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Voting
Editorial: We should give voters some credit when it comes to taxes
by Editorial Board
Friday, November 14, 2008; 12:00 AM
One of the apparently more curious features of recent elections in this country has been what might be called the economic masochism of voters.
NAACP suit against Virginia rejected
by Zach Crizer, CT news reporter
Monday, November 3, 2008; 9:25 PM
Virginia has 5 million registered voters for the first time in its history, and some are worried the state is not prepared to handle the turnout.
Letter: Learn to appreciate life's first-time experiences
by Letter to the editor
Monday, November 3, 2008; 9:04 PM
This Election Day, Nov. 4, 2008, will be for me, and a majority of students here, an inaugural celebration of the right to vote, a defining moment in our collective move from adolescence into adulthood. Leaving political discussion to more appropriate forums, I would instead use the election as another anecdote in discussing my time in Blacksburg.
Editorial: Don't wear your vote on your sleeve when at the polls today
by CT Editorial Board
Monday, November 3, 2008; 8:47 PM
This may sound like a belated Halloween warning but, when you vote today, be careful what you wear. When you vote in Virginia, it is illegal to wear any item of clothing that can be construed as a partisan endorsement of a particular candidate. Buttons, hats and T-shirts that support Obama, McCain, Democrats or Republicans (or anyone else for that matter) should not be worn to the polls. Scary, no?
Column: In the Internet age, 'going to the polls' has long outlived its utility
by Benjamin Leitner
Thursday, October 23, 2008; 11:03 PM
Getting our generation to vote is a major problem today and it is becoming a larger problem with each generation that nears the voting age, with less and less of that generation getting out there and not only registering to vote, but voting on Election Day -- the day that makes it count, where one voice is heard among many.
Column: Voting for your own well being
by Ryan Boyland
Thursday, October 23, 2008; 11:01 PM
Hello lads and lasses -- congratulations, our favorite time of the year is upon us once again.
Column: In a 'from many, many' time
by Weston Cutter
Thursday, October 23, 2008; 10:56 PM
In my freshman composition classes, I ask my students each semester: do you believe politicians? The answer's always a fast and emphatic no.
Column: Essay contest winner: Vote or pay
by Dionis Taveras
Thursday, October 23, 2008; 10:52 PM
The only way to assure higher voter turnout for the younger generation (and the American population as a whole) is to mandate it.
Editorial: Same-day voting poses as many problems as solutions
by Editorial Board
Friday, October 17, 2008; 12:00 AM
It is no secret that voter turnout in our democracy is disappointingly low.
Letter: Voter registration push beneficial to students
by Letter to the editor
Monday, October 6, 2008; 9:37 PM
The author of "Push for voter registration on campus unappreciated" (CT, Oct. 1) insists that her main concern is the massive voter registration assembly on campus.
The Big Idea: The ins and outs of voter registration
by CT Staff
Friday, October 3, 2008; 12:00 AM
The Department of Political Science, the School of International and Public Affairs and the Collegiate Times hosted a forum Wednesday afternoon on the subject of student voter registration.
Push for voter registration on campus unappreciated
by Erika Encinas, CT regular columnist
Wednesday, October 1, 2008; 10:28 PM
It's 10 a.m. on Tuesday and I'm sitting at Au Bon Pain quietly enjoying a cup of tea with one of my friends.
Column: Race could turn on bluing, divided Commonwealth
by Matt Eldridge, CT regular columnist
Wednesday, September 17, 2008; 11:02 PM
For each of the past two presidential elections there have been these "swing states" which have, for all intents and purposes, decided the outcome of the national election.
In Chesterfield, will voting issues linger?
by Zach Crizer, CT news staff writer
Tuesday, September 16, 2008; 11:20 PM
Chesterfield County is preparing for Election Day after a primary election saw a ballot shortage and controversial voter complaint.
Letter: We have the right to vote where we want
by Letter to the editor
Friday, September 5, 2008; 12:00 AM
It has come to my attention that our local registrar is still spreading lies about registering to vote in your college town of Blacksburg. Please do not be swayed by these attempts to suppress your right to vote in a town that needs and wants your support.
Letter: No cause for legal concern from voter registration
by Letter to the editor
Monday, September 1, 2008; 11:12 PM
Last year, we started to become interested and active in U.S. politics. Because we have lived in Blacksburg for three and four years and consider this town home, we registered to vote at our local addresses.
Editorial: Through the clutter, a simple solution: Tell us what to do
by CT Editorial Board
Monday, September 1, 2008; 11:10 PM
Democracy is a puzzling arrangement. It calls for everyone, or at least every citizen of legal age, to make their voice heard on all the issues of the day without being experts on the issues.
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