Nov 05, 2024
Photos: Voting on the Forty Acres
Two people walk into McMillan Memorial Hall, a polling precinct at the Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary on the edge of the University of Texas at Austin campus on Nov. 5, 2024. Raquel Mira/RepTexas
Students pick up free pizza outside the Texas Union, a polling location at the University of Texas at Austin, on Nov. 5, 2024. Madeline de Figueiredo/Reporting Texas
Voters line up to cast their vote at the Texas Union on the University of Texas at Austin campus on Nov. 5, 2024. With roughly four hours before polls closed, the line ran out the door. Sarah Gonzales/Reporting Texas
A University of Texas at Austin student walks toward the shuttle bus line where students could catch a ride to other polling locations around campus on Nov. 5, 2024. Luke Lawhorn/Reporting Texas
David Grisham, a religious protestor from Repent Alaska, preaches outside the polling center at the Texas Union on the University of Texas at Austin campus on Nov. 5, 2024. "Let the Bible be your voting guide," he said. Rebecca Butler/Reporting Texas
Abby Reyna, a student at the University of Texas at Austin, stands outside the Texas Union where voters were casting ballots on Nov. 5, 2024. Reyna said they chose to wear a costume based on Margaret Atwood's "The Handmaid's Tale" because this election is hinging on women's rights to bodily autonomy. Rebecca Butler/Reporting Texas
A campaigner for Kathie Tovo hands out materials to students outside the Texas Union, a polling location on the University of Texas at Austin campus, on Nov. 5, 2024. Madeline de Figueiredo/Reporting Texas
A volunteer holds up a vote sign at the corner of Guadalupe and 24th Street outside the Texas Union, a polling precinct on he University of Texas at Austin campus on Nov. 5, 2024. Madeline DeFigueiredo/Reporting Texas
Maeve McGuinness pauses as she hands out information about local propositions on the University of Texas at Austin campus on Nov. 5, 2024. Jasmine Wright/Reporting Texas
Maeve McGuinness passes out information about local propositions as potential voters listen to her pitch on the University of Texas at Austin campus on Nov. 5, 2024. Sarah Gonzales/Reporting Texas
Members of the Orange Jackets, a service organization at the University of Texas at Austin, encourage people to vote outside the Texas Union polling location on Nov. 5, 2024. Luke Lawhorn/Reporting Texas
Glen Maxey sits outside the Texas Union where a shuttle takes people to vote at other precincts near the University of Texas at Austin campus on Nov. 5, 2024. Maxey, representing the University’s Democrats, is the oldest member having worked with them for over three decades. Luke Lawhorn/Reporting Texas
A sign on an Austin Capital Metro bus outside the University of Texas at Austin reminds riders that trips to the polls are free on Nov. 5, 2024. Shunya Carroll/Reporting Texas
David Warner, right, a former professor in the LBJ School of Public Affairs, volunteers with the University Democrats outside a polling station at the University of Texas at Austin on Nov. 5, 2024. His organization was providing a shuttle service to and from polling locations around campus. Warner said he hoped to see young voters turn out in high numbers for the elections. Meredith McKelvey/Reporting Texas
Students at the University of Texas at Austin ride a shuttle to a polling station during the U.S. presidential election on Nov.5, 2024. Meredith McKelvey/Reporting Texas
First time voter Raimah Rahman,18, emerges from McMillan Memorial Hall at the Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary after casting her vote during the presidential election in Austin, Texas, on Nov. 5, 2024. "I voted for Jill Stein because she supports Palestine instead of Israel, as opposed to Harris and Trump,” Rahman said. Alex Lamb/Reporting Texas
University Democrats volunteer Liz Frankley, right, guides a student to the shuttle transporting voters to other precincts at The University of Texas at Austin campus on Nov. 5, 2024. Sarah Gonzales/Reporting Texas
Political campaign signs decorate the grounds outside the Texas Union, a polling location for the presidential election on the University of Texas at Austin campus on Nov. 5, 2024. Shunya Carroll/Reporting Texas