Dozens of North Carolina A&T State University students recently walked more than 30 minutes to a nearby polling site, holding signs that said “Aggie Votes Matter,” “Use Your Vote or Lose Your Vote,” and other signs after they found out there was no early voting site on campus.
In January, the North Carolina State Board of Elections rejected early voting sites on AT&T’s campus and three other colleges across the state ahead of the March 3 primary election. In response, Protect Ours NC, a student coalition not affiliated with the university, organized a walk to nearby polling stations, which went viral on social media.
“We really wanted to change that and to establish a secure, permanent early polling site on our campus so that students can have as much access as possible,” said Olu Rouse, one of the student coalition’s co-leads alongside Shia Rozier…