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The Independent Student Newspaper at Boston University.

The Daily Free Press

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Boston University students and staff gathered for a virtual event Tuesday evening to reflect on last week’s presidential election. JANE AVERY/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

BU professors share insights on 2020 presidential election, political future

Jane Avery November 11, 2020
One week after Election Day and a few days after the announcement that President-elect Joe Biden won the 2020 election, BU students, faculty and staff gathered virtually to reflect on the election Tuesday night.
Boston University’s Student Employment Office. BU faculty and employers granted leniency to students who planned to take Election Day off. HANNAH YOSHINAGA | DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

BU faculty, employers grant leniency to students who take Election Day off

Anne Jonas November 4, 2020
BU students, faculty and staff were able to request Election Day off, though some employers and professors gave the entire day off.
Boston’s Fenway Park opened up Saturday to Massachusetts residents looking to vote early and will continue to be open through Oct. 30. HANNAH YOSHINAGA/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Early voting now in session throughout Massachusetts

Charlotte Howard October 21, 2020
Early voting, including in-person and mail-in ballots, opened Saturday and will be available until Oct. 30.
The ballots of Massachusetts voters who die after voting early will count in this year’s election, the state legislature decided. COURTESY OF JESSICA WHITTLE VIA FLICKR

Ballots from Mass. voters who die before Nov. 3 will be counted in 2020 election

Rin Velasco October 7, 2020
Massachusetts residents who die after voting early in this year’s election will still have their ballots counted. The temporary law will make tallying more efficent, so results should be ready by the night of the election.
Boston University’s mailroom rules for students in quarantine and isolation housing may pose a potential problem for students planning to vote by mail. ROBERT BRANNING/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Students in quarantine or isolation housing can vote, but through extra steps

Emily Stevenson October 5, 2020
With the presidential election just weeks away, BU students hoping to vote while in quarantine or isolation housing might face added hurdles. Mail is not as easy to recieve when the University must reduce contact between these students and the rest of campus. 
EDITORIAL: Inaccessibility of mail-in ballots expose America’s flawed voting system

EDITORIAL: Inaccessibility of mail-in ballots expose America’s flawed voting system

Editors September 3, 2020
A service many Americans continually rely on, the USPS is a government entity created to serve the country. It must deliver mail to every location in the country, and it was never intended to make profit.
A voting sign displayed at Boston University’s Life Science and Engineering Building on Super Tuesday. Voting rights activists are pushing for the ability to vote by mail for the November election to modernize the voting process and encourage a higher voter turnout. HANNAH YOSHINAGA/ DFP FILE

Election advocates elevate mail-in ballots as physical polling booths now pose risks

Kyla Denisevich April 27, 2020
Long lines at polling booths are often the norm on Election Day. But the idea of such a sight this November has sparked concern among voters as the coronavirus epidemic shows little sign of slowing.
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