Voters faced a range of wait times at polling stations across Tuscaloosa on Election Day. On- and off-campus locations saw some of the highest wait times in the early morning when polls opened at 7 a.m.,...
Maria Grenyo, Contributing Columnist
• November 3, 2020
If you haven’t heard, it’s Election Day. For the past few weeks, groups ranging from grassroot coalitions to big-name corporations have flooded social media channels with ways to register to vote,...
It's finally here. Whether you need a warm, fuzzy story about the poll workers who keep elections from going completely awry or a quick rundown of who will be on your ballot, the special edition flipbook has your back. You can read all of our stories from the edition on our website by checking out the Election Edition tag or cash in on bonus content in the flipbook.
Either way, we hope to see you at the polls.
A team of students from Vote Everywhere are on the job this fall, coaching students through the registration and absentee ballot process. But they say statewide changes could make their jobs—and voting in general—much easier.
Presidential debates may make for great television ratings and dangerous drinking games, but they don't necessarily inform voters. For some, the debates a more of a chance to know a candidate's character. For others, they're just something to tune out.
Kayla Solino, Contributing Writer
• November 1, 2020
You can watch all the debates you want, but sometimes the concrete differences in policies are hard to cipher. Here's one more look at the announced policy plans of Joe Biden and Donald Trump, broken down into six easily digestible categories.
Jake LaFratta, Contributing Writer
• November 1, 2020
Well, you filled out the form, got your ballot and mailed it back. Great! But will it be counted? (Probably.) And will some fraudulent ballots be counted along with yours? (Probably not.)
Election Day never seems to go quite as smoothly as voters may hope. From broken pens and butchered ballots to clogged machines, poll workers are always there to help with a patient smile.
The editorial board endorses Joe Biden for President of the United States. Though the board does not have as long a history of endorsing candidates as other newspapers, the five members agree that now is no time to be silent.
In a video filmed this summer, Alex Leatherwood led the Alabama football team in standing up for Black Lives Matter. Since then, the team has helped organize a march of student athletes from Mal Moore Athletics Facility to Foster Auditorium, spoken to the U.S. Surgeon General about COVID-19 and registered many of its members to vote. "I think we have the responsibility... [to] use our platform in a positive way to try to create social change," Nick Saban has said.
Why vote blue in a saturated red state? Why bother going to the polls at all to vote for someone you don't even like? For a few UA students, frustrations with the political system are enough to drive them away from the polls.
Alabamians will likely find out who their new senator is on Tuesday night, after voters give their opinion on the race between Republican Tommy Tuberville and Democrat Doug Jones. Though Alabamians were already familiar with Tuberville's reputation as a formidable college football coach, the election cycle has given voters a chance to know Tuberville's political and business sides—for better or for worse.
