North Carolina legislators closed their on-campus voting sites. HBCU students marched miles to vote anyway
Summary
Students from North Carolina A&T, Bennett College and UNC Greensboro marched to off-campus early-voting sites after state election officials removed polling places from several university campuses. Students and voting groups organized marches, rides and shuttles, while College Democrats of North Carolina sued the state board of elections over the site removals.Key Facts
- Early voting in North Carolina began on October 15.
- Students from North Carolina A&T, Bennett College and UNC Greensboro marched to nearby polling sites on the first day of early voting.
- The state board of elections removed polling sites from UNC Greensboro, North Carolina A&T, Western Carolina University and Elon University.
- The first marches took about two hours round trip, according to the article.
- College Democrats of North Carolina sued the state board of elections in January over the early-voting sites.
- The lawsuit said more than 60% of Western Carolina University students do not have cars and described safety concerns along part of the walk to the nearest polling site.
- Hundreds of students joined a second march on October 22, along with actress Marsai Martin and Trinity Tatum.
- Students have organized shuttles and rides to help others reach polling sites.
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