November 5 is exactly a week away and for many people, this will be their first-time voting and they may find themselves paying attention to politics as they never have before, including interviews.
On Oct. 17, Kamala Harris sat down with Bret Baier on Fox News to talk about her campaign policies and her administration under Pres. Joe Biden.
“This was a huge political move on Harris’ part, in my opinion,” said Ashley Bekondo, a cybersecurity and networks senior at UNH. “Not many officials in the government that are registered Democrats agree to do interviews on FOX News. I believe this showed that she is willing to take on every challenge to gain the respect of the American people.”
Harris’ appearance on Fox News sparked discussions across the political spectrum, with reactions mostly reflecting the highly-polarized atmosphere surrounding the upcoming election.
If you are in Connecticut for election day, here are important dates and times for ballot and in-person voters. For early voters, you have until Nov. 3 to place your poll in person at your designated polling station. In Connecticut, if you requested an absentee ballot from a different state, your ballot must be postdated or turned in to your county clerk by 8 p.m. on Nov. 4.
For all other voters who vote in person, you will be greeted at your polling station on Nov. 5. Don’t forget to verify the hours the polls are open, and their location. You can do this by checking your local town’s website.
Another good resource is the Connecticut Secretary of State’s website at https://portaldir.ct.gov/. After ballots and in-person votes are cast and collected, each polling place will then begin the process of securely transferring the data to the election boards to post results. Remember these are unofficial results until all ballots are accounted for. Voters can check their local town municipality page, watch updates on local news stations, or watch the Google Live election tally tracker.
As those votes are tallied, the electoral vote process will be underway. Starting Dec. 11 and concluding Jan. 6 Congress will count and certify the votes in what the U.S. Department of Homeland Security has designed a national security special event.
After the certification, the presidential inauguration will take place on Jan. 20, 2025, at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C.. The nation’s next presidential election will occur in 2028.
