Voting

Kent State student and first-time voter

IN A FLASH: Kent State Votes!

Kent State students – many of them first-time voters, were proud to go to the polls on Tuesday. 

Tags: Elections, Voting, Community & Society, Community Impact, Student Life

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2024 Election Voting

Ohioans Vote Red on National Races

Ohio voters backed red in both major national races in casting their ballots in the 2024 general election. For the third time, voters supported Republican Donald Trump for president while also sending newcomer Bernie Moreno to the U.S. Senate.

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Kent State Votes Banner

Students: What to Know Before You Vote

Kent State Votes wants to give student voters – especially those voting for the first time – all the information they need to get them to the polls on Election Day. 

Tags: Students First , Elections, Voting, Community & Society, May 4 Visitors Center

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Eco, the voter registration puppy

IN A FLASH: Eco, the Voter Registration Pup

The League of Women Voters of Ohio made Kent State the final stop on their tour of more than 20 Ohio colleges and universities. The group, including Eco the puppy, worked to get students registered to vote in advance of the Oct. 7 registration deadline. 

Tags: Voting, Elections, Community Impact, Community & Society

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Trevor Martin and LWV Trailer

‘Golden Flashes, Get Registered, Make a Plan and Get Out to Vote!’

A Kent State alumnus who has been visiting Ohio colleges and universities in a pre-election tour by the League of Women Voters of Ohio says he's excited to see that student voters are interested and engaged in the election process. 

Tags: Elections, Voting, Community Impact, Community & Society, Alumni

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League of Women Voters Table at Kent State Votes Festival

‘If We Don’t Vote, We Can Be Sure it Won’t Count’

As part of Kent State's Kent State Votes initiative, Flashes across campus are stepping up to help make sure that students are registered to vote, well informed and motivated to cast their ballots in November. 

Tags: Voting, Undergraduate Student Government, Women's Center, Community Impact, Community & Society

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Flashes Vote Festival 2024

Pledges, Pastries and the President

The Flashes Vote Festival on Risman Plaza celebrated National Voter Registration Day, National Beignet Day and what Todd Diacon, president of Kent State University called "our civic duty." 

Tags: President Todd Diacon, Voting, Undergraduate Student Government, Students First, Community & Society

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Flashes Vote Festival 2024

IN A FLASH: ‘Have You Met Kent State's President?’

Kent State University President Todd Diacon was an important part of this year's Flashes Vote Festival as he engaged students, distributed free Kent State Votes t-shirts and helped them get information about voting in the coming elections. 

Tags: Elections, Voting, Community Impact, University News, Undergraduate Student Government, Community & Society, President Todd Diacon, Risman Plaza

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Voter Registration Event 2023

Grab a Beignet and Free T-Shirt at Sept. 17 Flashes Vote Fest

The Flashes Vote Festival on Sept. 17 on Risman Plaza is presented by Kent State Undergraduate Student Government as a fun way to engage student voters, share voting information, get Flashes registered to vote.

Tags: Elections, Voting, Undergraduate Student Government, Students First, Kent Student Center, Community Impact, Community & Society, Student Life, University News, student athlete, President Todd Diacon, Kent State Athletics, Town-Gown, downtown kent

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New Kent State Votes Banner

Working to Get Student Voters Informed and Engaged

The Kent State Votes initiative is working with organizations and departments across campus to help engage and inform student voters in advance of the coming elections. 

Tags: Voting, Elections, Community & Society, Community Impact, Nationally Distinctive, Student Life, University News, Students First, May 4, Kent State Athletics

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