GREENSBORO, N.C. (WGHP) — As many students at North Carolina A&T State University get ready for homecoming weekend, some took time out of their day to vote early in this year’s election.
Marching across NC A&T’s campus on Thursday afternoon, dozens of student alumni made their way from the Williams Dining Hall to the Dudley Building to participate in early voting.
It was a march organized by political groups Advance North Carolina and America Votes.
“I’m excited about the first day of early voting here in North Carolina. North Carolina is absolutely the path to getting to 270 and moving forward in the right direction in this country,” America Votes Executive Director Daria Dawson said.
NC A&T student Mikayla Massey also joined the march.
“It’s really important to have convenient voting spot on campus for so many reasons. But for one, we have the largest HBCU in the entire nation. We have over 12,000 students who go here … Giving them the opportunity to have accessible voting booths is especially important,” Massey said.