.

First-time student voters weigh in on general election

Mohim Jahongirova and Sophia Hammer
October 30, 2024
A group of University of Arizona community members participate in a Wildcat Town Hall on Oct. 17. The event was organized by the group Arizona Town Hall, the Associated Students of the University of Arizona and the UA School of Government and Public Policy.

Wildcat Town Hall tackles tough questions about effective democracy and voting

Sophia Hammer
October 23, 2024
Community members protesting Proposition 314 march on Congress Street in Downtown Tucson, heading toward Tucson City Hall. Proposition 314, also known as the "Secure the Border Act" would implement various strict border policies.

Arizona Proposition 314: Divided approaches to immigration reform

Topaz Servellon
October 22, 2024
This November, Arizonans will vote on Proposition 139, a measure that, if passed, would enshrine abortion as a right in the Arizona Constitution. The proposition has been a subject of both controversy and support from members of the campus community.

Abortion in Arizona: What to know about Proposition 139

Danielle Hartshorn
October 21, 2024
University Boulevard is home to many restaurants that employ workers in the Tucson and university community. Proposition 138 would affect workers with tipped wages, most often in the food service or hospitality industries.

A tipping point for tipped workers: How Proposition 138 affects Tucsonans

Nandini Manepalli
October 20, 2024
Three students talk to each other as they wait to meet U.S. Senator Mark Kelly on Oct. 15. The University of Arizona Mall held a meet and greet where a former ASUA student body president introduced Kelly.

Latest ABOR meeting raises concerns over voting at Arizona public universities

Jasmine Creighton
October 20, 2024
Jane Fonda speaks before the Get Out The Vote door knocking event on Oct. 18 at the office of Adelita Grijalva. She hosted the event alongside Democratic ACC candidates.

Jane Fonda visits Tucson to support Democratic Arizona Corporation Commission candidates

Sophia Hammer
October 19, 2024
Former President Barack Obama enters the stage inside the Cole and Jeannie Davis Sports Center on Oct. 18. Obama, accompanied by state and local candidates and politicians, spoke to thousands on the UA campus.

Former President Barack Obama holds rally on UA campus

Sam Parker and Kanishka Chinnaraj
October 18, 2024
Speakers from the School of Government and Public Policy discuss the fate of democracy in the United States on Oct. 10. The roundtable discussion event took place at the Manuel Pacheco Integrated Learning Center and was open to the public.

Partisan politics to blame for the nation’s “flawed democracy” status

Lizzy Sorensen, Arizona Sonoran News
October 14, 2024
Adriana Grijalva welcomes students to learn about voting on the UA Mall on Oct. 10. Grijalva, the student body president, is joined by other ASUA members.

ASUA, WEB and ZonaZoo host voter education tabling on UA Mall

Sophia Hammer
October 11, 2024
Governor Tim Walz speaks at a rally at Palo Verde High Magnet School on Oct. 9. The vice presidential candidate made Tucson his final stop on his trip to Arizona to encourage early voting.

Tim Walz holds rally in Tucson

Bailey Ekstrom
October 10, 2024
Senator JD Vance speaks to a crowd of supporters at Tucson Speedway on Oct 9. All four presidential and vice presidential candidates are making stops in Arizona within the same week as early voting starts on Oct. 9.

‘Drill baby drill’: JD Vance speaks in Tucson as early voting begins

Jasmine Creighton
October 10, 2024
The Pima County Recorder's Office and the Pima County Elections Department table together on the UA Campus on Wednesday Oct. 2. The event was to help student get informed and registered to vote in the upcoming November election.

A joint effort: Pima County Elections and Recorder’s Office table on UA campus

Kiara Adams
October 7, 2024
Students at the University of Arizona watch the vice presidential debate unfold in CATalyst studios in the university's main library on Oct. 1. The viewing party was held by The School of Government and Public Policy where students were also served pizza, and given bingo papers related to the debate to enjoy throughout.

Political awareness takes center stage as SGPP hosts VP debate viewing

Mohim Jahongirova
October 2, 2024
The VOTEriaAZ and Grita Canta Vota teams are actively working to register new voters. Courtsey of @empoweraz on Instagram.

VOTEriaAZ aims to register 40,000 voters

Zoe Montaño, Arizona Sonoran News
September 22, 2024
A sign points voters to First United Methodist Church on March 19. The church, adjacent to the University of Arizona campus, was open for the primary election this year.

Out-of-state students shift voter registration to Arizona, swayed by swing state status

Annabel Lecky, Arizona Sonoran News
September 19, 2024
Congressman Maxwell Frost speaks to U of A Wildcats for Harris-Walz at Snakes and Lattes on Aug. 28. The Florida congressman visited the university in an effort to encourage student canvasing, part of a broader push by Democrats to capture young votes.

Youngest member of Congress, Rep. Maxwell Frost, visits UA

Kiara Adams
August 29, 2024
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