Election Day Is Today, Despite E-mail's Claims

A fraudulent e-mail was sent out at 1:16 a.m. today through the Mason e-mail system from what appeared to be Provost Stearns. It read as follows:

To the Mason Community:

Please note that election day has been moved to November 5th. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause you.

Peter N. Stearns
Provost

This information is false. Provost Stearns sent a follow-up message at 8:12 a.m. clarifying the situation.

Dear Colleagues,

It has come to my attention early this morning that a message was hacked into the system fraudulently stating that election day has been moved. I am sure everybody realizes this is a hoax, it is also a serious offense and we are looking into it. Please be reminded that election day is today, November 4th.

Peter N. Stearns
Provost

Virginians can go vote today until 7:00 p.m. tonight.

Watch both Connect2Mason and Mason Votes throughout the rest of the election for up-to-date information on what's happening in the area and what results are coming in.

Thank you to all of the readers who e-mailed about this.