Exercising her civic duty, Penn’s leader participated in Pennsylvania’s 2021 general election.
President Amy Gutmann emerges from a booth in Houston Hall, just after casting her vote.
Rain showers, chilly weather, and an extra-busy schedule didn’t stop Penn President Amy Gutmann from exercising her civic duty on Tuesday, Nov. 2. As is tradition, she and her husband Michael Doyle visited Houston Hall late afternoon, casting their votes in Pennsylvania’s municipal general election.
Houston Hall is one of a handful of polling places on campus, and where those in the Penn community votes is determined by their division numbers. While there Tuesday, Gutmann, who has helped Penn earn its “Voter Friendly Campus” designation, conversed with poll workers, as well as students and leadership involved with Penn Leads the Vote (PLTV). Since its reorganization in 2018, Penn Leads the Vote—a student-run, non-partisan program—has significantly increased voter engagement and voter turnout at Penn. Just this past September, on National Voter Registration Day, PLTV proudly helped register on Locust Walk more than 100 Penn community members.
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