Ankit Sayed ’24 To Become AAS VP After Challenge Petition Ruled Invalid

Having won the special election held on Dec. 1, Ankit Sayed ’24 will be inaugurated as AAS vice president next semester. The election encountered a number of problems, including balloting failures, the release of incorrect results, and a petition challenging the results that was deemed invalid.

AAS E-Board Winners Shed Light on Campaigns and Plans for Office

The Association of Amherst Students (AAS) announced the results of the 2021-2022 AAS Executive Board (E-Board) election [https://www.amherst.edu/campuslife/aas/elections-2021-22] on April 18 at 12 a.m. EST. Presidential candidate Angelina Han ’22 came out on top with 64 percent of the vote. Basma Azzamok ’22, the Vice President elect and Jae Yun Ham ’22, the Treasurer elect, took 58 percent and 52 percent of the vote, respectively. Secretary candidate Lucas Romualdo ’24 and Judiciary Council Cha

Student Political Groups Race to Organize and Get Out the Vote With Election on the Horizon

This election marks the end of over a year’s worth of student activism and organizing for political causes, going back to fall 2019, when AC Dems led a trip to the New Hampshire Democratic Convention where primary candidates spoke. Photo Courtesy of Olivia Gieger ’21.As the 2020 presidential election draws to its close, student organizations have ramped up their efforts to shape the election’s outcome and the Amherst community’s response to it. Motivated by differing and overlapping feelings of

With Mail-In Voting Under Threat, Students Struggle to Cast Ballots

Mail-in ballots have become commonplace amid the coronavirus pandemic. Many students, however, have had to jump through obstacles to get their vote to count. Photo courtesy of Natalie De Rosa ’21.With a historic presidential election looming on the horizon, students have been registering to vote, requesting absentee ballots and sending them back to their congressional districts for the past two months to ensure their votes count. However, the nationwide influx of mail-in ballots due to the coron

Days Before the Election, Political Science Professors Emphasize "Why Democracy Matters"

Professor Corrales (center) presents his concluding remarks and thanks the attendees of the zoom panel. Photo courtesy of Sophia Wolmer.On Oct. 28, the political science department hosted “Why Democracy Matters,” a panel as part of a series of events related to the U.S. 2020 election. This followed earlier lectures in the series on the same topic, and took place a week out from election day. At the event, three panelists — Professors of Political Science Kerry Ratigan, Javier Corrales and Jonath