US EditionJudge rejects Democrats’ plea for early voting sites at 3 North Carolina universities
The judge ruled against opening campus early voting sites, citing potential voter confusion and no legal obligation to maintain prior locations amid GOP election board control.
- A federal judge rejected a request to open early voting sites at three North Carolina universities, upholding decisions by Republican-controlled election boards.
- The College Democrats of North Carolina and some students sued over the decisions, arguing they placed an undue burden on the right to vote.
- The judge said formally backing efforts to open the sites so close to voting could risk confusion.
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Judge Rules Against Early Voting Sites At 3 NC Universities, Including This HBCU, Ahead Of Election
A federal judge ruled on Sunday against efforts to open early voting sites at three university campuses across North Carolina ahead of the state’s primary election. In January, a coalition of students had sued the state after officials rejected their efforts to open early voting sites on campus. Students have been advocating for early voting sites Students from Western Carolina University, University of North Carolina Greensboro and North Caroli…
Federal judge rules against college students seeking on-campus voting sites
A federal judge on Sunday ruled against a coalition of college students from three North Carolina universities — including the nation’s largest HBCU — who sought to compel the state to host early voting sites on their campuses. The judge, William Osteen Jr., an appointee of President George W. Bush, wrote that it would be potentially impossible for the court to force universities to open early ...
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