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Save the GMU Precinct

Save the GMU Precinct

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Started by Anonymous 13 years, 6 months ago
On March 19, 2013 the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors will be voting on changes to the on-campus precinct. Created in July 2011, these changes will have an impact on Student votes. The Board is considering changing the polling precinct from University Hall to Mason Hall. This location is not easily accessible or recognizable to students on campus. This move is bad for the following reasons: 1) There is little to NO parking outside of Mason Hall. University Hall's 30 minute parking allows for students to drive to the precinct if need be and allow better access for the media to cover the electoral process. 2) University hall is between BOTH the Aquia and Rappahannock neighborhoods on campus. The entire precinct is made of on-campus students and staff. Moving the precinct away from where people live on-campus defeats the purpose of having it accessible. 3) University Hall is more accessible by campus shuttles. University Hall is located next to the Rappahannock parking deck. Most campus shuttles have stops there. The only shuttle that stops by Mason Hall is the Campus Circulator, an unscheduled buss that takes 30 minutes to get anywhere. 4) University Hall is our newest building is more recognizable than Mason Hall. Moving the precinct to an unrecognizable place on campus would definitely impact students abilities to find the poll and vote. 5) Student Government passed a resolution affirming their support for the precinct to remain in University Hall in Fall 2012. GMU did not listen to student input when asking for this change.

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Kevin Stokes
13 years ago Featured

University hall is where the students are. Why fix what isnt broken?

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David McBride
13 years ago Featured

this is clearly just to keep students from showing up to the polls. University Hall is the only spot that works for the shuttle routes.

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Rachel Okafor
13 years ago Featured

Please dont move it. I literally have no idea where Mason Hall even is and I am a junior. University hall is way better.

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Sarah Jordan
13 years ago Featured

Nobody is gonna walk all the way to Mason Hall to vote. It makes no sense to move it from where everyone actually lives.

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Mike Chopra
13 years ago Featured

The parking at mason hall is a total nightmare. Why would you move it somewhere even harder to get to?? Keep it at university hall.

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Jessica Hughes
13 years ago Featured

so many students live right by the rappahannock deck. keeping it there is just common sense. dont make it harder for us to vote.