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Laura Isabel Velez-Figueroa, a senior majoring in exercise science and applied dance, has been named to the ALL IN Campus Democracy Challenge’s 2025 Student Voting Honor Roll. A leader of the 49er Democracy Experience, Velez-Figueroa helped foster a commitment to nonpartisan civic engagement at Charlotte during the 2024 election. She was one of 232 students […]
The 2024 election season has seen a disturbing lack of confidence among some voters that elections are run in a free and fair manner. Some citizens say they “lack confidence” that their ballot will be counted and cast as they vote. What is the reason for this lack of confidence? In this year’s State of […]
The 49er Democracy Experience is hosting Donut Forget to Vote on Tuesday, Oct. 29, in the Cone University Center. Stop by to ask questions about the early voting process. Your voice matters! All students will be greeted with delicious donuts.
Join the J. Murrey Atkins Library Critical Media Literacy Collaborative to discuss the role of media literacy in the 2024 election on Tuesday, Oct. 22. Media Literacy is the ability to use critical thinking and rhetorical reasoning to find, evaluate, and create information in online environments. Media literacy guides people toward consuming digital media in […]
During election season, news organizations report an abundance of polling results. Depending on an individual’s news source, polls may indicate favorable data for one candidate while another outlet’s polling information may favor another. How do we know what to trust? Fred Batista, associate professor of political science and public administration, shared his polling expertise to […]
This year’s State of Democracy event will take place at 11 a.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 17. The event will feature election research conducted by Martha Kropf and Mary Jo McGowan in the Department of Political Science and Public Administration.
Hornets Sports and Entertainment is partnering with the 49er Democracy Experience and You Can Vote to host “Swarm the Polls,” a voter engagement initiative scheduled from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., Monday, Oct. 7 in the CHHS/COED Plaza. This fun event aims to educate the public about the importance of voting, inform people on how […]
The 2024 election season is underway. For the UNC Charlotte community, the 49er Democracy Experience offers a dynamic, nonpartisan platform for learning about and engaging in civic life. The 49er Democracy Experience involves students in local, state and national elections through voter registration, voter education and voter mobilization. It is made up of a committee of stakeholders […]
UNC Charlotte was recognized by the ALL IN Campus Democracy Challenge for its nonpartisan democratic engagement efforts that fostered high levels of student voter engagement in the 2022 midterm elections. The University received the 2022 Highest Voter Registration Rate for Conference USA, which was the University’s athletic conference at the time. In fall 2023, Charlotte moved to […]
Have you registered to vote in this year’s local elections? UNC Charlotte partners with TurboVote, a nonpartisan company to guide individuals through the voter registration process. Sign up at charlotte.turbovote.org, then the TurboVote software provides the information and forms you need to vote in every election. If you have a valid North Carolina Department of […]
The 2022 election season is underway, with election day Tuesday, Nov. 8. In-person early voting is underway in the Cone University Center, Room 111. Use the resources below to prepare to vote in the midterm election. In-person early votingThursday, Oct. 20, through Saturday, Nov. 5, Cone University Center, Room 111 Students, faculty, staff and members […]
Early voting for the Nov. 8 election begins Thursday, Oct. 20, and runs through Saturday, Nov. 5. UNC Charlotte’s Cone University Center, Room 111, is an early voting site at which students, faculty, staff and members of the public, who are already registered to vote in Mecklenburg County, can cast their ballots. In addition, during […]