Politics

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NEWS 11/10/20 7:57pm

Board of Aldermen approves five story building for Twin Lakes

By Kyra O'Connor

The Board of Aldermen voted this week to approve granting the Lutheran Retirement Ministries a special ordinance to build a five-story apartment project in the Twin Lakes Community campus, which will be the town’s first five story building. 

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NEWS 11/7/20 7:41pm

Joe Biden elected president, leaving some students optimistic

By Sam Hess

Former Vice President Joe Biden — a Democrat — is the projected 46th president of the United States, winning the election after four days of ballot counting in key battleground states. Kamala Harris, a senator from California, was elected the vice president.

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NEWS 11/4/20 2:29pm

Where do we go from here?

By Kieran Ungemach

America in 2020 has emerged as a divided country. The country’s divergence came to a head with an intense Election Day that saw former Vice President Joe Biden and President Donald Trump face off. The path ahead has the American people wondering how they got here and where they go from here.

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NEWS 11/4/20 1:47am

Dennis Riddell projected to win re-election for North Carolina house District 64

By Julianne Quinn

Incumbent Dennis Riddell has won the N.C. house representative seat for District 64. According to the North Carolina State Board of Elections dashboard, Riddell beat his opponent, Eric Henry, by almost 20% of votes.

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NEWS 11/4/20 1:08am

Democrat Ricky Hurtado projected to win North Carolina District 63 race

By Graysen Shirley

Ricky Hurtado has won the race for District 63 of the North Carolina House of Representatives. According to the North Carolina State Board of Elections dashboard, 20 out of 20 precincts are now reporting tallied votes. The NC District 63 race was a close race between the two candidates.

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NEWS 11/4/20 12:30am

Alamance County commissioners projected to maintain Republican majority

By Kyra O'Connor

With 38 of 38 precincts reported in, the three Republican candidates for county commissioner — John Paisley, Jr., Bill Lashley, Jr. and Pamela Thompson — took the three seats available. John Paisley won the majority of votes for county commissioner with 18.48%.

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NEWS 11/4/20 12:15am

Amy Galey projected to win North Carolina State Senate District 24 seat

By Kieran Ungemach

Republican Amy Galey has won the North Carolina District 24 Senate seat against her opponent Democrat J.D. Wooten, after all the precincts have reported their results. Election results show Galey winning with 52.53% of the votes, against Wooten’s 47.47%.

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NEWS 11/3/20 10:32pm

LIVE BLOG: North Carolina Senate District 24

By Kieran Ungemach

Amy Galey, Republican and current chair of the Alamance County Commissioners, and J.D. Wooten, Democrat and intellectual property attorney, face of for the North Carolina state senate seat for district 24. 

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NEWS 11/3/20 9:30pm

LIVE UPDATES: Alamance County, North Carolina Election results

By Elon News Network

Live results from six elections in Alamance County and across North Carolina.

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NEWS 11/3/20 9:08pm

LIVE BLOG: North Carolina District 64 race

By Molly Healy and Julianne Quinn

Businessman and Democrat Eric Henry and Republican State Representative Dennis Riddell are competing for the 64th District’s seat in the North Carolina House of Representatives.

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NEWS 11/3/20 8:58pm

LIVE BLOG: Alamance County Board of Commissioners

By Kyra O'Connor

Updates from the Alamance County Board of Commissioner candidates as they speak with Elon News Network on election night.

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NEWS 11/3/20 8:49pm

LIVE BLOG: North Carolina District 63 race

By Graysen Shirley

Democrat Ricky Hurtado is facing off against Republican incumbent Stephen Ross for a seat in the North Carolina House of Representatives. 

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NEWS 11/3/20 5:03pm

Elon Votes sees increase in student voter registration, expects greater turnout in 2020 election

By Brian Rea

Elon University students historically have had lower political participation. The Princeton Review ranked Elon six in the country for colleges with the least-politically active students, based on students’ ratings of their own political awareness. Since August 2020, 32% of Elon students have registered for the first time with Elon Votes.

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NEWS 11/3/20 3:31pm

Alamance County voters head to the polls on Election Day

By Anna Terry , Miranda Ferrante and Christine Guido

As of Nov. 3, North Carolina had 7.3 million registered voters, according to the North Carolina State Board of Elections website. NCSBE said it anticipates that the results reported by the end of election night will include 97% or more of all ballots cast in North Carolina in the 2020 general election. Some Alamance County voters opted to vote in-person on Election Day.

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NEWS 11/3/20 11:36am

Some Alamance County Hispanic voters embrace conservative values

By Mackenzie Wilkes

One of the defining political issues for Hispanic conservative voters is economic policy. A coalition of Hispanic Republicans is working to elect conservative candidates and to get Hispanic people elected to office.

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NEWS 11/3/20 9:14am

Elon University provides students shuttles to the polls

By Abby Goretsky

On Election Day, students will have the chance to take the BioBus — which will be running on loops all day — to voting centers. In addition to this option, they can drive or walk themselves to their polling place. 

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NEWS 11/3/20 8:55am

How to vote in Elon, North Carolina on Election Day

By Ellis Chandler

Students who are registered to vote in North Carolina and plan on casting a ballot in-person on Election Day need to know a few details before they head to voting booths.

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NEWS 10/30/20 2:18pm

Alamance County's people of the polls

By Grace Terry

Voters in Alamance County have lined up at the polls for early voting at the county's five locations. Adrianne Mowry has been at Holly Hill Mall encouraging voters to vote for the Green Party while Sadie Howard-Stanfield has been working at polls for over 30 years and his currently the Democratic precint chair at the Elmira Community Chair.

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NEWS 10/27/20 6:07pm

Alamance County 2020 voter guide

By Elon News Network

The presidential election is not the only thing on the ballot in North Carolina this November. In addition to voting for president, Alamanace County voters will pick a governor, U.S. senator, U.S. representative, state senator, state representatives and Alamance County commissioners. 

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NEWS 10/23/20 12:25am

SGA Project Task Force discusses campus safety, relationship with the town

By Aaron Simansky

On Thursday night, Elon University’s Student Government Association held a Project Task Force meeting to discuss topics including connecting the school community with the town and security issues. Representatives discussed ideas and brainstorm ideas as opposed to passing legislation. 

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