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GU Votes Registers First-Years in 7th Annual Storm the Dorms Initiative

GU Votes Registers First-Years in 7th Annual Storm the Dorms Initiative

By Maren Fagan September 28, 2023

The Georgetown University Institute of Politics and Public Service’s GU Votes initiative held its seventh annual Storm the Dorms voter registration event on National Voter Registration Day, successfully...

GU Votes Holds Fifth Yearly Voter Registration Drive

GU Votes Holds Fifth Yearly Voter Registration Drive

By Julia Staley October 7, 2021

Georgetown University Votes (GU Votes) hosted its fifth annual drive for National Voter Registration Day on Sep. 28, registering an estimated over 100 students to vote.   Voter registration...

VIEWPOINT: Maintain Consistent Civic Engagement

VIEWPOINT: Maintain Consistent Civic Engagement

By Sarah Bryant October 6, 2021

When it comes to voting and civic engagement, there are no off years. A misconception I hear frequently as a director of GU Votes is that when there are no midterm or presidential elections coming...

Amid Election Result Disputes, GU Students Recount Experiences As Poll Workers

Amid Election Result Disputes, GU Students Recount Experiences As Poll Workers

By River Harper November 22, 2020

Prior to the emergence of the coronavirus in March, thousands of Georgetown University students were looking forward to casting their votes via absentee ballot from the Hilltop come November. After eight...

VIEWPOINT: Promote Voting Nationwide

VIEWPOINT: Promote Voting Nationwide

By Thomas Connelly October 29, 2020

Think to yourself for a moment, whether you’re a Georgetown University student or a member of our community, if you have ever heard or said something along these lines: “Why would I vote? I’m...

GU Voter Participation Increases 143% Following Student-Led Initiatives

GU Voter Participation Increases 143% Following Student-Led Initiatives

By Grace Buono January 17, 2020

Voter participation in federal elections among eligible students at Georgetown University increased 143% from 2014 to 2018 following student-led efforts to facilitate voter registration. Voter participation...

COURTESY ANDREW STRAKY | Volunteers for GU Votes tabled in the four first year dorms on National Voter Registration Day, registering hundreds of students.

GU Votes Volunteers ‘Storm the Dorms’ to Register Voters

By Clara Grudberg September 27, 2019

Georgetown Institute of Politics and Public Service’s GU Votes initiative held its fourth annual “Storm the Dorms” voter registration drive on National Voter Registration Day, Sept. 24.  For...

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: An Ode to the Ballot Box

By Jewel Lipps October 4, 2018

The Hoya’s recent article on the student group GU Votes provides an excellent report of the student-led initiative to increase voter turnout in the Georgetown University student community, while also...

GU Votes, an initiative funded by GU Politics, tabled outside residence halls in an effort to increase student voter registration.

GU Votes Seeks to Bolster Absentee Ballots

By Deepika Jonnalagadda September 28, 2018

Students can now request absentee ballots through a voter drop box system implemented in Residence Hall Offices across campus as part of an ongoing effort headed by the Georgetown University Institute...

GU Votes Registers Students

By Will Linde October 4, 2016

Last Wednesday and Thursday, the Georgetown University Institute of Politics and Public Service voter registration initiative, GU Votes, registered more than 1,000 students to vote as part of its “Storm...

Clinton, Trump Win Super Tuesday Primaries

By Aly Pachter March 9, 2016

Georgetown University’s Institute of Politics and Public Service hosted a watch party for the Super Tuesday primaries in Old North on March 1. About 40 students gathered to watch the primaries, which...

Students Register for Presidential Primaries

By Ian Harkness February 19, 2016

Georgetown students hailing from states around the country registered to vote by way of absentee ballots in anticipation of upcoming presidential primaries at a voter registration drive called GU Votes:...

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