Abrams Urges FAMU Students to Vote Before Midterms

Tallahassee students and families with college-age voters are being pushed to cast ballots before the November 3 election.

Updated on Nov. 2, 2026 in Secondary Education

Abrams Urges FAMU Students to Vote Before Midterms

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Former Georgia state representative Stacey Abrams spoke Friday, October 30, at the Will Packer Amphitheater on the campus of Florida A&M University in Tallahassee, urging students to vote in the November 3 midterm elections. The roughly 15-minute, nonpartisan talk was delivered in person to students.

Why it matters

For Tallahassee families with students at Florida A&M and other secondary and college campuses, the talk is a reminder that the November 3 midterms are days away and that students can take part directly. Abrams argued that Florida, like Georgia, has been written off after election losses, framing voter participation as a practical tool rather than a guaranteed outcome.

Abrams spoke for roughly 15 minutes at the Will Packer Amphitheater on Friday, October 30, 2026. The talk urged students to vote in the November 3 midterms and was nonpartisan in content.

The players

Stacey Abrams

Former Georgia state representative and nationally known voting-rights advocate who spoke to students urging them to vote.

Florida A&M University

Historically Black public university in Tallahassee that hosted the nonpartisan talk at its Will Packer Amphitheater.

Haley Stevens

Michigan congresswoman whom Abrams criticized in a separate video shared online, unconnected to the FAMU event.

The details

Abrams delivered the talk in person to students and used it to press a simple argument: voting is a tool that works like medicine, not magic. She recalled graduating high school as valedictorian and being turned away from the Georgia governor's mansion entrance, using that experience to show why participation matters. She also told the student newspaper FSView her views on Florida's electoral prospects, saying the state has been written off after recent losses, as Georgia was.

Friday, October 30, 2026: Abrams speaks at Florida A&M University in Tallahassee.
Sunday, November 1, 2026: A separate video criticizing Michigan Rep. Haley Stevens is shared online; it is not connected to the FAMU event.
Tuesday, November 3, 2026: Midterm election day.

The Home Front

Abrams' remarks link a home-state electoral story to the broader question of whether a state's voters are written off, a theme she drew from Georgia's recent elections. The talk speaks to how campus communities in Tallahassee fit into statewide turnout conversations ahead of the November midterms.

If you have a student at Florida A&M or another Tallahassee campus, check whether they are registered to vote and have a plan for casting a ballot before November 3. Confirm your own registration status with the Florida Division of Elections before the deadline.

The takeaway

Abrams' core message is that voting is a practical step worth taking even in states that feel written off. Families with students should confirm voter registration and a plan for casting a ballot ahead of the November 3 midterms.