Whitman Wire

Decrease in midterm election turnout

Sebastian Squire, News Editor • December 8, 2022

Despite record spending on elections, the 2022 midterms marked an estimated overall decrease in the percentage of eligible voters that actually voted. This is a stark contrast from the 2018 midterms, which...

Local Walla Walla election updates

2022 Election Coverage Team, 2022 Election Coverage Team • November 8, 2022

The Wire will be providing updates on important state measures and races, county propositions races and legislative district elections. We will be using data provided by Walla Walla County and the Walla...

Senate and House election updates

2022 Election Coverage Team, 2022 Election Coverage Team • November 8, 2022

The Wire will be providing updates on elections across the U.S. We will be using data provided by the Associated Press, FiveThirtyEight, The Washington Post and The New York Times. Senate: The...

Certified election administrator numbers are low as midterms approach

Paul Florence, Chief Copy Editor • October 20, 2022

With the midterm elections just around the corner, Walla Walla County Auditor Karen Martin let her elections certification lapse at the end of 2021. County auditors keep elections offices up and running...

Voter Registration

Andy Monserud • October 9, 2014

With midterm elections approaching in November, Whitman students hosted a voter registration drive on Friday, Sept. 26. Juniors Gladys Gitau and Michael Augustine organized the drive through the Washington Bus, an advocacy group which promotes youth political involvement.

Voting On Our Economic Futures

Zach Duffy • October 27, 2010

Everyone who is registered to vote this year should read candidates' platforms and then fill out their ballots and drop them in the mail. This is no ordinary election, and our very futures are at stake.

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