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Judge rejects Democrats’ plea for early voting sites at 3 North Carolina universities
Judge rules against opening early voting at three universities, citing risk of voter confusion; GOP-majority boards justified site removals by turnout and logistics.
- 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…
Judge denies injunction for early voting sites on three NC campuses
A federal judge has denied College Democrats’ request for an injunction that would mandate early voting sites on three North Carolina public university campuses. An injunction “would risk causing voter confusion,” according to a court order issued Sunday. The College Democrats of North Carolina and four individual students, working with Democratic operative Marc Elias’ law firm, sought to have early voting sites added to the University of North …
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