Campus Community Connections

CCE student newsletter
Oct. 26, 2020 | Volume 11, Issue 9

Photo: Baxter greets student poll workers on Election Day, 2018. The on-campus polling site will be in the Events Center this year.

Students step up to work the polls during a pandemic

Dozens of Binghamton University students in the Foundations of Civic Engagement class taught by Associate Professor of Public Administration David Campbell have signed up to work at polling places for the 2020 presidential election. Student activists from March for Our Lives (MFOL) have also stepped up to the plate to become poll workers. 

To read more, visit BingUNews.

Voting information

Voting absentee? Request and return your ballot ASAP! 

The New York legislature has passed temporary provisions to make it easier to vote absentee in the November general election. All N.Y. voters may vote absentee in November using the "temporary illness" excuse and can submit their request form now. We highly recommend that voters request their ballot electronically through email or through the Board of Elections webform. Absentee ballot request forms submitted electronically do not need to be signed. Absentee ballot requests must be submitted electronically or postmarked by Oct. 27, but should be requested ASAP. The CCE is no longer accepting paper absentee ballot requests.

Once you have received your ballot, the deadline to postmark your absentee ballot has been extended to Election Day, Nov. 3, but should be submitted ASAP. The Center for Civic Engagement has free stamps available in our office (UU-137) for students who need one to mail in their ballot.

Voting in person

Registered New York voters also have the option to vote early in person. Early voting will take place from Oct. 24 to Nov. 1 at the following locations in Broome County: the Broome County Public Library, the Oakdale Mall, the Taste of NY Building (Cornell Cooperative Extension) and the George F Johnson Memorial Library in Endicott. Early voting hours are available on the Broome County Board of Elections website.

The on-campus polling place (for students who are registered to vote at their on-campus address) will be held in the Events Center from 6 a.m. to 9 p.m. on Nov. 3. Off-campus students can find their local polling place online.

Pledge to Vote 

Pledge to vote and help Binghamton come out on top in two new voting challenges! Binghamton University will compete against campuses across New York and the America East conference as part of the New York Votes Challenge and the America East Votes Challenge.  

Take the pledge today and show that Binghamton students are ready to vote! Check out the leaderboards and encourage your friends to pledge to vote with you! Weekly drawings will give participants a chance to win a $25 Amazon gift card, and a grand prize winner will receive AirPods!

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