Election Day 2022 Archives

Midterm elections could hinge on four Long Island congressional races

Election Day 2022 NewsOctober 23, 2022October 27, 2022

Long Island’s four highly competitive congressional races are drawing considerable attention from both parties. Two districts on Long Island are favoring Republicans by just three points, and the other two districts are favoring Democrats by just two and five points.

Voting access needs to be improved across the U.S.

Election Day 2022 OpinionsOctober 23, 2022October 27, 2022

#OPINION: Some states continue to suppress voters with restrictive bills limiting access to mail and absentee voting. Since every American experiences the voting process differently, not every single law works for everyone. At the same time, there are ways to improve voting access across the United States.

Senate candidates in 2022 midterm elections

Election Day 2022 News Student LifeOctober 19, 2022October 23, 2022

Voters in New York will elect one senator this year, as Kirsten Gillibrand is not up for reelection. The candidates are incumbent four-term Democratic Senator Chuck Schumer and Republican Joe Pinion.

House candidates in 2022 midterm elections

Election Day 2022 News Student LifeOctober 19, 2022October 23, 2022

The incumbent representative for New York’s 1st District, Republican Lee Zeldin, is currently running for governor of New York. This leaves the seat open for two new candidates: Democratic nominee Bridget Fleming and Republican nominee Nick LaLota.

We need to treat election polls with skepticism

Election Day 2022 OpinionsOctober 16, 2022October 27, 2022

Public opinion polling is a staple of elections. It’s plastered onto cable news, newspapers and social media, making it hard to escape hearing about poll results. While it’s fine to survey…

Ranked choice voting can solve the two-party system’s issues

Election Day 2022 OpinionsOctober 16, 2022October 27, 2022

#OPINION: For a capitalist country that promotes choice in its consumers, the lack of choice in our nation’s representatives should be causing outrage across the aisle. New York stands to benefit from an alternative political system called ranked-choice voting (RCV), which can offer solutions to the state’s problems.

Election Day 2022

The 2022 midterms and the red wave that wasn’t

Let’s face it: Trump’s coming back (in spirit)

New York should be preparing for the “red wave”

Stony Brook students scramble to finalize voting decisions

Center for Civic Justice hosts community dialogue to prepare students for midterm elections