{"id":459,"date":"2018-10-19T17:05:06","date_gmt":"2018-10-19T17:05:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hqnn.org\/hqpress\/2018\/10\/19\/20181018everything-you-need-to-know-about-the-2018-midterm-elections\/"},"modified":"2020-09-05T19:42:00","modified_gmt":"2020-09-05T19:42:00","slug":"20181018everything-you-need-to-know-about-the-2018-midterm-elections","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hqnn.org\/hqpress\/2018\/10\/19\/20181018everything-you-need-to-know-about-the-2018-midterm-elections\/","title":{"rendered":"Everything you need to know about the 2018 Midterm Elections"},"content":{"rendered":"

By Sarah Russell and Shane Dennehy<\/p>\n

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On Nov. 6, 2018, Americans will have the opportunity to head to the polls and vote in the midterm elections. All 50 states will be voting on seats in the House and Senate, among others. Because all 435 seats in the House of Representatives and a third of U.S. Senators are being voted on, the midterm elections are incredibly important. They will decide which political party, Democrat or Republican, will control each part of Congress. <\/p>\n

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How to register?<\/strong><\/p>\n

If you are 18 and a U.S. citizen then you most likely qualify to vote. For easy instruction of where and how to register to vote visit vote.org<\/span><\/a>, find your home state, and click \u201cFind out how to register.\u201d If you are able to register online in your state this will bring you directly to your state\u2019s online voter registration. <\/p>\n

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For most states, you can register to vote online. However, 12 states don\u2019t have online registration available. These states include Arkansas, Maine, Michigan, Mississippi, Montana, New Hampshire, New Jersey, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Texas and Wyoming. <\/p>\n

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As a Quinnipiac University student, you can register to vote in the state of Connecticut. As residents while attending the university, students have the ability to register and vote in Connecticut. On Nov. 6, transportation will be available for registered students who wish to go to the polls and vote. <\/p>\n

If you are registered in your home state rather than in Connecticut, you still have the ability to vote. Each state has different requirements in terms of absentee voting. Even if your state requires excuses for an absentee ballot, most states accept the excuse of being a student at an out-of-state college or university. You can find your state or territorial election office website here<\/span><\/a>. Once on the website, the page should have instructions for requesting an absentee ballot in your state.  <\/p>\n

The map below depicts which states allow early voting:<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n


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Early voting and absentee ballot laws by state.<\/p>\n

Source: http:\/\/www.ncsl.org\/research\/elections-and-campaigns\/absentee-and-early-voting.aspx<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n