The bus will visit UW–Madison on Sept. 16 to engage students, faculty and community members — part of a seven-week tour of some of the states that will play a pivotal role in the 2020 presidential election.
Visits from political candidates can enhance the educational experience. Academic departments and student groups may host candidates provided they follow campus policies.
In-person absentee voting for the April 2 spring election is March 25-28 at three sites on campus.
Almost 2,000 people voted in-person absentee at UW-Madison campus voting locations last week, Oct. 22-26. Early voting continues this week through Friday, Nov. 2.
UW-Madison is competing in the Big Ten Voting Challenge, a nonpartisan effort that aims to mobilize registration and turnout. Students are encouraged to register to vote at the National Registration Day on Tuesday, Sept. 25.
The challenge will help mobilize registration and turnout efforts at all 14 universities. Trophies will go to the schools with the highest and most most improved turnout.
WisconsinEye will livestream a panel discussion on the 2016 presidential campaign featuring Washington Post political reporter David Weigel on Tuesday, Nov. 15. The panel discussion is sponsored by the La Follette School of Public Affairs and the Elections Research Center at UW-Madison.
As folks head to the polls today, it’s a good time to recognize some of the campus community’s contributions to Election 2016. As of Oct. 31, nearly 4,000 people had already voted on campus, taking advantage of one-stop registration and early voting at Union South and the Student Activity Center. That’s just one of the resources …
Three UW-Madison students have spent the past year focusing their efforts on ensuring the right to vote extends to all citizens during this presidential election.
Students register to vote and cast ballots in the 2016 presidential election Monday at the Student Activities Center. For details on how to vote early, visit vote.wisc.edu.
UW’s Jacquelyn Moss was part of a group of college students who came up with a list of questions they hope are asked in the first presidential debate on Tuesday, between candidates Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump.