{"id":1029,"date":"2020-10-27T13:44:23","date_gmt":"2020-10-27T18:44:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.uml.edu\/admissions\/?p=1029"},"modified":"2020-10-27T13:44:25","modified_gmt":"2020-10-27T18:44:25","slug":"2020-presidential-election","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.uml.edu\/admissions\/2020-presidential-election\/","title":{"rendered":"The 2020 election is just days away. Are you ready?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1200\" height=\"630\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.uml.edu\/admissions\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/142\/2020\/10\/10.27.20-presidential-election-days-away-blog-post-graphic.png\" alt=\"the 2020 presidential election is just days away. are you ready?\" class=\"wp-image-1030\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.uml.edu\/admissions\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/142\/2020\/10\/10.27.20-presidential-election-days-away-blog-post-graphic.png 1200w, https:\/\/blogs.uml.edu\/admissions\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/142\/2020\/10\/10.27.20-presidential-election-days-away-blog-post-graphic-300x158.png 300w, https:\/\/blogs.uml.edu\/admissions\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/142\/2020\/10\/10.27.20-presidential-election-days-away-blog-post-graphic-768x403.png 768w, https:\/\/blogs.uml.edu\/admissions\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/142\/2020\/10\/10.27.20-presidential-election-days-away-blog-post-graphic-1024x538.png 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.uml.edu\/admissions\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/142\/2020\/10\/10.27.20-presidential-election-days-away-blog-post-graphic-500x263.png 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The 2020\nPresidential Election is just days away, and many UMass Lowell students are casting\ntheir ballots for the first time. We want to ensure that they (and you, if\nyou\u2019re eligible to vote) go into the polling booths as informed voters. UMass\nLowell is a leader in political polling, and we have a lot of experts on campus\nhere to help voters navigate the voting process.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2><strong>Here are some ways UMass Lowell students are preparing for the election:<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>They\u2019re <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"registering (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/securelb.imodules.com\/s\/1355\/lowell\/rd16\/interior.aspx?sid=1355&amp;gid=4&amp;pgid=8654&amp;cid=20368\" target=\"_blank\">registering<\/a> to attend a virtual discussion with our top political science professors, Chancellor Jacquie Moloney and UMass President Marty Meehan<\/li><li>They\u2019re double checking <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uml.edu\/News\/stories\/2020\/Election-2020.aspx\" target=\"_blank\">resources<\/a> we\u2019ve shared on everything they need to help get through election day<\/li><li>They\u2019re thinking about the issues and studying the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.uml.edu\/Research\/public-opinion\/polls\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\">polls about the upcoming election<\/a> compiled by UMass Lowell\u2019s Center for Public Opinion <\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>\u00a0UMass Lowell students are inquisitive and active participants in their community and country, and we\u2019re proud to support them. We\u2019re excited to support so many as they vote during this truly historic election.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Check this out: <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.uml.edu\/admissions\/umass-lowell-presidential-poll-death-by-meteor\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\">New UML presidential poll lets you choose: Death by meteor or status quo<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The 2020 Presidential Election is just days away, and many UMass Lowell students are casting their ballots for the first time. We want to ensure that they (and you, if you\u2019re eligible to vote) go into the polling booths as &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.uml.edu\/admissions\/2020-presidential-election\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":754,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[60],"tags":[68],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uml.edu\/admissions\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1029"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uml.edu\/admissions\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uml.edu\/admissions\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uml.edu\/admissions\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/754"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uml.edu\/admissions\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1029"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uml.edu\/admissions\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1029\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1032,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uml.edu\/admissions\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1029\/revisions\/1032"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uml.edu\/admissions\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1029"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uml.edu\/admissions\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1029"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uml.edu\/admissions\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1029"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}