News clips, memes, footage of rallies and colorful infographics flooded social media in the months leading up to the 2024 Presidential Election on Nov. 5.
By Anna Albrecht, Arts & Community Editor
• November 5, 2024
Somewhere along the way, fiery dinner table debates became fires in ballot drop boxes. Lines of eager voters stretching around corners became the buzz of busy phone lines. The visuals of voting have changed in recent elections.
Early in-person and mail-in ballot turnout saw a major increase this year for the Massachusetts State Primary. However, polling locations in the Boston University area saw low in-person voter turnout on primary day.
Trump has filed lawsuits challenging the validity of mail-in ballots in battleground states such as Pennsylvania, Michigan and Georgia, some of which have been dismissed by judges.
Former Vice President Joe Biden was elected the 46th president of the United States Saturday following four days of uncertainty during which President Donald Trump threatened legal action as key states’ final tallies trickled in.
Young voters are traditionally less likely to turn out on Election Day than any other age demographic, and the sharp increase in early and mail-in voting further complicated the process this year.
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No matter who the president-elect is, he will have followed a precedent. I hope and expect 2020 will follow the precedent set in 1932, not 1948, by sending a Democrat to the White House following an economic disaster that began under a Republican president.
Massachusetts officials have already begun counting mail-in ballots, so results should be in the night of the election. In battleground states such as Michigan, Wisconsin and Pennsylvania, however, ballots aren’t counted until Election Day.
The disenfranchisement of incarcerated people and former felons silences a large portion of America’s voice. Incarcerated individuals deserve their vote back — especially since so many are locked up for minor charges.
Social media has played a significant role in recent elections — through advertising and information dissemination — but misinformation on these platforms is able to reach wide audiences.
These revelations on Trump’s tax avoidance are unquestionably appalling, and many outlets are calling the report a total bombshell — except it really isn’t a bombshell at all.
