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Bard College Voting Site Set for Nov.3 Election Day, Compromise Also Allows St. John Site to Operate for 2020
The new Bard College voting site will be open to all District 5 voters on Election Day, Tuesday, November 3, after an appellate court declined to hear a final appeal by Dutchess County BOE Commissioner Erik Haight. In addition to confirming the Bard College voting site, a compromise will allow the existing voting site at Church of St. John’s to also operate for the 2020 Election.
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The Andrew Goodman Foundation’s Statement on Bard College Polling Location Win
Today's settlement, which addresses decades of blatant student voter discrimination, will finally bring an on-campus polling location to Bard College in time for the 2020 Presidential Election. We thank our partners and our legal team for their commitment to ensuring every voter in District 5 has fair and equal access to the ballot box.
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Student Voting Surges Despite Efforts to Suppress It
Managing Director Maxim Thorne, Puffin Democracy Fellow Evan Malbrough's Georgia Youth Poll Worker Project, and AGF Ambassador Sadia Saba demonstrate how AGF is contributing to the larger fight against student voter suppression.
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Red Hook District 5 voters Can Visit Either Church or Bard campus Tuesday
Settlement in The Andrew Goodman Foundation's Bard lawsuit, allows both a polling place to established on campus and voters choice in polling location.
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Compromise Lets Red Hook District 5 Voters Cast Ballots at Bard College or Church
In a new decision, judge allows voters to choose between two polling locations, in The Andrew Goodman Foundation's Bard lawsuit.
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First March to the Polls Plants Seeds for the Future of Voting on Campus
Andrew Goodman campus partner University of Central Arkansas organizes campus' first march to the polls to help students take their power back, connect with the Civil Rights Movement and its legacy, and reverse the campus' history of low voter turnout.
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Voting In College: Students Get Creative To Rally Young Voters To The Polls
Andrew Goodman Ambassador Amaya Reardon organizes events with artists, coordinates bus trips, and hosts virtual events as a part of her new strategy to get students to the polls.
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What You Can Do Today to Increase Voter Turnout
Senior Program Manager Nicole Taylor explains how you can triple your vote by reaching out and encouraging people in your circles to make a voting plan and cast their ballots.
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Colleges Scramble to Make Sure Students Will Be Able to Vote
From ballot curing, providing students with up to date information on IDs, and helping first time voters navigate complicated requirements, The Andrew Goodman Foundation continues to meet the unique needs of its campuses to ensure that every student is able and ready to vote on or before Election Day.
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Election 2020: Know and Use Your (Voting) Rights!
Executive Director Alexandria Harris shares how through voter education and voter verification, The Andrew Goodman Foundation tackles students attitudes and feelings of confusion and disillusionment.
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